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B. R. Sankeerth
Personal information
Country Canada
Born (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 26)
Bangalore, India
ResidenceToronto, Canada
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking91 (MS 25 June 2019)
171 (MD 11 February 2020)
279 (XD 29 September 2016)
BWF profile

B. R. Sankeerth (born 22 December 1997) is a Canadian badminton player of Indian origin.[1][2] Sankeerth started playing badminton when he was young in Karnataka, India. He had shown his potential as a badminton player by finish 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 representing India at the 2014 World Junior Championships.[2][5]

Sankeerth now is part of the Canada national team member.[6] In the international senior tournament, he was the semi-finalist at the BWF Grand Prix event 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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Peru Future Series Canada Brian Yang 12–21, 21–11, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International United States Phillips Jap 19–21, 21–19, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Chinese Taipei Lu Chia-hung 21–14, 15–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Nyl Yakura Denmark Frederik Colberg
Denmark Rasmus Fladberg 		8–21, 21–18, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: B. R. Sankeerth". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Sankeeth B.R". KC Badminton Club. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Siddarth, Anisha win badminton titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Badminton team". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Sahil and Sankeerth win two titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Canada's top badminton athletes take centre stage at the Yonex Ontario senior elite". Badminton Ontario. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. ^ "3rd YONEX Brazil Grand Prix 2016" (PDF). www.badmintonindia.org. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Zulfadli in the final of Brazil Grand Prix". The Star. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  9. ^ "2016 US International Challenge- Nyl Yakura Results". Humber Hawks. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Taiwan's Lu wins U.S. international challenge title". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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