B. R. Sankeerth (born 22 December 1997) is an Indian-born Canadian badminton player.[1][2] Sankeerth started playing badminton when he was young in Karnataka, India. He had shown his potential as a badminton player by finishing as a runner-up at the U-13 SBM State-ranking junior badminton championship.[3][4] He clinched two titles at the 2011 Indiranagar 5-Star State-ranking badminton tournament, and was selected to represent India at the 2014 World Junior Championships.[2][5]
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1997 Bangalore, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Toronto, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 73 (MS 27 September 2022) 169 (MD with Vinson Chiu 17 March 2020) 279 (XD with Chloe Rowe 29 September 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sankeerth now is part of the Canadian national team.[6] He was a semi-finalist at the BWF Grand Prix event the 2016 Brazil Open in the men's doubles event with Toby Ng[7][8] - also the runners-up at the 2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International in the men's doubles event - and in 2017 in the men's singles event.[9][10]
Achievements
editPan Am Championships
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Brian Yang
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21–19, 9–21, 9–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International |  Lu Chia-hung
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21–14, 15–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International |  Phillips Jap
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19–21, 21–19, 21–13 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Peru Future Series | Brian Yang
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12–21, 21–11, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2021 | Lithuanian International |  Alex Lanier
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21–18, 21–23, 15–21 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Nyl Yakura
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 Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg
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8–21, 21–18, 6–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: B. R. Sankeerth". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Sankeeth B.R". KC Badminton Club. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Siddarth, Anisha win badminton titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Badminton team". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Sahil and Sankeerth win two titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Canada's top badminton athletes take centre stage at the Yonex Ontario senior elite". Badminton Ontario. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "3rd Yonex Brazil Grand Prix 2016" (PDF). Badminton India. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Zulfadli in the final of Brazil Grand Prix". The Star. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "2016 US International Challenge- Nyl Yakura Results". Humber Hawks. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Taiwan's Lu wins U.S. international challenge title". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
External links
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- B. R. Sankeerth at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- B. R. Sankeerth on Facebook
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