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	\| highest_ranking = 11		\| highest_ranking = 11
	\| date_of_highest_ranking = 22 January 2019		\| date_of_highest_ranking = 22 January 2019
	\| current_ranking = 22		\| current_ranking = 28
	\| date_of_current_ranking = ~~2 November 2021~~		\| date_of_current_ranking = 3 May 2022
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{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Sameer Verma
| image =
| caption =
| country = India
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|10|22}}
| birth_place = [[Dhar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
| height = 1.70 m
| weight = 60 kg
| residence =
| event = Men's singles
| highest_ranking = 11
| date_of_highest_ranking = 22 January 2019
| current_ranking = 22
| date_of_current_ranking = 2 November 2021
| coach = [[Pullela Gopichand]]
| titles = 9
| handedness = Right
| best_result =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2011 BWF World Junior Championships|2011 Taipei]] | Boys' singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Junior Badminton Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2011 Lucknow]] | Boys' singles }}
{{MedalBronze | 2011 Lucknow | Mixed team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2012 Gimcheon]] | Boys' singles }}
| bwf_id = AA9D1A0B-2529-4B20-8421-7F31183EFA29
}}

'''Sameer Verma''' (born 22 October 1994) is an Indian [[badminton]] player. He trains at the [[Gopichand Badminton Academy]], Hyderabad. Sameer is the brother of Indian badminton player [[Sourabh Verma]].

== Career ==

=== 2011 ===
Verma won a silver medal in the [[2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|Asian Junior Championships]], held in Lucknow, India and a bronze medal in mixed team event. He also won silver at the men's singles at the [[2011 Commonwealth Youth Games]], losing in the final to [[Zulfadli Zulkiffli]] of Malaysia. He also secured a bronze medal in [[2011 BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] in the boys' singles category.<ref>[http://iom2011results.thecgf.com/Competitor.aspx?RegID=21172 CWYG 2011]</ref>

=== 2012 ===
At the 36th Junior National Badminton Championships in [[Jaipur]], Verma won the boys' singles U-19 category.<ref>[http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=5A87C2FB-C5B6-4D67-B88F-6AB807ECD4AF Sameer, Junior National Champion]</ref> The same year Verma also reached the final of the [[Iran Fajr International]].<ref>[http://statistiks.com/badminton/iran/iran-open/2012/men-singles/-/draw/quarter-finals/8 Iran Open]</ref> He also secured a bronze medal in [[2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] held in Gimcheon, South Korea in the boys' singles category. He had a world rank #3 in Junior boys' singles.

=== 2013 ===
In 2013, Verma won his first international titles when he won the men's singles event at the Bahrain International Series and Bahrain International Challenge.<ref>[http://www.badmintoninindia.com/news/blog/2013/11/05/bahrain-international-series-2013-results/ Bahrain International Series]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/Indian-shuttlers-make-clean-sweep-at-Bahrain-International-Challenge/articleshow/25569286.cms Bahrain International Challenge]</ref>

=== 2014 ===
Battling injuries in 2012 and 2013, Verma came back strongly in 2014 by winning the All India Senior Ranking Badminton Championships, in [[Bareilly]].<ref>[http://www.drinksbreak.com/badminton/domestic/ranking-tournaments/item/1694-sameer-verma-pc-thulasi-upset-top-seeds-to-clin-national-ranking-titles/1694-sameer-verma-pc-thulasi-upset-top-seeds-to-clin-national-ranking-titles.html Sameer Verma & PC Thulasi upset top seeds to clinch National Ranking titles in Bareilly]</ref> He also bagged the Bahrain International Challenge title defeating [[Subhankar Dey]] in a thrilling three setter finals. He also added another title to his name by won the Bahrain International Series against Dinuka Karunaratne in a 1-hour three setter match.

=== 2015 ===
Verma grabbed three major titles in the men's singles category including Tata Open International Challenge held at Mumbai, India, Bahrain International Challenge and Bahrain International Series. He also finished as runner-up in the Bangladesh and Sri Lanka International Challenge. Last but not the least, he also a semi finalist in the Bulgaria International Challenge tournament.

=== 2016 ===
Verma defeated world No. 3 [[Jan Ø. Jørgensen]] in straight games to storm into the final of the [[2016 Hong Kong Super Series|Hong Kong Open Super Series]]. In the final, he lost to host player, [[Ng Ka Long]], in straight games.

=== 2017 ===
Verma won the [[2017 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold|Syed Modi International]] in January 2017 defeating [[B. Sai Praneeth]] 21–19 21–16 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=B340CFCA-BED9-412B-A70A-4C7F847201F6&d=20170129|title=BWF - Syed Modi International Badminton Championships 2017 - Matches|website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com|access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref> He beat the higher ranked Hans-Kristian Vittinghus in the quarter finals of the same tournament.

