Parul Parmar

Parul Parmar
Parmar presented with the Arjuna Award by the President of India Pratibha Patil in August 2009
Personal information
Full nameParul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
Born (1973-03-20) 20 March 1973[1]
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
CoachGaurav Khanna
Women's singles SL3
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (WS 1 January 2019)
2 (WD with Palak Kohli 4 July 2022)
4 (XD with Raj Kumar 16 March 2022)
Current ranking3 (WS)
3 (WD with Palak Kohli)
4 (XD with Raj Kumar) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Women's para-badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
2007 Bangkok Women's singles
2007 Bangkok Women's doubles
2013 Dortmund Women's singles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
2017 Ulsan Women's singles
2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles
2019 Basel Women's singles
2013 Dortmund Women's doubles
2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
2022 Tokyo Women's singles
IWAS World Games
2019 Sharjah Mixed doubles
2019 Sharjah Women's singles
Asian Para Games
2014 Incheon Women's singles
2018 Jakarta Women's singles
2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
2010 Guangzhou Women's singles
Asian Championships
2016 Beijing Women's singles
2016 Beijing Women's doubles

Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar (born 20 March 1973) is an Indian para-badminton player from Gujarat. She had been ranked world number one in para-badminton women's singles SL3.[2]

Early life

Parmar was born in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.[3] She was diagnosed with Poliomyelitis[4] when she was three years old and in the same year she fell from a swing while playing, resulting in a fractured collar bone and right leg. The injury took a long time to heal. Her father was a state-level badminton player and would go to a local badminton club to practice. She also started going to the club with her father and started developing interest in the game. She also began playing badminton with neighbor kids. A local coach, Surendra Parekh, noticed her talent in the sport and encouraged her to play more seriously.[3]

Career

She won the golds in women's singles and doubles at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. She defeated Wandee Kamtam of Thailand in singles' final. Along with Japan's Akiko Sugino, she defeated China's Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui in doubles' final.[5][6][7]

She has won golds in women's single SL3 at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Para Games.[8] She also won gold in women’s singles SL3 category, at the 2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International.[2][9] She had previously won the silver in 2014 Asian Para Games and the bronze in 2010 Asian Para Games.[4] She also won the gold in the mixed doubles in SL3-SU5 category with Raj Kumar at the 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.[10]

She is a three time world champion and she won gold and silver medals in 2014, Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea. She played against Wandee Kamtam and Panyachaem Paramee, both hailing from Thailand, to win the medals.[11] She also won two golds in women's singles and doubles. She paired with Japan's Akiko Sugino in doubles to defeat the Chinese duo of Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui in the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships held in Ulsan, Korea in 2017.[12]

She works as a coach with the Sports Authority of India and lives in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.[8][4]

Awards

Parmar was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2009 by the Government of India and Eklavya Award by the Government of Gujarat.[4][13]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Bangkok, Thailand Sudsaifon Yodpa 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Helle Sofie Sagøy 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Wandee Kamtam 21–8, 21–17 Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 12–21, 7–21 Silver
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Halime Yıldız 11–21, 6–21 Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Bangkok, Thailand Charanjeet Kaur Gold
2013[a] Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		Wandee Kamtam Nipada Saensupa
Chanida Srinavakul 		14–21, 17–21 Bronze
Paramee Panyachaem
Julie Thrane 		21–15, 21–8
Helle Sofie Sagøy
Katrin Seibert 		17–21, 3–21
2015[b] Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England 		Julie Thrane Véronique Braud
Faustine Noël 		21–9, 21–11 Silver
Siri Chandanna Chillari
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–8, 21–6
Wandee Kamtam
Mamiko Toyoda 		21–18, 21–15
Helle Sofie Sagøy
Katrin Seibert 		13–21, 16–21
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea 		Akiko Sugino Cheng Hefang
Ma Huihui 		21–16, 21–19 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Manoj Sarkar Peter Schnitzler
Katrin Seibert 		12–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Raj Kumar Rakesh Pandey
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–10, 21–19 Gold

IWAS World Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon 21–13, 19–21, 14–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019[c] American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Pramod Bhagat Sharad Chandra Joshi
Zainab Ali Yusuf 		21–7, 21–5 Gold
Zeeshan Gohar
Ramel Syawesh 		21–8, 21–8
Sultan Al Halyan
Meera Abouhatab 		Walkover
Mongkhon Bunsun
Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon 		21–4, 21–13

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Yuko Yamaguchi 21–17, 21–11 Bronze
2014[d] Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Ng Lai Ling 21–4, 21–7 Gold
Paramee Panyachaem 21–4, 21–10
Noriko Ito 21–3, 21–11
Wandee Kamtam 21–13, 21–17
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Wandee Kamtam 21–9, 21–5 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Raj Kumar Fredy Setiawan
Leani Ratri Oktila 		14–21, 15–21 Silver

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016[e] China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Wandee Kamtam 21–10, 21–5 Gold
Asami Yamada 21–2, 21–6
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–8, 21–7

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016[f] China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China 		Khalimatus Sadiyah Chiranjita Bharali
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–9, 21–10 Bronze
Cheng Hefang
Ma Huihui 		11–21, 4–21
Akiko Sugino
Asami Yamada 		15–21r

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[14][15]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Mandeep Kaur 13–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Palak Kohli Mandeep Kaur
Manisha Ramdass 		15–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Palak Kohli Mandeep Kaur
Manisha Ramdass 		11–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Vaishali Nilesh Patel Kelly Ari
Mandeep Kaur 		21–17, 21–19 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Raj Kumar Ruthick Ragupathi
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–17, 21–18 Winner

International Tournaments (13 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International Julie Thrane 9–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2015[g] Indonesia Para Badminton International Sriyanti 21–11, 21–14 Winner
Paramee Panyachaem 21–8, 21–3
Wandee Kamtam 21–12, 21–13
2017 Thailand Para Badminton International Wandee Kamtam 21–8, 15–21, 21–12 Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International Wandee Kamtam 21–13, 21–13 Winner
2018 Thailand Para Badminton International Wandee Kamtam 24–22, 17–21, 23–21 Winner
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–8, 21–16 Winner
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–12, 21–19 Winner
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–14, 21–12 Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 21–12, 21–7 Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International Halime Yıldız 21–13, 21–2 Winner
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International Halime Yıldız 21–12, 21–8 Winner
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Halime Yıldız 12–21, 21–17, 21–17 Winner
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Halime Yıldız 9–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Halime Yıldız 9–21, 21–10, 15–21 Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 7–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Palak Kohli Zehra Bağlar
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–15, 16–21, 21–15 Winner
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Palak Kohli Nipada Saensupa
Chanida Srinavakul 		15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International Vaishali Nilesh Patel Palak Kohli
Mandeep Kaur 		15–21, 14–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International Manoj Sarkar Jan-Niklas Pott
Katrin Seibert 		13–21, 21–17, 14–21 Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Raj Kumar Guillaume Gailly
Mary Margaret Wilson 		21–16, 21–10 Winner

Notes

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
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References

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  14. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
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