B. R. Sankeerth

B. R. Sankeerth (born 22 December 1997) is an Indian-born Canadian badminton player.^[1][2] Sankeerth started playing badminton when he was young in Karnataka, India. He had shown his potential as a badminton player by finishing as a runner-up at the U-13 SBM State-ranking junior badminton championship.^[3][4] He clinched two titles at the 2011 Indiranagar 5-Star State-ranking badminton tournament, and was selected to represent India at the 2014 World Junior Championships.^[2][5]

B. R. Sankeerth
Personal information
Country	Canada
Born	(1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 26) Bangalore, India
Residence	Toronto, Canada
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	73 (MS 27 September 2022) 169 (MD with Vinson Chiu 17 March 2020) 279 (XD with Chloe Rowe 29 September 2016)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Canada Pan Am Championships 2021 Guatemala City Men's singles Pan Am Male Cup 2018 Tacarigua Men's team 2022 Acapulco Men's team 2024 São Paulo Men's team Pan Am Mixed Team Championships 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
BWF profile

Sankeerth now is part of the Canadian national team.^[6] He was a semi-finalist at the BWF Grand Prix event the 2016 Brazil Open in the men's doubles event with Toby Ng^[7][8] - also the runners-up at the 2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International in the men's doubles event - and in 2017 in the men's singles event.^[9][10]

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Brian Yang	21–19, 9–21, 9–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Lu Chia-hung	21–14, 15–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Phillips Jap	19–21, 21–19, 21–13	Winner
2019	Peru Future Series	Brian Yang	12–21, 21–11, 21–19	Winner
2021	Lithuanian International	Alex Lanier	21–18, 21–23, 15–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Nyl Yakura	Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg	8–21, 21–18, 6–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: B. R. Sankeerth". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
2. "Sankeeth B.R". KC Badminton Club. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
3. "Siddarth, Anisha win badminton titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
4. "Badminton team". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
5. "Sahil and Sankeerth win two titles". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
6. "Canada's top badminton athletes take centre stage at the Yonex Ontario senior elite". Badminton Ontario. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
7. "3rd Yonex Brazil Grand Prix 2016" (PDF). Badminton India. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
8. "Zulfadli in the final of Brazil Grand Prix". The Star. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
9. "2016 US International Challenge- Nyl Yakura Results". Humber Hawks. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
10. "Taiwan's Lu wins U.S. international challenge title". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

External links

• B. R. Sankeerth at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• B. R. Sankeerth on Facebook