Sathish Kumar Karunakaran

Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 23)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
HandednessRight
Men's singles & mixed doubles
Highest ranking43 (MS, 10 September 2024)
34 (XD with Aadya Variyath, 15 October 2024)
Current ranking46 (MS)
34 (XD with Aadya Variyath) (26 November 2024)
BWF profile

Sathish Kumar Karunakaran (born 20 May 2001)[1] is an Indian badminton player.[2] In 2020, he played for the Chennai Superstarz in the Indian Premier Badminton League.[3]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2023 Odisha Masters Super 100 India Ayush Shetty 21–18, 19–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2021 Ukraine International India Priyanshu Rajawat 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Hungarian International Bulgaria Daniel Nikolov 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Cameroon International Malaysia Chua Kim Sheng 21–13, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Maldives International Indonesia Krishna Adi Nugraha 12–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 (I) India International India Ravi 21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 (II) India International India Ravi 24–22, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Iran Fajr International Vietnam Nguyễn Hải Đăng 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Cameroon International India Aadya Variyath Philippines Alvin Morada
Philippines Alyssa Leonardo 		19–21, 21–18, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Maldives International India Aadya Variyath Malaysia Loo Bing Kun
Malaysia Cheng Su Yin 		21–19, 16–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Malaysia International India Aadya Variyath Malaysia Loo Bing Kun
Malaysia Cheng Su Yin 		18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 (I) India International India Aadya Variyath Thailand Phatharathorn Nipornram
Thailand Nattamon Laisuan 		23–21, 17–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 (II) India International India Aadya Variyath India Dingku Singh Konthoujam
India Priya Konjengbam 		21–10, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Iran Fajr International India Aadya Variyath India B. Sumeeth Reddy
India N. Sikki Reddy 		22–20, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Azerbaijan International India Aadya Variyath India B. Sumeeth Reddy
India N. Sikki Reddy 		13–21, 22–20, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Uganda International India Aadya Variyath Australia Kenneth Choo
Australia Gronya Somerville 		22–20, 18–21, 21–19

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Sathish Karunakaran". flashscore.com.
  2. ^ "Players: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran". Badminton World Federation.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran". Premier Badminton League.
  4. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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