Harsheel Dani
Indian badminton player (born 1996)
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Harsheel Dani (born 12 August 1996) is an Indian badminton player. He represented India in the Asian and BWF World Junior Championships. He also became the U-19 singles champion in the junior nationals. Currently training at the Uday Pawar Academy in Mumbai under Indian Coach Uday Pawar, he aims to compete at various international tournaments in order to transition smoothly to the senior circuit .[1]
Dani at the 2023 Kaohsiung Masters | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harsheel Dani 12 August 1996 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Handedness | Left |
| Coached by | Uday Pawar |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 68 (10 February 2017) |
| BWF profile | |
Background
Career
In 2012 he won the second Karvy All India junior-ranking badminton tournament.[3]
He was the runner-up of the 2015 Turkey International.
At the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold, he reached the quarterfinal.
He was the semi-finalist at the Austrian Open in February 2016.[4]
Harsheel is part of the national training camp at the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad, and has left with the team to compete at the Canada Open.[5]
In the 2016 Premier Badminton League, he represented Mumbai Masters.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Turkey International |  Marc Zwiebler |
8–21, 21–15, 7–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2018 | Ghana International |  Siddharath Thakur |
14–21, 21–16, 23–21 |  Winner |
| 2018 | Polish International | Kai Schäfer |
14–21, 22–20, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Dutch International |  Mads Christophersen |
15–21, 21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2025 | Kampala International |  Hein Htut |
16–14, 6–15, 16–14 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
