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
South Asian Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan |
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15–8, 15–4 | ![]() |
2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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21–16, 21–10 | ![]() |
2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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21–19, retired | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix
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 | ![]() |
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18–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2009 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 15–21, 21–13 | ![]() |
2009 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 22–20, 24–22 | ![]() |
2010 | India Open | ![]() |
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12–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Syed Modi International | ![]() |
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15–12, 15–8 | ![]() |
2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | ![]() |
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15–7, 15–13 | ![]() |
2004 | India Satellite | ![]() |
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9–15, 1–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Surabaya Satellite | ![]() |
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9–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
2005 | India Satellite | ![]() |
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17–14, 15–7 | ![]() |
2006 | India Satellite | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–8, 22–20 | ![]() |
2008 | Croatian International | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–14 | ![]() |
2008 | Portugal International | ![]() |
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19–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2010 | Bahrain International | ![]() |
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21–7, 16–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2011 | Bahrain International | ![]() |
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21–14, 17–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Tata Open India International | ![]() |
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21–19, 17–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2012 | Austrian International | ![]() |
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23–21, 22–20 | ![]() |
2012 | Bahrain International | ![]() |
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21–18, 19–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2013 | Bahrain International | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–12, 19–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Bahrain International Challenge | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | India International | ![]() |
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14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ Badminton World Federation – Player Profiles. Bwfbadminton.org. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
- ^ Profile of Rupesh Kumar K.T., Indian Badminton Player in CWG 2010[usurped]. Delhispider.com. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
External links
- Rupesh Kumar K. T. at BWFBadminton.com
- Rupesh Kumar K. T. at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
- "Rupesh Kumar K. T." Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012.
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