B. R. Sankeerth
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B. R. Sankeerth | ||||||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | |||||||||||||
Born | Bangalore, India | 22 December 1997|||||||||||||
Residence | Toronto, Canada | |||||||||||||
Men's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 81 (MS 4 May 2021) 169 (MD with Vinson Chiu 17 March 2020) 279 (XD with Chloe Rowe 29 September 2016) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | 78 (MS) 200 (MD with Vinson Chiu) (19 October 2021) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 finishing 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 represent India at the 2014 World Junior Championships.[2][5]
Sankeerth now is part of the Canadian national team.[6] He was a semi-finalist at the BWF Grand Prix event the 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[edit]
Pan Am Championships[edit]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Brian Yang | 21–19, 9–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runner-up)[edit]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Lu Chia-hung | 21–14, 15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Phillips Jap | 19–21, 21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
2019 | Peru Future Series | Brian Yang | 12–21, 21–11, 21–19 | Winner |
2021 | Lithuanian International | Alex Lanier | 21–18, 21–23, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Nyl Yakura | Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg |
8–21, 21–18, 6–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[edit]
- ↑ "Players: B. R. Sankeerth". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sankeeth B.R". KC Badminton Club. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ "Siddarth, Anisha win badminton titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "Badminton team". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "Sahil and Sankeerth win two titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "Canada's top badminton athletes take centre stage at the Yonex Ontario senior elite". Badminton Ontario. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "3rd Yonex Brazil Grand Prix 2016" (PDF). Badminton India. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "Zulfadli in the final of Brazil Grand Prix". The Star. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "2016 US International Challenge- Nyl Yakura Results". Humber Hawks. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "Taiwan's Lu wins U.S. international challenge title". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
External links[edit]
- B. R. Sankeerth at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- B. R. Sankeerth on Facebook