Rupesh Kumar K. T.
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| Born | Rupesh Kumar Kallyad Thazhathe Veetil 31 August 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 13[1] (July 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Achievements
[edit | edit source]South Asian Games
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan |
India Markose Bristow | India Jaseel P. Ismail India J. B. S. Vidyadhar |
15–8, 15–4 | Gold Gold |
| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
India Sanave Thomas | Sri Lanka Thushara Edirisinghe Sri Lanka Duminda Jayakody |
21–16, 21–10 | Gold Gold |
| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
India Sanave Thomas | India Chetan Anand India V. Diju |
21–19, retired | Gold Gold |
BWF Grand Prix
[edit | edit source]The 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 | India Sanave Thomas | Indonesia Fran Kurniawan Indonesia Rendra Wijaya |
18–21, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2009 | Australian Open | India Sanave Thomas | Malaysia Gan Teik Chai Malaysia Tan Bin Shen |
13–21, 11–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2009 | New Zealand Open | India Sanave Thomas | Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto Japan Noriyasu Hirata |
21–16, 15–21, 21–13 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2009 | Bitburger Open | India Sanave Thomas | England Chris Adcock England Andrew Ellis |
17–21, 22–20, 24–22 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2010 | India Open | India Sanave Thomas | Malaysia Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Malaysia Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari |
12–21, 20–22 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | India International | India Aparna Balan | India V. Diju India Jwala Gutta |
14–21, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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
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Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Telangana
- Sportspeople from Kerala
- Indian male badminton players
- Indian national badminton champions
- Asian Games badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2004 South Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 South Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 South Asian Games