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Aditi Mutatkar
Aditi Mutatkar, the Indian Badminton player, is the second woman of India to play a Grand Prix final. She has exhibited spectacular performances in several tournaments.

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Aditi Mutatkar, Indian Badminton PlayerAditi Mutatkar is an Indian Badminton player hailing from the city of Pune in the Indian state Maharashtra. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, organized in Delhi, she bagged the silver medal in Mixed Team event. She marked her career-best performance by reaching the finals of the Bitburger Open. With this she also reached her highest rank of 27th in the world. She got accredited as the third woman in this country to win the Badminton Nationals in all age categories in the domestic circuit. In the women`s circuit, Aditi Mutatkar also became the last player who defeated Saina Nehwal in a competitive match.

Aditi Mutatkar underwent several injuries owing to which she had to take a break of one and a half years from sports. She made a strong come back in 2012-13 season finishing third in the Senior Nationals. She also became triumphant at the State Championships. She has been the victor of 5 National Badminton Championships including Senior Nationals, Under 19, Under 16 and Under 13. She has been a representative of the Indian Badminton team in multiple international tournaments. In International Championships she won silver and bronze medals on multiple occasions. Aditi Mutatkar is also the second woman of India who has played a Grand Prix final in the year 2008, after Saina Nehwal.

Achievements of Aditi Mutatkar at Domestic Level

Mini National Champion (under 13) at Mandya 2000
Gold medallist in Schools National Game at Bharuch 2000
Sub Junior National Champion (under 16) at Patna 2002
Junior National Champion (under 19) at Panchkula 2006
Senior National Ranking Tournament winner in Mumbai, Indore and Bengaluru 2006/ 2006/2007
Silver medallist in National Games at Guwahati 2008
Senior National Champion at Rohtak 2011
Semi Finalist at Senior Nationals held in Pune 2013
State Champion at Mumbai 2013
WInner of the team event at Inter PSPB badminton tournament 2013


Achievements of Aditi Mutatkar at International Level
Semi-finalist in French Junior Open Championship in 2001
Semi-finalist in Yonex Sunrise Singapore Junior Championship in 2001
Bronze medallist in Junior Asian Badminton Championship in Malaysia in 2002
Runner up in Bitburger Open Grand Prix event in Germany in October 2008
Semi-finalist in Bulgarian Open Grand Prix event in October 2008
Semi-finalist in Dutch Open Grand Prix event in October 2008
Runner-up in Indian International Grand Prix in Lucknow in 2009
Quarter Finalist in Asian Badminton Championship in New Delhi in April 2010
Silver Medallist in Mixed Team Event representing Indian Badminton Team for Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in Oct 2010


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