Manu Attri


Manu Attri is an Indian badminton player who currently plays men's and mixed doubles. He partners with Jishnu Sanyal for men's doubles events and previously partnered with B. Sumeeth Reddy.
For mixed doubles events, he partners with N. Siki Reddy, and previously, K. Maneesha.
He competed at the 2014 Asian Games. In 2016, Manu competed in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics along with his partner B. Sumeeth Reddy in the men's doubles event. The pair became the first ever men's doubles pair from India to compete in the Olympic Games.

Badminton career

2010

BWF World Junior Championships 2010

Manu was a part of the Indian team that participated in the BWF World Junior Championship in 2010. India was placed in Group Z2 along with Denmark and the USA. India finished 9th in this tournament.

BWF Bimantara Cups World Junior Championships

Men's Doubles
with Prannoy H. S.
Round 1: vs Morten BRøDBæK & Nikolaj OVERGAARD 19-21 12-21 Lost
Mixed Doubles
with Gauri Ghate
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Seung Il CHOI & So Young PARK 20-22 19-21 Lost

Maldives International Challenge 2010

Men's Doubles
with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu
Round 1: Khanjani Mohammad Reza & Eskandari Vatannejad Soroush 21-10 21-11 Win
Round 2: Fernando Eranga & Matarage Indika 21-3 21-9 Win
Quarterfinals: Karunaratne Dinuka & Karunaratne Niluka 7-21 10-21 Lost

India Grand Prix Gold

Men's Doubles
with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu
Round 1: vs Marwan Saada Yasin & Marwan Saada Youssef 21-2 21-12 Win
Round 2: vs Rizki Delynugraha Mochamad & Rijal Muhammad 18-21 7-21 Lost

2011

Badminton Asia Championships 2011

Men's Doubles
with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu
Qualification 3 Semifinal: vs Quang Tuan Bui & Ha Anh Le 21-15 21-9 Win
Qualification 3 Final: Prom Saravuth & Yongvannak Teav 21-13 21-18 Win
Round 1: Bang Duc Bui & Manh Thang Dao 23-25 21-14 14-21 Lost

Yonex-Sunrise India Open

Men's Doubles
with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Kien Keat Koo & Boon Heong Tan 9-21 14-21 Lost

Maldives International Badminton Challenge 2011

Men's Double
with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu
Round 1: Moosa Ahmed & Shafeeg Ibrahim 21-6 21-8 Win
Round 2: Thasleem Ibrahim & Zuhury Ismail 21-3 21-12 Win
Quarterfinal: Koch Jurgen & Zauner Peter 19-21 18-21 Lost

Mauritius International 2011

Men's Doubles
with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu seeded 2nd
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Deeneshsing Baboolall & Yoni Louison 21-14 21-15 Win
Quarterfinal: Aatish Lubah & Julien Paul 21-12 21-9 Win
Semifinal: Giovanni Greco & Rosario Maddaloni 21-10 21-14 Win
Final: Dorian James & Willem Viljoen 21-19 21-9 Win

Kenya International Series 2011

with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu seeded 4th
Men's Doubles
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Adamu Ibrahim & Elewa Olorunfemi 21-13 21-11 Win
Quarterfinal: Emre Lale & Murat Sen 21-11 21-10 Win
Semifinal: Jinkam Ifraimu Bulus & Ebenezer Olaluwa Fagbemi 21-8 21-19 Win
Final: Dorian James & Willem Viljoen 21-13 21-12 Win

Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Grand Prix Open 2011

Men's Doubles
with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu
Round 1: Shen Low Juan & Jagdish Singh 7-21 21-17 17-21 Lost

Yonex Chinese Taipei Open 2011

Men's Doubles
with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu
Round 1: Alvent Yulianto Chandra & Hendra Aprida Gunawan 16-21 12-21 Lost

Li Ning China Masters

Men's Doubles
with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu
Round 1: Walkover

Yonex Open Japan

Men's Doubles
with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu
Round 1: Walkover

Yonex Dutch Open 2011

Men's Doubles
with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu
Round 1: Walkover

