B. R. Sankeerth

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B. R. Sankeerth
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 27)
Bangalore, India
Residence Toronto, Canada
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking73 (MS 27 September 2022)
169 (MD with Vinson Chiu 17 March 2020)
279 (XD with Chloe Rowe 29 September 2016)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan Am Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Guatemala City Men's singles
Pan Am Male Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tacarigua Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Acapulco Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 São Paulo Men's team
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
BWF profile

B. R. Sankeerth (born 22 December 1997) is an Indian-born Canadian badminton player. [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]

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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

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Yang 21–19, 9–21, 9–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Chia-hung 21–14, 15–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Yonex / K&D Graphics International Flag of the United States.svg Phillips Jap 19–21, 21–19, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Peru Future Series Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Yang 12–21, 21–11, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 Lithuanian International Flag of France.svg Alex Lanier 21–18, 21–23, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyl Yakura Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Colberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Fladberg 		8–21, 21–18, 6–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-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. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. 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). Badminton India. 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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