Abhinav Manota (born 7 April 1992) is an Indian-born New Zealand badminton player. He won four Oceania Championships title, two in the men's singles, and two in the men's doubles.
Personal life Manota is an Indian immigrant who came to New Zealand in 2014, to study Diploma in Business and Enterprise Management from Abacus Institute of Studies. He settled in Christchurch and representing Canterbury in the New Zealand national events.
Achievements
Oceania Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Rémi Rossi 21–12, 21–14 Gold 2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Rémi Rossi 10–21, 18–21 Bronze 2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia Edward Lau 21–17, 21–15 Gold 2023 Auckland Badminton Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Edward Lau 21–12, 21–16 Gold
Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,Ballarat, Australia Oliver Leydon-Davis Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe 18–21, 21–9, 21–14 Gold 2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,Melbourne, Australia Jack Wang Kenneth Choo Lim Ming Chuen 21–14, 23–21 Gold
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2018 North Harbour International Oscar Guo 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2019 Bulgarian Open Toma Junior Popov 15–21, 10–21 Runner-up
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Dutch International Oliver Leydon-Davis Daniel Lundggard Mathias Thyrri 16–21, 21–15, 14–21 Runner-up 2019 Hellas Open Oliver Leydon-Davis Éloi Adam Julien Maio 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2019 Bulgarian Open Oliver Leydon-Davis Éloi Adam Julien Maio 21–10, 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Waikato International Justine Villegas Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Susannah Leydon-Davis 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
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