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 ranking67 (6 February 2024)
Current ranking67 (6 February 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 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]

Achievements[edit]

World Junior Championships[edit]

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain Chinese Taipei Kuo Kuan-lin 14–21, 20–22 Silver Silver [3]

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

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Uganda International India Varun Kapur 18–21, 21–16, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [2]
2023 Luxembourg Open Azerbaijan Ade Resky Dwicahyo 21–11, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Scottish Open Denmark Mads Christophersen 16–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles)[edit]

Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2021 Russian Junior International India Saneeth Dayanand Shimoga 21–10, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Iran Junior International Iran Ali Hayati 21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "Varun Kapur, Malvika Bansod Beat Compatriots to Clinch Gold at 2021 Uganda International". News 18. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Sankar bags silver in BWF World Junior Championships". New Indian Express. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

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