Dhruv Kapila

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Dhruv Kapila
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 25)
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Years active2016–present
HandednessRight
Coach Mathias Boe
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking
Current ranking
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Thomas Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Dubai Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Manila Men's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Pokhara Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Pokhara Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Pokhara Men's team
BWF profile

Dhruv Kapila (born 1 February 2000) is an Indian badminton player. [1] [2] He was the gold medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games in the men's doubles, mixed doubles and team events. [3] He was part of the India team that won the 2022 Thomas Cup. [4]

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Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Badminton Covered Hall,
Pokhara, Nepal
Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sachin Dias
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Buwaneka Goonethilleka
21–19, 19–21, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Badminton Covered Hall,
Pokhara, Nepal
Flag of India.svg Meghana Jakkampudi Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sachin Dias
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Thilini Hendahewa
21–16, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. [6]

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023 Odisha Masters Super 100 Flag of India.svg Tanisha Crasto Flag of Singapore.svg Terry Hee
Flag of Singapore.svg Jessica Tan
17–21, 21–19, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Syed Modi International Super 300 Flag of India.svg Tanisha Crasto Flag of Thailand.svg Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Flag of Thailand.svg Supissara Paewsampran
21–18, 14–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Mauritius International Flag of India.svg Saurabh Sharma Flag of India.svg Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Flag of India.svg Chirag Shetty
12–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Kharkiv International Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Hess
Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Pistorius
21–19, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Nepal International Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of India.svg Manu Attri
Flag of India.svg B. Sumeeth Reddy
19–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Bangladesh International Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of Malaysia.svg Chang Yee Jun
Flag of Malaysia.svg Tee Kai Wun
19–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 (I) India International Challenge Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of Thailand.svg Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn
Flag of Thailand.svg Nanthakarn Yordphaisong
21–17, 20–22, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Uganda International Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu
Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Yuan
21–14, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Polish Open Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of Denmark.svg William Kryger Boe
Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Faust Kjær
15–21, 23–21, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 runners-up)

Boys' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016India Junior International Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Okamura
Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Onodera
5–11, 14–12, 9–11, 11-13Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Dutch Junior International Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Su Li-wei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ye Hong-wei
13–21, 19-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Dutch Junior International Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Weikeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shang Yichen
20–22, 16-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#AGSBNHN/ADNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

Team events2022
Thomas Cup G

References

  1. "Players: Dhruv Kapila". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. "Player Profile of Dhruv Kapila". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. "SAG 2019: Siril, Ashmita lead India to 6 badminton golds". Outlook India. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. "Working with seasoned professionals crucial for my uninterrupted training: Thomas Cup winner Dhruv Kapila". The New Indian Express. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.