S. Apoorva

Saikumar Apoorva (born 1981) also popularly known by her short name S. Apoorva also spelt as either S. Apoorwa or S. Appoorwa is an Indian carrom player and a defending carrom world champion in women's singles.[1] She also currently works as a senior administrative officer in Life Insurance Corporation of India. She is also the first world champion in any sport to have emerged from the city of Hyderabad.[2]

S. Apoorva

Personal information
Full name	Saikumar Apoorva/Saikumar Apporwa
Nationality	Indian
Born	1981 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	carrom
Medal record Representing  India Women's carrom Carrom World Cup 2018 Chuncheon singles 2018 Chuncheon team Carrom World Championship 2004 Colombo singles 2016 Birmingham singles 2016 Birmingham doubles 2016 Birmingham team

Early life

She was born and raised in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now a part of it is called Telangana). Her ancestors hail from the state of Tamil Nadu.[3] She took an interest in carrom as a child at the age of 10 after watching her father play the game with his friends. She pursued her career in the sport of carrom with her father's consultation.[4]

Career

She made her debut in 2003 at the International Carrom Federation Cup and won the women's singles title which was held in France. She won her maiden women's singles title at the 2004 Carrom World Championships which was held in Colombo.

S. Apoorva was also one of the key members of the Indian team which won the 2016 Carrom World Championship beating Sri Lanka in the final.[5][6] She also won both women's singles and women's doubles with Kajal Kumari during the 2016 Carrom World Championship.[7]

Appoorva was also part of the Indian team which thrashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in the final of the 2018 Carrom World Cup.[8] In the 2018 Carrom World Cup, she also won the women's singles title defeating fellow Indian player Kajal Kumari in the final.[9][10] She also emerged victorious in the women's singles at the 2019 Telangana State Ranking Tournament.[11]

References

1. "s.appoorwa - punjabcarrom". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
2. Subrahmanyam, V. v (2013-03-14). "Appoorwa is on a comeback trail". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
3. Subrahmanyam, V. V. (2016-11-09). "Appoorwa's distinction". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
4. Gowra, Nikhita (2016-12-20). "Hyderabad girl is the new world carrom champion". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
5. "2016 Carrom World Championship- Results". UK Carrom Federation. UK Carrom Federation. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
6. "Indian women win carrom team championship at World Cup". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
7. "World Carrom Championship: S Appoorwa wins two gold medals". Deccan Chronicle. 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
8. Bureau, Sports (2018-08-27). "Indian women clinch crown". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
9. "Carrom World Cup 2018: India sweeps doubles titles - Sportstarlive". www.sportstarlive.com. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
10. "Prashant, Apoorva emerge champions at Carrom World Cup". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
11. Aug 20, Solomon S. Kumar | TNN | Updated; 2019; Ist, 21:24. "Srinivas, Appoorwa reign supreme; Double for Jaswanth, Varsha triumphs | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-06.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)