{"id":46124,"date":"2026-03-29T20:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=46124"},"modified":"2026-03-29T20:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:33:08","slug":"rakshitha-ramraj-clinches-womens-singles-title-at-yonex-sunrise-vietnam-international-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/badminton\/rakshitha-ramraj-clinches-womens-singles-title-at-yonex-sunrise-vietnam-international-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Rakshitha Ramraj clinches women\u2019s singles title at Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj<\/strong>, the 18-year-old Indian badminton prodigy from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, clinched the <strong>women\u2019s singles title at the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2026<\/strong> in Hanoi on Sunday, March 29. Born on April 4, 2007, Rakshitha moved to Hyderabad at a young age with her mother to train full-time at the prestigious <strong>Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy<\/strong>. Under the guidance of former Olympic medallist Pullela Gopichand and coach Rahul Yadav Chittaboina, she has transformed from a steady rally player into a sharp, aggressive competitor known for her tactical mind and powerful back-court punches.<\/p>\n<p>Seeded second and ranked world No. 55, Rakshitha powered through the draw with composure and speed. In a gripping final against Hong Kong\u2019s Lo Sin Yan Happy, she trailed 16-21 in the first game but staged a brilliant comeback, winning the next two <strong>21-15<\/strong> and <strong>21-16<\/strong> to lift the trophy. The victory adds to her growing list of international successes, including the Slovenia Open and India International titles in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the match, Rakshitha credited her coaches: \u201c<strong>They keep pushing me to be aggressive on big points. This win means everything.\u201d<\/strong> The title is expected to boost her BWF ranking significantly and marks another proud moment for Indian badminton.<\/p>\n<p>At just 18, the 5\u20196\u201d shuttler from the Gopichand Academy is proving she belongs among the world\u2019s rising stars. Fans and experts see this as the start of a promising senior career<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj, the 18-year-old Indian badminton prodigy from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, clinched the women\u2019s singles title at the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":46122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2040,5037,4057,742,1688],"class_list":["post-46124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-badminton","tag-badmintion-association-of-india","tag-international","tag-top-stories","tag-vietnam","tag-winner"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46124"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46125,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46124\/revisions\/46125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}