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Unnati Hooda, a badminton champion at age 14
Updated On: 31 January, 2022 02:26 PM IST | Mumbai | Sundari Iyer
Teen shuttler aims to enter Top 150 of BWF rankings by this year-end after becoming the youngest Indian to win a Super 100 tournament
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Odisha Open women`s singles champion Unnati Hooda in Cuttack on Sunday. PIC/Badminton Association of India
Rohtak-based Unnati Hooda, 14, who became the youngest Indian shuttler to win a Super 100 tournament on Sunday, hopes to improve her BWF rankings after her performance at the Odisha Open. In the final, she defeated compatriot Smit Toshniwal 21-18, 21-11, while in the semis she registered a 24-22, 24-22 win over Malvika Bansod at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Indoor Stadium. It was huge for Hooda to defeat Bansod, who defeated Saina Nehwal at the India Open earlier this month before losing to PV Sindhu in the final of the Syed Modi International.
Talking about her Odisha Open win, the Class IX student of DGV Senior Secondary Public School, Rohtak, Hooda told www.mid-day.com, "I did not see this coming. It is a pleasant surprise. I am feeling very good since I played my best badminton in this tournament. I defeated senior players who are much more experienced and skillful. The Odisha Open will remain special as it is the first international title for me. The experience I got here is just amazing."
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