Sankar Subramanian

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Sankar Subramanian
Personal information
Birth nameS. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian
CountryIndia
Born (2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 20)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Highest ranking66 (6 February 2024)
Current ranking66 (10 December 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Santander Boys' singles
BWF profile

S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian (born 13 January 2004) is an Indian badminton player. He is a former world junior number 1 in the boys' singles. [1] At the age of 17, he reached the finals of the senior tournament the 2021 Uganda International. [2] Subramanian won the silver medal at the 2022 World Junior Championships. [3]

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Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2022 Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Kuo Kuan-lin 14–21, 20–22 Med 2.png Silver [3]

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResultRef
2021 Uganda International Flag of India.svg Varun Kapur 18–21, 21–16, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [2]
2023 Luxembourg Open Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Ade Resky Dwicahyo 21–11, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Christophersen 16–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles)

Boys' singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2021Russian Junior International Flag of India.svg Saneeth Dayanand Shimoga 21–10, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Iran Junior International Flag of Iran.svg Ali Hayati 21–17, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

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References

  1. M. Ratnakar (16 August 2022). "New junior World No.1 Sankar wants to make it big at senior". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Varun Kapur, Malvika Bansod Beat Compatriots to Clinch Gold at 2021 Uganda International". News 18. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Sankar bags silver in BWF World Junior Championships". New Indian Express. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.