Sameer Verma

Sameer Verma (born 22 October 1994) is an Indian badminton player and trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. Sameer is the brother of Indian badminton player Sourabh Verma.

Sameer Verma
Personal information
Birth nameSameer Verma
Country India
Born (1994-10-22) 22 October 1994
Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachPullela Gopichand
Men's singles
Career title(s)9
Highest ranking11 (22 January 2019)
Current ranking20 (19 November 2019)
BWF profile

Career

2011

Verma won a silver medal in the Asian Junior Badminton Championships, 2011, held in Lucknow, India. He also won silver at the men's singles at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, Isle of Man losing in the final to Zulfadli Zulkiffli of Malaysia.[1]

2012

At the 36th Junior National Badminton Championships in Jaipur, Verma won the boys' singles U-19 category.[2] The same year Verma also reached the final of the Iran Open.[3]

2013

In 2013, Verma won his first international titles when he won the men's singles event at the Bahrain International Series and Bahrain International Challenge.[4][5]

2014

Battling injuries in 2012 and 2013, Verma came back strongly in 2014 by winning the All India Senior Ranking Badminton Championships, 2014 in Bareilly.[6]

2016

Sameer Verma stunned world No 3 Jan O Jorgensen in straight games to storm into the final of the Hong Kong Open Super Series badminton tournament on Saturday 26 November 2016. Verma upstated the Danish stalwart 21–19, 24–22 in an exciting match.

2017

Sameer Verma won the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships in January 2017 defeating SaiPraneeth 21-19 21-16 in the final.[7] He beat the higher ranked Hans-Kristian Vittinghus in the quarter finals of the same tournament.

2018

In 2018, Sameer Verma won the Swiss open(Super 300)title beating Jan ø Jorgensen (21-15,21-13) in the final. Later in the year he also won the Hyderabad Open;a Super 100 event before defending his title in November beating Lu Guangzu by 16-21,21-19,21-14 at the 2018 Syed Modi Badminton International Championships (Super 300). With his title finish at his home Super 300 event,Sameer Verma confirmed his qualification for the BWF World Tour Finals 2018,in Guangzhou, standing at the 7th position in the qualification list and where only the top 8 most consistent players across all five disciplines are allowed to compete for the year end finale crown and win a share of $1.5million.

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan & Taipei, Chinese Taipei Viktor Axelsen 19–21, 19–21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea Kento Momota 21–13, 18–21, 9–21 Bronze
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India Zulfadli Zulkiffli 15–21, 17–21 Silver

BWF World Tour (3 titles)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Syed Modi International Super 300 Lu Guangzu 16–21, 21–19, 21–14 Winner
2018 Hyderabad Open Super 100 Soong Joo Ven 21–15, 21–18 Winner
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21–15, 21–13 Winner

BWF Superseries (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Hong Kong Open Ng Ka Long 14–21, 21–10, 11–21 Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 0 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Syed Modi International B. Sai Praneeth 21–19, 21–16 Winner
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Tata India International Sourabh Varma 21–11, 21–18 Winner
2015 Bangladesh International B. Sai Praneeth 14–21, 21–8, 17–21 Runner-up
2015 Bahrain International Challenge Derek Wong Zi Liang 21–14, 21–10 Winner
2015 Bahrain International Pratul Joshi 21–13, 18–21, 21–8 Winner
2015 Sri Lanka International B. Sai Praneeth 18–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International Challenge Subhankar Dey 19–21, 21–14, 21–12 Winner
2013 Bahrain International Dinuka Karunaratna 21–11, 18–21, 21–13 Winner
2012 Iran Fajr International Niluka Karunaratne 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

Personal

Verma hails from a lower-middle-class family. His parents live in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh. His father Sudhir Verma is a Grade II Assistant working with the Narmada Valley Development Authority, and his mother Sangita is a house-wife. Sameer followed in the footsteps of his brother Sourabh Varma, who is also an internationally ranked badminton player,[10] and took up badminton as a sport at a young age. He soon moved to the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad to train under coach and former Indian player Pullela Gopichand.

References

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