Renuga Veeran


Renuga Veeran is an Australian badminton player. She has represented both Malaysia and Australia internationally as a badminton player. As part of the Australian Olympic Team, she paired with Leanne Choo and reached the quarter-finals in the women's doubles competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal

Veeran, nicknamed Nunu and Nuges, was born on 20 June 1986 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her mother, father and brother all played badminton, representing Malaysia in international competitions.
Veeran is an ethnic Tamilian, and speaks Tamil fluently. She gave an interview in Tamil language to the Australian Special Broadcasting Service Tamil Radio a week after returning from the London Olympics. Veeran stated in the interview that she was warmly received by the Prime Minister of Australia on her return to Sydney from the games.
Veeran is tall and weighs. She is right handed.
Veeran attended primary school at Sekolah Rendah Kepong in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She moved to Australia when she was sixteen years old. She attended Leichhardt High School in the Sydney suburbs for high school. She earned a Bachelor of Business in Applied Economics and International Trade from Victoria University, attending from 2007 to 2009. , she lived in Melbourne, Victoria.

Badminton

Veeran started playing badminton when she was six years old. She represents Badminton Australia on the club level, and is coached by Ricky Yu, who became her coach in 2008. She trains in Melbourne. Her highest world ranking in the women's doubles was 26th in December 2011. Her highest mixed doubles world ranking was 40th. Her world doubles ranking as of January 2012 was 30th. She has held several Australasia region top female player rankings, including being first in the ladies singles, ladies doubles and mixed doubles to hold the top spots at the same time. The year she moved to Australia, she became the number one ranked badminton player in the country when she was sixteen years old.

Malaysian national team

Veeran represented Malaysia as a member of their junior national team on the World Juniors level.

Australian national team

, Veeran has been a member of the Australian national team for six years. As a member of the national team, she is based at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. She has represented Australia as a member of the national team at several different competitions including the 2010 Uber Cup, the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2011 Sudirman Cup. Her women's doubles team which included London bound team mate Leanne Choo finished fifth at the Commonwealth Games. She also competed in the mixed doubles event and team event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games with her brother Raj, finished 17th in the individual event and fifth in the mixed team event.
Veeran finished 17th in the doubles competition at the 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup held in Wuhan, China. At the Thomas Cup, Veeran and Choo lost to South Koreans Kim Min-Jung and Ha Jung-Eun with set scores of 21–15 and 21–10. She finished 5th in the doubles competition at the 2012 Air Tahiti Nui International Challenge held in Punaauia, French Polynesia. She finished 17th in the doubles competition at the 2012 Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix Gold held in Sydney, Australia. She finished 1st in the doubles competition at the 2012 Oceania Championships, and also in the doubles competition at the 2012 Oceania Team Championships, both held in Ballarat, Australia. She finished 1st in the doubles competition at the 2012 Uber Cup Preliminaries – Oceania held in Ballarat, Australia. She finished 2nd in the doubles competition at the 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries – Oceania held in Ballarat, Australia.
Veeran was in Australia's badminton team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, making her Olympic debut as a 26-year-old. Going into the Olympics, as a doubles team, Veeran and Choo were ranked 35th in the world. During the qualifying process, their ranking peaked at 26th.

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Eastlink Badminton Stadium,
Hamilton, New Zealand
Leanne Choo Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville
14–21, 20–22 Silver
2014Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia
Tang Hetian Jacinta Joe
Louisa Ma
Walkover Bronze
2012Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia
Leanne Choo Ann-Louise Slee
Eugenia Tanaka
21–16, 21–13 Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014New Zealand Open Tang Hetian Shizuka Matsuo
Mami Naito
21–13, 10–21, 21–18 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2009Victorian International Leisha Cooper21–15, 21–13 Winner

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018North Harbour International Leanne Choo Sally Fu
Susannah Leydon-Davis
21–6, 21–12 Winner
2017Yonex / K&D Graphics International Leanne Choo Rachel Honderich
Kristen Tsai
12–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2014Maribyrnong International Tang Hetian Chiang Mei-hui
Setyana Mapasa
21–19, 25–23 Winner
2013Italian International Tang Hetian Eefje Muskens
Selena Piek
10–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2013Welsh International Tang Hetian Keshya Nurvita Hanadia
Devi Tika Permatasari
21–15, 21–12 Winner
2013Victorian International Sannatasah Saniru Ruethaichanok Laisuan
Narissapat Lam
15–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2013Auckland International Tracey Hallam Lê Thu Huyền
Phạm Như Thảo
21–14, 21–9 Winner
2012Victorian International Leanne Choo Keshya Nurvita Hanadia
Devi Tika Permatasari
13–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2011Altona International Leanne Choo Amanda Brown
Stephanie Cheng
21–10, 21–5 Winner
2010Altona International Tang Hetian Leanne Choo
Kate Wilson-Smith
21–15, 21–15 Winner
2009Victorian International Erin Carroll Danielle Barry
Donna Haliday
16–21, 21–19, 22–20 Winner
2004Ballarat International Susan Wang Tania Luiz
Kate Wilson-Smith
15–7, 15–12 Winner
2004Australian International Susan Wang Chor Hooi Yee
Lim Pek Siah
13–15, 15–8, 15–12 Winner
2003Australia International Susan Wang Ai Hirayama
Akiko Nakashima
4–15, 11–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Maribyrnong International Ross Smith Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif
Rusdina Antardayu Riodingin
18–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2013Victorian International Ross Smith Robin Middleton
Tang Hetian
19–21, 21–19, 19–21 Runner-up
2013Auckland International Ross Smith Raymond Tam
Gronya Somerville
21–16, 21–12 Winner
2012Victorian International Ross Smith Andika Anhar
Keshya Nurvita Hanadia
17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2012Tahiti International Ross Smith Derrick Ng
Alex Bruce
23–21, 21–14 Winner
2010Altona International Raj Veeran Glenn Warfe
Kate Wilson-Smith
15–21, 21–16, 21–12 Winner
2009Scottish International Raj Veeran Alexandr Nikolaenko
Valeria Sorokina
11–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2009Victorian International Raj Veeran Henry Tam
Donna Haliday
21–12, 21–15 Winner
2009Auckland International Glenn Warfe Chad Whitehead
Eugenia Tanaka
21–12, 21–15 Winner