Bangladesh International Series 2011

Men's Doubles
with T. Hemanagendra Babu
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Walkover
Mixed Doubles
with N. Sikki Reddy
Round 1: Walkover

Tata Open India International Challenge 2011

Men's Doubles
with T. Hemanagendra Babu
Round 1: Bang Duc Bui & Manh Thang Dao 19-21 21-12 16-21 Lost
Mixed Doubles
with N. Sikki Reddy
Round 1: Arun Vishnu & Aparna Balan 15-21 10-21 Lost

Yonex - Sunrise Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix Gold

Men's Doubles
with T. Hemanagendra Babu
Round 1: Peng Soon Chan & Aik Quan Tan 15-21 19-21 Lost
Mixed Doubles
with N. Sikki Reddy
Round 1: Ha Anh Le & Thu Huyen Le 21-14 21-10 Win
Round 2: V. Diju & Jwala Gutta 14-21 11-21 Lost

2012

Iran Fajr International Challenge 2012

He partnered with T. Hemanagendra Babu for the Men's doubles event. In round 1 they defeated the Iranian players Alireza Faghfouri & Mehran Shahbazi by 21-9 22-20. In round 2, the pair was defeated by Itani Kazuya & Tomoya Takashina from Japan with a score of 21-18 14-21 16-21.

Austrian International Challenge 2012

Manu partnered with T. Hemanagendra Babu for the Men's doubles event. They defeated the German pair of Mark Flato & Patrick Kaemnitz in round 1 by 21-10 21-11. In round 2 they lost against 2nd seed host favourite Jurgen Koch & Peter Zauner by 14-21 10-21.

Yonex Sunrise India Open 2012

He again went back to his partnership with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu for the Men's doubles event. The pair lost their 1st match against the Indonesian pair of Adam Cwalina & Michael Logosz by 13-21 17-21. For the mixed doubles, he paired up with N. Sikki Reddy. They were seeded 2nd in the tournament, but got knocked out by Danny Bawa Chrisnanta & Yu Yan Vanessa Neo from Singapore by 11-21 21-17 15-21 in round 1.

Russia Open Grand Prix 2012

He partnered with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu for the Men's doubles event; the pair gave walkover to local pair of Yaroslav Egerev & Andrey Parokhodin in round 1.

White Nights 2012

He partnered with :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Sanyal Jisnu for the Men's doubles event; the pair gave walkover in round 1.

Li Ning China Open 2012

He started his new partnership with B. Sumeeth Reddy and entered in the qualification round for the Men's Doubles event. In round 1 of qualification, the pair got a bye, while in round 2 the Chinese pair of Guo Zhendong & Xu Chen gave them a walkover. The team qualified for the main draw, but eventually lost to Alvent Yulianto Chandra and Markis Kido from Indonesia by 17-21, 21-13, 11-21 in the 1st round.

Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open 2012

He partnered with B. Sumeeth Reddy and entered in the qualification round of the men's doubles event. In Qualification Round 1, the pair defeated Lai Chein Cheng of Taipei and Joe Wu of New Zealand by 21-11 and 21-14. In Qualification Round 2, they knocked out 3rd seed Lee Chun Hei and Ng Ka Long from Hong Kong by 21-13, 13-21, 21-15 and qualified for the main draw.
In Round 1, the pair lost to Alvent Yulianto Chandra and Markis Kido from Indonesia by 21-11, 11-21, 15-21.

Kumpoo Macau Open Badminton Grand Prix Gold 2012

He partnered with B. Sumeeth Reddy and entered in the qualification round of the men's doubles event. They lost to the top seed Taipei pair of Lu Ching Yao & Tseng Min Hao by 19-21 22-20 9-21 in the 1st round of qualification.

