Top 5 emerging badminton players in India

#2 Arundhati Pantanwane

Another player, coached by Pullela Gopichand, Arundhati Pantawane is presently the third highest ranking Indian in the womens singles badminton. The 25-year-old was part of the team that took part in the Asian Games in 2010 and won the Bahrain International Challenge in 2012.

Pantawane reached her highest singles ranking in June 2013 of 49 and defeated the 5^thseed Beatriz Corrales of Spain at the Syed Modi International Championship and also gave Saina Nehwal a run-for-her-money in the following round, before eventually losing out to her 21-17 21-18.

While Pantawane might not have many tournament victories under her belt, she can definitely be considered a contender to represent the country in major events in the future.