Rupesh Kumar K. T. (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian badminton player from Kerala, born in Sirpur, Telangana. He is one of India's finest-ever doubles player, with nine successive national titles. He won the silver medal in mixed team event in 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, and a bronze medal in 2006 Melbourne. He, along with his doubles partner Sanave Thomas, won the BWF Grand Prix title at the 2009 New Zealand Open and 2010 Bitburger Open.[2] He was three times men's doubles gold medalists at the South Asian Games, in 2004 partnered with Markose Bristow, and in 2006 and 2010 with Thomas.
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Birth name | Rupesh Kumar Kallyad Thazhathe Veetil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sirpur, Asifabad district, Andhra Pradesh, India. (present day Telangana, India) | 31 August 1979||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 13[1] (July 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
editSouth Asian Games
editMen's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan |
Markose Bristow | Jaseel P. Ismail J. B. S. Vidyadhar |
15–8, 15–4 | Gold |
2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Sanave Thomas | Thushara Edirisinghe Duminda Jayakody |
21–16, 21–10 | Gold |
2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Sanave Thomas | Chetan Anand V. Diju |
21–19, retired | Gold |
BWF Grand Prix
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Dutch Open | Sanave Thomas | Fran Kurniawan Rendra Wijaya |
18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Australian Open | Sanave Thomas | Gan Teik Chai Tan Bin Shen |
13–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | New Zealand Open | Sanave Thomas | Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata |
21–16, 15–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2009 | Bitburger Open | Sanave Thomas | Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis |
17–21, 22–20, 24–22 | Winner |
2010 | India Open | Sanave Thomas | Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari |
12–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
editMen's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Syed Modi International | Sanave Thomas | V. Diju Jaseel P. Ismail |
15–12, 15–8 | Winner |
2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Sanave Thomas | Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater |
15–7, 15–13 | Winner |
2004 | India Satellite | Sanave Thomas | V. Diju Jaseel P. Ismail |
9–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
2005 | Surabaya Satellite | Sanave Thomas | Tri Kusharyanto Bambang Suprianto |
9–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
2005 | India Satellite | Sanave Thomas | V. Diju Jaseel P. Ismail |
17–14, 15–7 | Winner |
2006 | India Satellite | Sanave Thomas | Chan Peng Soon Chang Hun Pin |
19–21, 21–8, 22–20 | Winner |
2008 | Croatian International | Sanave Thomas | Jakub Bitman Zvonimir Đurkinjak |
21–9, 21–14 | Winner |
2008 | Portugal International | Sanave Thomas | Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder |
19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2010 | Bahrain International | Sanave Thomas | Bennet Antony Anchery Alwin Francis |
21–7, 16–21, 21–14 | Winner |
2011 | Bahrain International | Sanave Thomas | Andrei Adistia Christopher Rusdianto |
21–14, 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Tata Open India International | Sanave Thomas | Pranav Chopra Akshay Dewalkar |
21–19, 17–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2012 | Austrian International | Sanave Thomas | Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata |
23–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2012 | Bahrain International | Sanave Thomas | K. Nandagopal Jishnu Sanyal |
21–18, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2013 | Bahrain International | Sanave Thomas | V. Diju K. Nandagopal |
17–21, 21–12, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Bahrain International Challenge | Sanave Thomas | V. Diju K. Nandagopal |
Walkover | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | India International | Aparna Balan | V. Diju Jwala Gutta |
14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ Badminton World Federation – Player Profiles. Bwfbadminton.org. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
- ^ Profile of Rupesh Kumar K.T., Indian Badminton Player in CWG 2010. Delhispider.com. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
External links
edit- "Rupesh Kumar K. T." Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012.