Rupesh Kumar K. T.

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.

Rupesh Kumar K. T.
Personal information
Birth nameRupesh Kumar Kallyad Thazhathe Veetil
Country India
Born (1979-08-31) 31 August 1979
Sirpur, Asifabad district, Telangana, India
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking13[1] (July 2010)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
2010 New Delhi Mixed team
2006 Melbourne Mixed team
South Asian Games
2004 Islamabad Men's doubles
2004 Islamabad Men's team
2006 Colombo Men's doubles
2006 Colombo Men's team
2010 Dhaka Men's doubles
2010 Dhaka Men's team
BWF profile

Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh		 Sanave Thomas Chetan Anand
V. Diju		 21–19, Retired Gold
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka		 Sanave Thomas Thushara Edirisinghe
Duminda Jayakody		 21–16, 21–10 Gold
2004 Rodham Hall,
Islamabad, Pakistan		 Markose Bristow Jaseel P. Ismail
J. B. S. Vidyadhar		 15–8, 15–4 Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 India Open Sanave Thomas Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif		 12–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2009 Bitburger Open Sanave Thomas Chris Adcock
Andrew Ellis		 17–21, 22–20, 24–22 Winner
2009 New Zealand Open Sanave Thomas Hirokatsu Hashimoto
Noriyasu Hirata		 21–16, 15–21, 21–13 Winner
2009 Australian Open Sanave Thomas Gan Teik Chai
Tan Bin Shen		 13–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2008 Dutch Open Sanave Thomas Fran Kurniawan
Rendra Wijaya		 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Bahrain International Challenge Sanave Thomas K. Nandagopal
V. Diju		 Walkover Winner
2013 Bahrain International Sanave Thomas K. Nandagopal
V. Diju		 17–21, 21–12, 19–21 Runner-up
2012 Bahrain International Sanave Thomas K. Nandagopal
Jishnu Sanyal		 21–18, 19–21, 21–18 Winner
2012 Austrian International Sanave Thomas Hiroyuki Saeki
Ryota Taohata		 23–21, 22–20 Winner
2011 Tata Open India International Sanave Thomas Pranav Chopra
Akshay Dewalkar		 21–19, 17–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2011 Bahrain International Sanave Thomas Andrei Adistia
Christopher Rusdianto		 21–14, 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2010 Bahrain International Sanave Thomas Alwin Francis
Bennet Antony Anchery		 21–7, 16–21, 21–14 Winner
2008 Portugal International Sanave Thomas Ruud Bosch
Koen Ridder		 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2008 Croatian International Sanave Thomas Jakub Bitman
Zvonimir Đurkinjak		 21–9, 21–14 Winner
2006 India Satellite Sanave Thomas Chan Peng Soon
Chang Hun Pin		 19–21, 21–8, 22–20 Winner
2005 India Satellite Sanave Thomas Jaseel P. Ismail
V. Diju		 17–14, 15–7 Winner
2005 Surabaya Satellite Sanave Thomas Tri Kusharyanto
Bambang Suprianto		 9–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2004 India Satellite Sanave Thomas Jaseel P. Ismail
V. Diju		 9–15, 1–15 Runner-up
2004 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Sanave Thomas Kristof Hopp
Ingo Kindervater		 15–7, 15–13 Winner
2004 Syed Modi International Sanave Thomas Jaseel P. Ismail
V. Diju		 15–12, 15–8 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 India International Aparna Balan V. Diju
Jwala Gutta		 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
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References
  1. Badminton World Federation – Player Profiles. Bwfbadminton.org. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
  2. Profile of Rupesh Kumar K.T., Indian Badminton Player in CWG 2010. Delhispider.com. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
  • "Rupesh Kumar K. T." Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012.
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