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Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bangalore, India | 22 December 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Toronto, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 73 (MS 27 September 2022) 169 (MD with Vinson Chiu 17 March 2020) 279 (XD with Chloe Rowe 29 September 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Brian Yang | 21–19, 9–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Lu Chia-hung | 21–14, 15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Phillips Jap | 19–21, 21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
2019 | Peru Future Series | Brian Yang | 12–21, 21–11, 21–19 | Winner |
2021 | Lithuanian International | Alex Lanier | 21–18, 21–23, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Nyl Yakura | Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg | 8–21, 21–18, 6–21 | Runner-up |
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