->Kline: Changing short description from "Canadian badminton player" to "Indian-Canadian badminton player" (Shortdesc helper)

2021-12-17T23:01:59Z

Changing short description from "Canadian badminton player" to "Indian-Canadian badminton player" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{Short description|Indian-Canadian badminton player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = B. R. Sankeerth
| image =
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| birth_name =
| country = Canada
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|12|22}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], India
| residence = [[Toronto]], Canada
| height =
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| years_active =
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| event = Men's singles & doubles
| highest_ranking = 81 (MS 4 May 2021)<br />169 (MD with [[Vinson Chiu]] 17 March 2020)<br />279 (XD with [[Chloe Rowe]] 29 September 2016)
| date_of_highest_ranking =
| current_ranking = 78 (MS)<br />200 (MD with Vinson Chiu)
| date_of_current_ranking = 19 October 2021
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Am Badminton Championships|Pan Am Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2021 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2021 Guatemala City]] | Men's singles }}
| bwf_id = BC4A4B5F-147D-425A-9D56-39462216A76D
}}

'''B. R. Sankeerth''' (born 22 December 1997) is a Canadian [[badminton]] player of Indian origin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: B. R. Sankeerth |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/61819/b-r-sankeerth |website=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="kc">{{cite web |title=Sankeeth B.R |url=http://www.kcbadmintonclub.com/sankeerth-br.html |website=KC Badminton Club |access-date=18 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208035657/http://www.kcbadmintonclub.com/sankeerth-br.html |archive-date=8 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Siddarth, Anisha win badminton titles |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Siddarth-Anisha-win-badminton-titles/article16502946.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Badminton team |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/badminton-team/article4083811.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> He clinched two titles at the 2011 Indiranagar 5-Star State-ranking badminton tournament, and was selected to represent India at the [[2014 BWF World Junior Championships|2014 World Junior Championships]].<ref name="kc"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Sahil and Sankeerth win two titles |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/sahil-and-sankeerth-win-two-titles/article2593315.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref>

Sankeerth now is part of the Canadian national team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada's top badminton athletes take centre stage at the Yonex Ontario senior elite |url=http://www.badmintonontario.ca/newsdetail/TabId/148/ArtMID/572/ArticleID/195/CANADA%E2%80%99S-TOP-BADMINTON-ATHLETES-TAKE-CENTRE-STAGE-AT-THE-YONEX-ONTARIO-SENIOR-ELITE.aspx |website=Badminton Ontario |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> He was a semi-finalist at the [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] event the [[2016 Brazil Open Grand Prix|2016 Brazil Open]] in the men's doubles event with [[Toby Ng]]<ref>{{cite web |title=3rd Yonex Brazil Grand Prix 2016 |url=http://www.badmintonindia.org/download/results/YONEX%20Brazil%20Grand%20Prix%20-%202016%20Brazil%20-%20Winners.pdf |website=Badminton India |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Zulfadli in the final of Brazil Grand Prix |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2016/09/04/zulfadli-in-final-brazil-gp/ |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> - 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 US International Challenge- Nyl Yakura Results |url=http://humberhawks.ca/sports/badminton/2016-17/releases/20170206o9jjx9 |website=Humber Hawks |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Taiwan's Lu wins U.S. international challenge title |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201712240011.aspx |website=Focus Taiwan |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== Pan Am Championships ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2021 Pan Am Badminton Championships#Finals|2021]]
| align="left" | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Brian Yang (badminton)|Brian Yang]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 9–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runner-up) ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2017
| align="left" | [[U.S. International|Yonex / K&D Graphics International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Lu Chia-hung]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 15–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | Yonex / K&D Graphics International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phillips Jap]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–19, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | [[Peru International Series|Peru Future Series]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Brian Yang (badminton)|Brian Yang]]
| align="left" | 12–21, 21–11, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | [[Lithuanian International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alex Lanier]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 21–23, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[Yonex / K&D Graphics International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Nyl Yakura]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Frederik Colberg]] <br /> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Rasmus Fladberg]]
| align="left" | 8–21, 21–18, 6–21
| 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 ==
{{commons category|B. R. Sankeerth}}
* {{BWF|BC4A4B5F-147D-425A-9D56-39462216A76D}}
* {{Facebook|brsankeerth}}

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[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Racket sportspeople from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Indian male badminton players]]
[[Category:Indian expatriate sportspeople in Canada]]
[[Category:Canadian male badminton players]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Toronto]]

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->Kline: Changing short description from "Canadian badminton player" to "Indian-Canadian badminton player" (Shortdesc helper)