Rajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt (born 1 March 1990), known as Gurusai Dutt, is a

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player from

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. He trains at the

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's Gopichand Badminton Academy. He won the gold medal at the

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and the bronze medal at the

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. He competed at the 2014 Asian Games.

Career

Early career

Gurusai Dutt took up

as a sport after watching Pullela Gopichand, the 2001 All England champion, play at a local stadium. In 2005, he won the sub-junior national doubles title and also qualified for the sub-junior ABC Championship. This, according to him, spurred him to focus entirely on the sport. He started his training with Gopichand. In the international circuit, Gurusai Dutt first appeared in the boys doubles category at the 2006 World Junior Championships. The pair of Gurusai Dutt and K. Tarun progressed only until the second round.

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praised the enthusiastic effort and fighting quality of the pair's game play. He represented

in the team event category, but failed to win his singles match against a

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opponent. Gurusai Dutt won the 2007

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Senior Badminton Championships after defeating the top seed – his first title. He played a vastly superior and controlled game and he looked the better player.

Foray into international circuit

Gurusai Dutt won the bronze medal at the 2008 BWF World Junior Championships that was held in

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. While he was India's National Junior Champion, Gurusai Dutt won the 2008 Dutch Junior International that was held in

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. He became the first Indian to win this title. This win was seen as a good sign for India's chances at the

. Carrying his form into the upcoming tournaments, Gurusai Dutt won the singles title at the Commonwealth Youth Games and Bahrain International Challenge badminton championship by the end of 2008. In 2009, he reached the quarterfinals of the

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. At the 2010 Yonex Sunrise India Open Badminton Championships, Gurusai Dutt created an upset in the quarterfinal by defeating former All England Champion,

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. Both Hashim and the media reports praised him for his game play. In the same year, Gurusai Dutt represented India at the

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. He not only won the silver medal in the singles event but also the gold medal in the team event category.

Retirement

Gurusai Dutt announced his retirement from professional badminton through social media on 6 June 2022. After his retirement he started as a badminton coach, helping players like Prannoy H. S.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

''Men's singles''

South Asian Games

''Men's singles''

World Junior Championships

''Boys' singles''

Commonwealth Youth Games

''Boys' singles''

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the

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. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

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(BWF) since 2007. ''Men's singles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

''Men's singles'' :

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tournament :

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tournament :

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tournament

References

External links

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R.M.V. Gurusaidutt
at the

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Guru Sai Dut
at Olympic Gold Quest {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutt, Gurusai 1990 births Living people Indian male badminton players Asian Games competitors for India Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games silver medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2010 South Asian Games Sportspeople from Bheemavaram Racket sportspeople from Hyderabad, India