Rajiv's Profile

Event(s): Men’s Singles
Coach(es): Kenneth Jonnasen
County/Team: Middlesex, BC Beuel
Started badminton at age: 9
Ambition as badminton player: To win an Olympic medal
Season’s best performance: 2011 National Champion
Best performace of career: 2003 European Junior Men’s Singles title, 2010 European Bronze Medal, 2010 US Open winner
Major national achievements: Winning English Nationals 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011
Major International achievements: 2011 European Team Championships: Bronze
2010 Winner of the Yonex US Open
2010 European Badminton Championships bronze
2006 Chinese Taipei Open: Quarter Finalist
2006 European bronze medal
November 2008 – June 2009 Winning Scottish, Irish, Canadian and Volant d’Or (Toulouse) tournaments and becoming Badminton Europe Circuit champion
Favourite tournament: Yonex All England Open
Toughest opponent: Peter Gade