TATA Open India International Challenge 2012

He partnered with B. Sumeeth Reddy and entered in the qualification round of Men's Doubles event as 4th seed. For Mixed Doubles, he partnered with K. Maneesha and entered into the main round.
In Qualification Round 1, Sumeeth and Manu defeated Chun Chun Hung and Sheng-Jie Yang from Taipei by 21-13 and 21-11. In Round 2, they played against Taipei pair of Tien Tzu Chieh and Yang Po Han by 21-16, 9-21, 21-19, qualifying them for the main round. They played against Indian pair of S. Sanjeeth and Jagadish Yadav and got past them with a 21-13, 21-13 victory. In Round 2, they faced the top-seeded Koran pair of Ko Sung Hyun and Lee Yong Dae and lost the match by 17-21, 9-21.
In Mixed Doubles Round 1, he along with Manisha faced 2nd seed Zhao Jiang, Terry Yeo and Dellis Yuliana from Indonesia and lost against them by 16-21 and 13-21.

Shaheed Dr. K.L. Garg - Syed Modi International India GPG 2012

He partnered with B. Sumeeth Reddy and K. Maneesha respectively for Men's and Mixed Doubles events and received entries for the main round.
In Men's Doubles Round 1, they defeat French pair Ronan Laber and Mathias Quere by 21-15, 12-21, 21-15. In Round 2, they lost to 5th seed Gideon Markus Fernaldi and Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra from Indonesia by 19-21 and 11-21.
In Mixed Doubles, Manu-Maneesha lost against Zhao Jiang, Terry Yeo and Dellis Yuliana from Indonesia by 8-21 and 20-22.

2014

2015

He won the Mexico City Grand Prix. He was runner up of Dutch open and US open grand prix gold. He won the Lagos International.

Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India
B. Sumeeth Reddy Akshay Dewalkar
Pranav Chopra
21–18, 21–17 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India
Ashwini Ponnappa Pranav Chopra
N. Sikki Reddy
29–30, 17–21 Silver

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Canada Open B. Sumeeth Reddy Adrian Liu
Toby Ng
21–8, 21–14 Winner
2015Mexico City Grand Prix B. Sumeeth Reddy Bodin Issara
Nipitphon Puangpuapech
22–20, 21–18 Winner
2015Dutch Open B. Sumeeth Reddy Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
15–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2015U.S. Open B. Sumeeth Reddy Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
12–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Syed Modi International K. Maneesha Riky Widianto
Richi Puspita Dili
17–21, 17–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019India International B. Sumeeth Reddy Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn
Kittisak Namdash
21–15, 21–15 Winner
2019Nepal International B. Sumeeth Reddy Arjun M.R.
Dhruv Kapila
21–19, 21–15 Winner
2018Lagos International B. Sumeeth Reddy Vaibhaav
Prakash Raj
21–12, 21–12 Winner
2017Lagos International B. Sumeeth Reddy Godwin Olofua
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
21–13, 21–15 Winner
2016Peru International B. Sumeeth Reddy Adam Cwalina
Przemyslaw Wacha
19–21, 21–18, 28–30 Runner-up
2015Bulgarian International B. Sumeeth Reddy Raphael Beck
Peter Kaesbauer
14–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2015Prague Open B. Sumeeth Reddy Adam Cwalina
Przemyslaw Wacha
21–19, 20–22, 14–21 Runner-up
2015Belgian International B. Sumeeth Reddy Adam Cwalina
Przemyslaw Wacha
22–20, 19–21, 22–20 Winner
2015Guatemala International B. Sumeeth Reddy Michael Fuchs
Johannes Schöttler
17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2015Lagos International B. Sumeeth Reddy Adam Cwalina
Przemyslaw Wacha
21–17, 21–17 Winner
2014Tata Open India International B. Sumeeth Reddy Shlok Ramchandran
Sanyam Shukla
21–15, 21–15 Winner
2014Sri Lanka International B. Sumeeth Reddy Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Chayut Triyachart
17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2013Tata Open India International B. Sumeeth Reddy Tien Tzu-chieh
Wang Chi-lin
21–16, 21–13 Winner
2011Kenya International :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Jishnu Sanyal Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
21-19, 21-9 Winner
2011:de:Mauritius International|Mauritius International :de:Jishnu Sanyal|Jishnu Sanyal Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
21-13, 21-12 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Lagos International K. Maneesha Rohan Kapoor
Kuhoo Garg
21–17, 23–21 Winner
2014Tata Open India International N. Sikki Reddy Akshay Dewalkar
Pradnya Gadre
21–19, 19–21, 21–10 Winner