Sathish Kumar Karunakaran

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Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 23)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
HandednessRight
Men's singles & mixed doubles
Highest ranking43 (MS, 10 September 2024)
34 (XD with Aadya Variyath, 15 October 2024)
Current ranking45 (MS)
35 (XD with Aadya Variyath) (5 November 2024)
BWF profile

Sathish Kumar Karunakaran (born 20 May 2001) [1] is an Indian badminton player. [2] In 2020, he played for the Chennai Superstarz in the Indian Premier Badminton League. [3]

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Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. [5]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2023 Odisha Masters Super 100 Flag of India.svg Ayush Shetty 21–18, 19–21, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2021 Ukraine International Flag of India.svg Priyanshu Rajawat 17–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 Hungarian International Flag of Bulgaria.svg Daniel Nikolov 17–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Cameroon International Flag of Malaysia.svg Chua Kim Sheng 21–13, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Maldives International Flag of Indonesia.svg Krishna Adi Nugraha 12–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 (I) India International Flag of India.svg Ravi 21–14, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 (II)India International Flag of India.svg Ravi24–22, 21–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Iran Fajr International Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Hải Đăng 17–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Cameroon International Flag of India.svg Aadya Variyath Flag of the Philippines.svg Alvin Morada
Flag of the Philippines.svg Alyssa Leonardo
19–21, 21–18, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Maldives International Flag of India.svg Aadya Variyath Flag of Malaysia.svg Loo Bing Kun
Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheng Su Yin
21–19, 16–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Malaysia International Flag of India.svg Aadya Variyath Flag of Malaysia.svg Loo Bing Kun
Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheng Su Yin
18–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 (I) India International Flag of India.svg Aadya Variyath Flag of Thailand.svg Phatharathorn Nipornram
Flag of Thailand.svg Nattamon Laisuan
23–21, 17–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 (II)India International Flag of India.svg Aadya Variyath Flag of India.svg Dingku Singh Konthoujam
Flag of India.svg Priya Konjengbam
21–10, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Iran Fajr International Flag of India.svg Aadya Variyath Flag of India.svg B. Sumeeth Reddy
Flag of India.svg N. Sikki Reddy
22–20, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Azerbaijan International Flag of India.svg Aadya Variyath Flag of India.svg B. Sumeeth Reddy
Flag of India.svg N. Sikki Reddy
13–21, 22–20, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Uganda International Flag of India.svg Aadya Variyath Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth Choo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gronya Somerville
22–20, 18–21, 21–19

Gold medal icon.svgWinner

  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Sathish Karunakaran". flashscore.com.
  2. "Players: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran". Badminton World Federation.
  3. "Player Profile: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran". Premier Badminton League.
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