Sankar Subramanian

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]

Sankar Subramanian
Personal information
Birth nameS. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian
CountryIndia
Born (2004-01-13) 13 January 2004
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
HandednessLeft
Men's Singles
Highest ranking93 (17 January 2023)
Current ranking93 (31 January 2023)
BWF profile

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Uganda International Varun Kapur 18–21, 21–16, 17–21 Runner-up [2]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles)

Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2021 Russian Junior International Saneeth Dayanand Shimoga 21–10, 21–13 Winner
2022 Iran Junior International Ali Hayati 21–17, 21–17 Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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