https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Velavan_SenthilkumarVelavan Senthilkumar - Revision history2026-08-04T08:23:27ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Velavan_Senthilkumar&diff=544003&oldid=previmported>BretBroussard26 at 13:03, 14 December 20252025-12-14T13:03:54Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian squash player (born 1998)}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2025}}<br />
<br />
{{Infobox squash player<br />
| name = Velavan Senthilkumar<br />
| country = {{IND}}<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|3|26}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Salem, Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Aaradhana Kasturiraj|2024}}<br />
| education = {{ubl<br />
| [[Columbia University]]<br />
| [[Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai|Don Bosco School]]<br />
}}<br />
| height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}<br />
| weight = {{convert|63|kg|lb}}<br />
| retired = Active<br />
| plays = Left-handed<br />
| coach = [[Paul Price (squash player)|Paul Price]]<br/>[[Cyrus Poncha]]<br />
| racquet = [[Tecnifibre]]<br />
| event = Men's singles <br />
| highest_ranking = 39<br />
| date_of_highest_ranking = March 2025<br />
| current_ranking = [https://www.psasquashtour.com/player/velavan-senthilkumar/ 45]<br />
| date_of_current_ranking = December 2025<br />
| WorldOpenresult = <br />
| club = {{ubl<br />
| [[Columbia Lions men's squash|Columbia Lions]]<br />
|(2017–2022)<br />
}}<br />
| titles = 10<br />
| finals = 14<br />
| medaltemplates =<br />
{{MedalSport|Men's [[squash (sport)|squash]]}} [[File:Squash pictogram.svg|30px]]<br />
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalComp|[[Squash World Cup|World Cup]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2025 Squash World Cup|2025 Chennai]]|[[Squash World Cup#Editions and results|Mixed team]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Squash Championships|Asian Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2022 Men's Asian Squash Team Championships|2022 Cheongju]]|[[2022 Men's Asian Squash Team Championships#Final rankings|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[Asian Doubles Squash Championships|2024 Johor]]|[[Asian Doubles Squash Championships#Men's doubles|Doubles]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold|[[Asian Doubles Squash Championships|2025 Kuala Lumpur]]|[[Asian Doubles Squash Championships#Men's doubles|Doubles]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2021 Men's Asian Team Squash Championships|2021 Kuala Lumpur]]|[[2021 Men's Asian Team Squash Championships#Final rankings|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[Asian Individual Squash Championships|2023 Hong Kong]]|[[Asian Individual Squash Championships#Editions and results|Singles]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[Asian Individual Squash Championships|2025 Kuala Lumpur]]|[[Asian Individual Squash Championships#Editions and results|Singles]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Bronze|[[Asian Doubles Squash Championships|2025 Kuala Lumpur]]|[[Asian Doubles Squash Championships#Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Junior Squash Championships|Asian Junior Championships]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold|[[Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships|2016 Kuala Lumpur]]|[[Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships#Boys Under 19|Singles]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold|[[Asian Junior Team Squash Championships|2017 Hong Kong]]|[[Asian Junior Team Squash Championships#Boys' championship|Team]]}}<br />
| psa_id = velavan-senthilkumar<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Velavan Senthilkumar''' (born 26 March 1998) is an Indian professional [[squash (sport)|squash]] player.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/5583/info | title=Velavan Senthikumar | publisher=PSA World Tour | access-date=22 July 2018 }}</ref> He is a [[Squash World Cup|World Cup]] gold medallist and a three-time [[Asian Squash Championships|Asian Champion]].<br />
<br />
==Early life==<br />
Velavan was born March 26, 1998 in [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India to Shanmukham Priyadharshini and Ramasamy Senthilkumar. While his mother was a part of the national badminton team, his father played basketball for the country. His brother Guhan, a student of the [[University of Manchester]], also plays squash. Senthilkumar finished his education from [[Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai|Don Bosco School]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adhikary |first=Sukanya |date=2024-03-26 |title="If I've given my best, I think about my performance rather than the result" - says National Squash Champion, Velavan Senthilkumar |url=https://thebridge.in/squash/if-ive-given-my-best-i-think-about-my-performance-rather-than-the-result-says-rising-squash-star-velavan-senthilkumar-46635 |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref> When he won the [[British Junior Open Squash|British Junior Open]] during the [[British Junior Open Squash 2017|2017 edition]], several college coaches contacted him. After some deliberation, he decided to move to the [[United States]] to be a part of [[Columbia University]], [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-01-13 |title=Chennai boy makes it to Columbia University riding on squash success |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-boy-makes-it-to-columbia-university-riding-on-squash-success/articleshow/56509530.cms?SPID=78095&DB_OEM_ID=9600 |access-date=2024-11-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He became a part of the college's squash team [[Columbia Lions men's squash|Columbia Lions]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Velavan Senthilkumar - Men's Squash |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/mens-squash/roster/velavan-senthilkumar/17245 |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Columbia University Athletics |language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Personal life==<br />
Senthilkumar married fellow Indian squash player Aaradhana Kasturiraj in June 2024.<br />
<br />
==Career==<br />
In 2016, Senthilkumar won the [[Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] defeating [[Mohammad Al-Saraj]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=VELAVAN SENTHILKUMAR |url=https://unsquashable.com/pages/velavan-senthilkumar?srsltid=AfmBOoqCXz5a_KQhE28YIRKf7fODltUrWTKnT4q3wT2jbOBW6XvZ6ARj |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=UNSQUASHABLE |language=en}}</ref> He then won the [[British Junior Open Squash 2017|2017 British Junior Open]], besting his compatriot [[Abhay Singh (squash player)|Abhay Singh]] in the final. He bagged his first [[Professional Squash Association|PSA]] title in April 2018 at the Madison Open in Wisconsin. He is coached by [[Paul Price (squash player)|Paul Price]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venkatesan |first=S. Prasanna |date=2024-05-15 |title=Squash player Velavan Senthilkumar says working with mental coach Paul Price has been really helpful |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/squash/velavan-senthilkumar-mental-health-coach-paul-price-helpful-benefits-career-best-singles-rankings-psa-tour/article68179362.ece/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Titles and finals==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" <br />
|+<br />
! Year<br />
! Tournament<br />
! Opponent<br />
! Result<br />
! Score<br />
! Ref(s)<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2|2017<br />
| [[British Junior Open Squash 2017|British Junior Open]] <br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Abhay Singh (squash player)|Abhay Singh]]<br />
| bgcolor="99FB98"|Win<br />
| 3–1 (16-14, 11-2, 10-12, 11-7)<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Helmer |first=Donna |date=2017-01-06 |title=2017 Finals : Six for Egypt as Gilevskiy wins Ireland's first |url=https://britishjunioropen.com/2017finals/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=British Junior Open |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Awards and nominations==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Award<br />
! Category<br />
! Result<br />
! Ref<br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|rowspan=2|[[ASF Awards]]<br />
|Outstanding Performance Junior Men<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2023<br />
|Outstanding Team Men<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASF Awards |url=http://www.asiansquash.org/about_awards.php |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Asian Squash Federation |archive-date=11 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111171048/https://asiansquash.org/about_awards.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2025<br />
|[[Times of India Sports Awards]]<br />
|Squash Player of the Year Male<br />
|{{tba}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-02-18 |title=TOISA 2024: Squash Masters Competing for the Coveted Trophy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/toisa-2024-squash-masters-competing-for-the-coveted-trophy/articleshow/118361431.cms |access-date=2025-02-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Squash in India]]<br />
* [[India men's national squash team]]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
*{{PSA|id=5583,00}}<br />
*{{SquashInfo|id=8061}}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Senthilkumar, Velavan}}<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1998 births]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male squash players]]<br />
[[Category:People from Salem, Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Columbia Lions men's squash players]]<br />
[[Category:Indian expatriates in the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Columbia University people]]<br />
[[Category:Squash players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games squash players for India]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]</div>imported>BretBroussard26