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{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Rupesh Kumar K. T.
| caption =
| birth_name = Rupesh Kumar Kallyad Thazhathe Veetil
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|8|31}}
| birth_place = [[Sirpur (T)|Sirpur]], Asifabad district, [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. (present day [[Telangana]], India)
| height = {{convert|1.76|m|0|abbr=on}}
| weight =
| handedness = Right
| event = Men's doubles
| highest_ranking = 13<ref name="bwfbadminton.org">[http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=15539 Badminton World Federation – Player Profiles]. Bwfbadminton.org. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.</ref>
| date_of_highest_ranking = July 2010
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 New Delhi]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[South Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2004 South Asian Federation Games|2004 Islamabad]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2004 Islamabad | Men's team }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006 Colombo]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2006 Colombo | Men's team }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2010 South Asian Games|2010 Dhaka]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Dhaka | Men's team }}
| bwf_id = 6C9198E2-F19B-4A58-BF01-407AC44A25C0
}}

'''Rupesh Kumar K. T.''' (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian badminton player from [[Kerala]], born in [[Sirpur (T)|Sirpur]], [[Telangana]]. He is one of India's finest-ever doubles player, with nine successive national titles. He won the silver medal in mixed team event in 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, and a bronze medal in [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]. He, along with his doubles partner [[Sanave Thomas]], won the BWF Grand Prix title at the 2009 [[New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand Open]] and 2010 [[Bitburger Open]].<ref>[http://www.delhispider.com/resources/3160-Profile-Rupesh-Kumar-K-T-Indian-Badminton.aspx Profile of Rupesh Kumar K.T., Indian Badminton Player in CWG 2010]. Delhispider.com. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.</ref> He was three times men's doubles gold medalists at the [[South Asian Games]], in 2004 partnered with Markose Bristow, and in 2006 and 2010 with Thomas.

== Achievements ==

=== South Asian Games ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2004 South Asian Federation Games|2004]]
| align="left" | Rodham Hall, [[Islamabad, Pakistan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Markose Bristow]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jaseel P. Ismail]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[J. B. S. Vidyadhar]]
| align="left" | 15–8, 15–4
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006]]
| align="left" | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, [[Colombo, Sri Lanka]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Thushara Edirisinghe]] {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Duminda Jayakody]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2010 South Asian Games|2010]]
| align="left" | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, [[Dhaka, Bangladesh]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|Chetan Anand]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
| align="left" | 21–19, retired
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== BWF Grand Prix ===
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold]]. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[2008 Dutch Open Grand Prix#Finals 3|2008]]
| align="left" | [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Fran Kurniawan]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Rendra Wijaya]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[2009 Australian Open Grand Prix#Finals 3|2009]]
| align="left" | [[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Gan Teik Chai]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Bin Shen]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[2009 New Zealand Open Grand Prix#Finals 3|2009]]
| align="left" | [[New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hirokatsu Hashimoto]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Noriyasu Hirata]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 15–21, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[2009 Bitburger Open Grand Prix#Finals 3|2009]]
| align="left" | [[Bitburger Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Adcock]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andrew Ellis (badminton)|Andrew Ellis]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 22–20, 24–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold|2010]]
| align="left" | [[India Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari]]
| align="left" | 12–21, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament

=== BWF International Challenge/Series ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jaseel P. Ismail]]
| align="left" | 15–12, 15–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | [[Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Kristof Hopp]] {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ingo Kindervater]]
| align="left" | 15–7, 15–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2004
| align="left" | India Satellite
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} V. Diju {{flagicon|IND}} Jaseel P. Ismail
| align="left" | 9–15, 1–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2005
| align="left" | [[Indonesia International|Surabaya Satellite]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Tri Kusharyanto]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Bambang Suprianto]]
| align="left" | 9–15, 12–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2005
| align="left" | India Satellite
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} V. Diju {{flagicon|IND}} Jaseel P. Ismail
| align="left" | 17–14, 15–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2006
| align="left" | India Satellite
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chan Peng Soon]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chang Hun Pin]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–8, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2008
| align="left" | [[Croatian International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jakub Bitman]] {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zvonimir Đurkinjak]]
| align="left" | 21–9, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2008
| align="left" | [[Portugal International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Bosch]] {{flagicon|NED}} [[Koen Ridder]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2010
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bennet Antony Anchery]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Alwin Francis]]
| align="left" | 21–7, 16–21, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | Bahrain International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Andrei Adistia]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Christopher Rusdianto]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 17–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav Chopra]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 17–21, 21–23
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | [[Austrian International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroyuki Saeki]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryota Taohata]]
| align="left" | 23–21, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | Bahrain International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Nandagopal]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jishnu Sanyal]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 19–21, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2013
| align="left" | Bahrain International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} V. Diju {{flagicon|IND}} K. Nandagopal
| align="left" | 17–21, 21–12, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2013
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International Challenge]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} V. Diju {{flagicon|IND}} K. Nandagopal
| align="left" | Walkover
| 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:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2007
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]]
| align="left" | 14–21, 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

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{cite web |title=Rupesh Kumar K. T. |publisher=[[Badminton Association of India]] |url=http://www.badmintonindia.org/frmPlProfileDet.aspx?pId=16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029041206/http://www.badmintonindia.org/frmPlProfileDet.aspx?pId=16 |archive-date=29 October 2012 }}

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