=== 2018 ===
In 2018, Verma won the [[2018 Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]] title beating [[Jan Ø. Jørgensen]] (21–15, 21–13) in the final. Later in the year he also won the [[2018 Hyderabad Open (badminton)|Hyderabad Open]] a Super 100 event, before defending his title in November beating [[Lu Guangzu]] by 16–21, 21–19, 21–14 at the [[2018 Syed Modi International|Syed Modi International]]. With his title finish at his home Super 300 event, he confirmed his qualification for the [[2018 BWF World Tour Finals|World Tour Finals]], in Guangzhou, standing at the 7th position in the qualification list and where only the top 8 most consistent players across all five disciplines are allowed to compete for the year end finale crown and win a share of $1.5 million. He played the semi-finals of the World Tour Finals as the first Indian male badminton player to secure a position in the World Tour Finals tournament. He stunned [[Tommy Sugiarto]] and [[Kantaphon Wangcharoen]] in straight sets in the group stage. Verma lost the hard-fought semi-finals against [[Shi Yuqi]] of China after leading on match-point in the second set. The thrilling match lasted for an hour and eight minutes, the scores being 21–12, 20–22 and 17–21.

== Achievements ==

=== World Junior Championships ===
''Boys' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | [[2011 BWF World Junior Championships|2011]]
| align="left" | Taoyuan Arena, [[Taoyuan City]], [[Taipei]], Taiwan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Viktor Axelsen]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Asian Junior Championships ===
''Boys' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | [[2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2011]]
| align="left" | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, [[Lucknow]], India
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Zulfadli Zulkiffli]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | [[2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2012]]
| align="left" | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, [[Gimcheon]], South Korea
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kento Momota]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 18–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== BWF World Tour (3 titles) ===
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |website=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |website=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | [[2018 Swiss Open (badminton)#Finals|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]]
| align="left" | Super 300
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jan Ø. Jørgensen]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2018 Hyderabad Open (badminton)#Finals|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Hyderabad Open (badminton)|Hyderabad Open]]
| align="left" | Super 100
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Soong Joo Ven]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2018 Syed Modi International#Finals|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
| align="left" | Super 300
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lu Guangzu]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 21–19, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

=== BWF Superseries (1 runner-up) ===
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |title=BWF Launches Super Series |url=http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |website=Badminton Australia |date=15 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2007}}</ref> was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were [[BWF Superseries|Superseries and Superseries Premier]]. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event |url=http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |website=IBadmintonstore |access-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2013}}</ref> Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center" | [[2016 Hong Kong Super Series#Finals|2016]]
| align="left" | [[Hong Kong Open (badminton)|Hong Kong Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Ng Ka Long]]
| align="left" | 14–21, 21–10, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#B0C4DE|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Super Series|BWF Superseries Finals]] tournament
: {{Color box|#DAA520|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Super Series|BWF Superseries Premier]] tournament
: {{Color box|#FFFFCC|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Superseries]] tournament

=== BWF Grand Prix (1 title) ===
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold|Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold]]. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2017 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold#Finals|2017]]
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sai Praneeth]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{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 (5 titles, 3 runners-up) ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | [[Iran Fajr International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Niluka Karunaratne]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2013
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Dinuka Karunaratna]]
| align="left" | 21–11, 18–21, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2013
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International Challenge]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhankar Dey]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–14, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Sri Lanka International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sai Praneeth]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 8–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | Bahrain International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pratul Joshi]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 18–21, 21–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | Bahrain International Challenge
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Derek Wong]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} B. Sai Praneeth
| align="left" | 14–21, 21–8, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|Tata India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sourabh Varma]]
| align="left" | 21–11, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{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

== Personal ==
Verma hails from a sport-loving family. His parents live in [[Dhar]] district in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He followed in the footsteps of his brother [[Sourabh Varma]], who is also an internationally ranked badminton player,<ref>[http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=14955 BWF World Rankings]</ref> and took up badminton as a sport at a very young age. He soon moved to the [[Gopichand Badminton Academy]] in Hyderabad to train under coach and former Indian player [[Pullela Gopichand]]. Sameer Verma has been an inspiration for the young badminton players as he has depicted good ethics and hardworking values for the upcoming players in the field.

== Awards ==
He has been awarded the Vikram Award in the year 2016 for badminton by [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He has also been the recipient for the Eklavya Award in 2009 for badminton by Madhya Pradesh. Additionally, Sameer Verma has been nominated for the Sportsman of the Year in Racquet Sport (2018) at the Sportstar Aces Awards supported by Supreme Committee of Delivery and Legacy and Emerging Sportsman of the Year by Indian Sports Honors (2017), Organised by Virat Kohli Foundation.

== References ==
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[[Category:Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games]]
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