Nikhil Kanetkar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pune, Maharashtra, India | 13 May 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nikhil Kanetkar (born 13 May 1979) is an Indian former badminton player from Pune. [1]
Born in a Maharashtrian family, Kanetkar played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round. In the round of 16, Kanetkar was defeated by Peter Gade of Denmark. [1] In addition to Olympics, Kanetkar has represented India in the Thomas Cup, All England Open, Asian Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, SAF Games, Swiss Open, French Open, Toulouse Open and numerous other championships.
In 2011, he retired from competitive sports and set up Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy (NKBA, www.nkba.in) in Pune, India. The academy is based at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi, Pune, India. NKBA was established with a vision of "Grooming Talent to Make Champions". Nikhil Kanetkar is currently the Director and Head Coach of NKBA.
Kanetkar is also a columnist and commentator. He wrote for the Marathi newspaper Sakal from Athens during the Olympics and subsequently was invited by StarSports for covering the Badminton events of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Kanetkar played after 7 years post retirement and won the Men's Singles Title in the 35+ age category in the 41st Indian Masters (Veterans) National Badminton Championships 2016–17 organised by Kerala Badminton Association at Regional Sports Centre, Kadavanthra, Kochi, Kerala. In September 2017, he won the bronze medal in the same age group at the BWF World Senior Badminton Championship held in Kochi, India.
Year | Venue | Event | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi, India | Men's singles +35 | Naruenart Chuaymak | 3–8 Retired | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Chetan Anand | 14–21, 12–21 | Silver |
The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | U.S. Open | Colin Haughton | 6–15, 0–15 | Runner-up |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | India Satellite | Lee Cheol-ho | 11–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Victorian International | Richard Vaughan | 20–22, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2005 | South Africa International | Kaveh Mehrabi | 15–8, 15–7 | Winner |
2004 | Mauritius International | Abhinn Shyam Gupta | 16–17, 8–15 | Runner-up |
2003 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Andreas Wölk | 15–9, 15–11 | Winner |
2002 | Welsh International | Irwansyah | 6–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
2001 | Scottish International | Irwansyah | 5–7, 6–8, 2–7 | Runner-up |
1998 | Sri Lanka International | Ting Chih-chen | 15–13, 15–6 | Winner |
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