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{{Short description|Indian badminton player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Poorvisha S Ram
| image =
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| birth_name =
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|1|24}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| residence =
| height =
| weight =
| years_active = 2008–present
| handedness = Right
| coach =
| event = Women's & mixed doubles
| highest_ranking = 30 (WD 15 January 2019) 63 (XD 13 December 2018)
| date_of_highest_ranking =
| current_ranking = 43 (WD), 106 (XD)
| date_of_current_ranking = 23 March 2021
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2011 Lucknow]] | Mixed team }}
| bwf_id = 493358AD-B9D2-4A0C-ADCA-6FD8FC52C3EA
}}

'''Poorvisha S. Ram''' (born 24 January 1995) is an Indian [[badminton]] player who specializes in [[Badminton#Doubles|doubles]] and [[Badminton#Mixed doubles|mixed doubles]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Players: Poorvisha S Ram |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/73496/s-ram-poorvisha |website=bwfbadminton.com|publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]]|accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref> As of February 2020, she is ranked 48 in doubles. She had attained career best ranking of 30 in November 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Profile of Poorvisha S. Ram |url=http://www.badmintoninindia.com/viewplayer/Poorvisha-S.-Ram-/8264 |website=www.badmintoninindia.com |publisher=[[Badminton Association of India]] |accessdate=10 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220120938/http://www.badmintoninindia.com/viewplayer/Poorvisha-S.-Ram-/8264 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was previously ranked 3 in doubles at national level.<ref>{{cite web|title=Poorvisha S Ram's profile at The Bridge|url=https://thebridge.in/players/badminton/poorvisha-s-ram/|website=thebridge.in|publisher=The Bridge|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Poorvisha was born in 1995, in [[Bangalore, Karnataka]]. She completed her early education at Sishu Griha Montessori and High School, in Bangalore. Poorvisha started playing badminton in 2005 and represented Karnataka at national level in 2007. She won her first competitive tournament at the age of 13 in 2008 when she won a national level inter-school tournament.<ref name="sbi">{{cite web|title=Poorvisha S. Ram profile at Sports Beat India|url=https://sportsbeatsindia.com/player/poorvisha-s-ram/|website=sportsbeatsindia.com|publisher=SportsBeatsIndia|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref>

In 2009, Poorvisha won silver medal at the 35th National Sports Festival for Women at [[Margao]], [[Goa]]. She has won the national championship in junior circuit consecutively for three years in 2010, 2011 and 2012.<ref name="dh">{{cite web|title=More power to the racquet!|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/605193/more-power-racquet.html|website=deccanherald.com|publisher=Deccan Herald|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> In December 2012, Poorvisha represented India at Li-Ning Singapore Youth International Series and won silver medal in the women's double event.<ref>{{cite web|title= Poorvisha Karnataka proud at Li Ning Singapore Series|url=http://www.kba.org.in/20_12_2010.html|website=kba.org.in|publisher= Karnataka Badminton Association|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref>

Initially, Poorvisha trained at B. N. Sudhakar Academy in Bangalore but moved to Hyderabad in 2013 where she trained under [[Pullela Gopichand]] at [[Gopichand Badminton Academy]], [[Hyderabad]]. Currently, she trains under [[Arun Vishnu]] and [[Pradnya Gadre]] along with Gopichand.<ref name="dh"/>

Poorvisha won her first senior title in 2015 at [[Uganda International]] double event with [[N. Sikki Reddy]]. Later that year, she won [[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]] with [[Arathi Sara Sunil]]. In late 2015, Poorvisha was out for sixteen weeks due to career ending lateral and medical [[epicondylitis]], however, she recovered and made a come back in early 2016.<ref name="toi">{{cite web|title=Badminton's new jodi is striking the right notes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/badmintons-new-jodi-is-striking-the-right-notes/articleshow/57674379.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher= The Times of India|access-date= 22 February 2020}}</ref>

In 2016, Poorvisha partnered with [[Meghana Jakkampudi]] and won Nepal International in [[Kathmandu]]. Since 2016, Poorvisha has spent her double career in partnership with Jakkampudi whereas in mixed doubles, she partners with Krishna Prasad Ganga.<ref name="toi"/> In 2017, Poorvisha and Jakkampudi appeared in various international competitions including [[2017 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold]] and [[2017 All England Super Series Premier]].<ref name="dh"/> They reached the finals of [[Tata Open India International]] in 2018. In 2019, the pair appeared in [[Russian Open (badminton)|Russian Open]] semifinals where they lost to Japanese pair of Miki Kashihara and Miyuki Kato.<ref>{{cite web|title=Russian Open: Meghana enters women's and mixed doubles semis |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/indian-badminton-meghana-jakkampudi-dhruv-kapila-poorvisha-s-ram-reaches-russian-open-semis/article28590727.ece|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up) ===
''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Uganda International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Sorayya Aghaei]] {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Negin Amiripour]]
| align="left" | 11–7, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arathi Sara Sunil]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Palwasha Bashir]] {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Sara Mohmand]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Meghana Jakkampudi]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|VIE}} [[Nguyễn Thị Sen]] {{flagicon|VIE}} [[Vũ Thị Trang]]
| align="left" | 6–21, 22–20, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[Nepal International (badminton)|Nepal International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Meghana Jakkampudi
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anoushka Parikh]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Harika Veludurthi]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Meghana Jakkampudi
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Ng Wing Yung]] {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Yeung Nga Ting]]
| align="left" | 10–21, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2020
| align="left" | Uganda International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Meghana Jakkampudi
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} [[Daniela Macías]] {{flagicon|PER}} [[Dánica Nishimura]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 20–22, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2020
| align="left" | [[Uganda International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shivam Sharma (badminton)|Shivam Sharma]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tarun Kona]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Meghana Jakkampudi]]
| align="left" | 7–21, 21–14, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{BWF|493358AD-B9D2-4A0C-ADCA-6FD8FC52C3EA}}

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