B. R. Sankeerth

B. R. Sankeerth
Personal information
Birth name Bagalur Rajanna Sankeerth
Country  Canada
Born (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997
Bangalore, India
Residence Toronto, Canada
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking 120 (MS 9 March 2017)
226 (MD 22 September 2016)
279 (XD 29 September 2016)
BWF profile

Bagalur Rajanna Sankeerth (born 22 December 1997) is a Canadian male 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 finish 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 representing India at the 2014 World Junior Championships.[2][5]

Sankeerth now is part of the Canada national team member.[6] In the international senior tournament, he was the semi-finalist at the BWF Grand Prix event 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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International United States Phillips Jap 19–21, 21–19, 21–13 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Chinese Taipei Lu Chia-hung 21–14, 15–21, 16–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Nyl Yakura Denmark Frederik Colberg
Denmark Rasmus Fladberg		 8–21, 21–18, 6–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: B. R. Sankeerth". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Sankeeth B.R". KC Badminton Club. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Siddarth, Anisha win badminton titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Badminton team". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sahil and Sankeerth win two titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Canada's top badminton athletes take centre stage at the Yonex Ontario senior elite". Badminton Ontario. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "3rd YONEX Brazil Grand Prix 2016" (PDF). www.badmintonindia.org. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Zulfadli in the final of Brazil Grand Prix". The Star. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "2016 US International Challenge- Nyl Yakura Results". Humber Hawks. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Taiwan's Lu wins U.S. international challenge title". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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