Akshay Dewalkar
Akshay Dewalkar (born 2 July 1988) is an Indian badminton player.[1] He was the men's doubles National Champion together with Pranav Chopra in 2013 and 2015. Dewalkar was the men's team gold medalists at the 2006 and 2016 South Asian Games, also won a men's doubles silver in 2016 with Chopra and a bronze in 2006 with Jishnu Sanyal. He participated at the 2010, 2014 Asian Games and 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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| Born | 2 July 1988 Mumbai, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 28 (MD 21 July 2016) 57 (XD 23 April 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Dewalkar announced his engagement with Mridu Sharma, the psychologist appointed by Sports Authority of India at the Gopichand Academy in 2017.[2][3]
Achievements
South Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
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18–21, 17–21 |  |
| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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13–21, 21–16, 16–21 |  |
BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Syed Modi International | |
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21–14, 22–24, 8–21 |  |
| 2009 | Syed Modi International | |
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25–27, 25–23, 15–21 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 6 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Norwegian International | |
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18–21, 20–22 | |
| 2015 | Tata Open India International | |
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14–21, 9–21 | |
| 2015 | Bangladesh International | |
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21–16, 21–16 |  |
| 2011 | Tata Open India International | |
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19–21, 21–17, 23–21 | |
| 2011 | Swiss International | |
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21–17, 16–21, 12–21 | |
| 2010 | Tata Open India International | |
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22–24, 16–21 | |
| 2008 | Bahrain International | |
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14–21, 21–18, 21–11 | |
| 2008 | Nepal International | |
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19–21, 21–10, 21–12 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Polish Open | |
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26–28, 18–21 | |
| 2014 | Tata Open India International | |
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19–21, 21–19, 10–21 | |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka International | |
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21–16, 21–18 | |
| 2013 | Tata Open India International | |
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21–17, 18–21, 21–18 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Akshay Dewalkar". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- Ratnakar, Manne (22 January 2017). "Cupid strikes yet again at Gopi's academy". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Gopi gets the champions; shuttlers love for a lifetime". www.insidesport.co. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
- Akshay Dewalkar at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Akshay Dewalkar at BWFbadminton.com
- Akshay Dewalkar at the Commonwealth Games Federation
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