Saurabh Sharma

Saurabh Sharma (born 30 December 1997) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] He has represented India in BWF International tournaments, having won multiple mixed doubles and men's doubles tournaments. He also became the U-19 Mixed doubles champion in the junior nationals.

Saurabh Sharma
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997
Sonipat, Haryana
Years active2016-present
HandednessRight handed
CoachPullela Gopichand
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking50 (MD 30 August 2018)
44 (XD 9 July 2019)
BWF profile

Background

Sharma spent the early years of his life in Sonipat in Haryana. He started playing badminton at the age of eight and in 2009 he joined the Gopichand Badminton Academy for training.[3][4][5]

Career

In 2016, Sharma and Parikh won the Nepal International after defeating Venkat Gaurav Prasad and Juhi Dewangan in the final.

In 2017, Sharma and Parikh were runners-up in the Kharkiv International and South Africa International. In 2018, the pair reached the final of the Brazil International but were defeated by Russian pair of Evgenij Dremin of Evgenia Dimova.[6][7]

Sharma and Parikh won the Kharkiv title in 2018 after they defeated the Polish pair of Paweł Śmiłowski of Magdalena Świerczyńska.[8][9][10]

In the Men's doubles category he won the South Africa International in 2017, Jamaica International in 2018 and the Nepal International in 2019.[11][12][13]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Mauritius International India Dhruv Kapila India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
India Chirag Shetty		 12–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 South Africa International India Tarun Kona Mauritius Aatish Lubah
Mauritius Julien Paul		 21–9, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Iran Fajr International India Tarun Kona India Alwin Francis
India K. Nandagopal		 11–9, 6–11, 11–7, 8–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Jamaica International India Tarun Kona Jamaica Gareth Henry
Jamaica Samuel Ricketts		 21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Brazil International India Tarun Kona Canada Jason Ho-Shue
Canada Nyl Yakura		 7–21 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Nepal International India Rohan Kapoor Malaysia Izzat Farhan Azhar
Malaysia Zachary Sia		 21–10, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Bahrain International India Rohan Kapoor Thailand Prad Tangsrirapeephan
Thailand Apichasit Teerawiwat		 21–19, 16–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Nepal International India Anoushka Parikh India Venkat Gaurav Prasad
India Juhi Dewangan		 14–21, 21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Kharkiv International India Anoushka Parikh India K. Nandagopal
India Mahima Aggarwal		 14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 South Africa International India Anoushka Parikh South Africa Andries Malan
South Africa Jennifer Fry		 19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Brazil International India Anoushka Parikh Russia Evgenij Dremin
Russia Evgenia Dimova		 17–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Kharkiv International India Anoushka Parikh Poland Paweł Śmiłowski
Poland Magdalena Świerczyńska		 18–21, 21–19, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Saurabh Sharma". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. "Player Profile of Saurabh Sharma". www.badmintoninindia.com. Badminton Association of India. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. "From Sonipat, but Sharma is not a wrestler". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. "Sahil in sub-junior ranking badminton tournament semis | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. "आल इंडिया सीनियर रैंकिंग में खिताब जीतने वाला सोनीपत का पहला खिलाड़ी बना सौरभ शर्मा". bhaskar.
  6. "Brazil International Badminton Cup: Anoushka Parikh, Saurabh Sharma bag mix doubles' silver medal". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. Anand, Sanketa (24 June 2020). "Young Guns | Still have a long way to go - Shuttler Anoushka Parikh". thebridge.in. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. "Long Read: 'I'm like, is my brain stupid? How did it just forget my periods'". The Indian Express. 18 June 2022.
  9. "Anoushka Parikh wins gold at Ukraine badminton tournament". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. "Shuttlers Vighnesh Devlekar, Saurabh Sharma clinch All India senior doubles meet | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  11. Banerjee, Sudeshna. "Brazil International: Tarun Kona and Saurabh Sharma reach final". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  12. Scroll Staff. "Badminton round up: Tarun-Saurabh win in Jamaica, Krishna Prasad-Dhruv Kapila runner-up in Dutch Jrs". Scroll.in. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  13. "One Runner-up Position For Jamaica At International Badminton Champs". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.


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