B. Sumeeth Reddy

B. Sumeeth Reddy (born 26 September 1991) is an Indian badminton player who currently plays men's doubles.[1] He partners Manu Attri for men's doubles events and previously partnered with T. Hema Nagendra Babu. He competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[2] In 2016, he competed at the Rio Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event. They have the distinction of being the only Indian pair to have qualified for Olympics in men's doubles.[3]

B. Sumeeth Reddy
Personal information
Country India
Born (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991
Gungal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India
ResidenceHyderabad, India
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking282 (MS 17 May 2012)
17 (MD 21 January 2016)
47 (XD 14 September 2017)
Current ranking30 (MD), 189 (XD) (10 December 2019)
BWF profile

Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India
Manu Attri Akshay Dewalkar
Pranav Chopra
21–18, 21–17 Gold

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 3 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
2016 Canada Open Manu Attri Adrian Liu
Toby Ng
21–8, 21–14 Winner
2015 Mexico City Grand Prix Manu Attri Bodin Issara
Nipitphon Puangpuapech
22–20, 21–18 Winner
2015 Dutch Open Manu Attri Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
15–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2015 U.S. Open Manu Attri Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
12–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Syed Modi International Ashwini Ponnappa Pranaav Jerry Chopra
N. Sikki Reddy
20–22, 10–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 6 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2009 Iran Fajr International Mohammad Reza Kheradmandi 19–21, 21–17, 15–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 India International Manu Attri Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn
Kittisak Namdash
21–15, 21–15 Winner
2019 Nepal International Manu Attri Arjun M.R.
Dhruv Kapila
21–19, 21–15 Winner
2018 Tata Open India International Arjun M.R. Goh Sze Fei
Nur Izzuddin
21–10, 21–16 Winner
2018 Lagos International Manu Attri Vaibhaav
Prakash Raj
21–12, 21–12 Winner
2017 Lagos International Manu Attri Godwin Olofua
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
21–13, 21–15 Winner
2016 Peru International Manu Attri Adam Cwalina
Przemyslaw Wacha
19–21, 21–18, 28–30 Runner-up
2015 Bulgarian International Manu Attri Raphael Beck
Peter Kaesbauer
14–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2015 Prague Open Manu Attri Adam Cwalina
Przemyslaw Wacha
21–19, 20–22, 14–21 Runner-up
2015 Belgian International Manu Attri Adam Cwalina
Przemyslaw Wacha
22–20, 19–21, 22–20 Winner
2015 Guatemala International Manu Attri Michael Fuchs
Johannes Schöttler
17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2015 Lagos International Manu Attri Adam Cwalina
Przemyslaw Wacha
21–17, 21–17 Winner
2014 Tata Open India International Manu Attri Shlok Ramchandran
Sanyam Shukla
21–15, 21–15 Winner
2014 Sri Lanka International Manu Attri Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Chayut Triyachart
17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2013 Tata Open India International Manu Attri Tien Tzu-chieh
Wang Chi-lin
21–16, 21–13 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Reddy B. Sumeeth". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. "Men's Team - Entry List by Event". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. "B. Sumeeth Reddy Profile: Men's doubles badminton". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 February 2017.


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