B. R. Sankeerth Explained

B. R. Sankeerth
Country:	Canada
Birth Date:	1997 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Bangalore, India
Residence:	Toronto, Canada
Event:	Men's singles & doubles
Highest Ranking:	73 (MS 27 September 2022) 169 (MD with Vinson Chiu 17 March 2020) 279 (XD with Chloe Rowe 29 September 2016)
Bwf Id:	BC4A4B5F-147D-425A-9D56-39462216A76D

B. R. Sankeerth (born 22 December 1997) is an Indian-born Canadian badminton player.^{[1] [2]} Sankeerth started playing badminton when he was young in Karnataka, India. He had shown his potential as a badminton player by finishing as a runner-up at the U-13 SBM State-ranking junior badminton championship.^{[3] [4]} He clinched two titles at the 2011 Indiranagar 5-Star State-ranking badminton tournament, and was selected to represent India at the 2014 World Junior Championships.^{[2] [5]}

Sankeerth now is part of the Canadian national team.^[6] He was a semi-finalist at the BWF Grand Prix event the 2016 Brazil Open in the men's doubles event with Toby Ng^{[7] [8]} - also the runners-up at the 2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International in the men's doubles event - and in 2017 in the men's singles event.^{[9] [10]}

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Lu Chia-hung	21–14, 15–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Phillips Jap	19–21, 21–19, 21–13	Winner
2019	Peru Future Series	Brian Yang	12–21, 21–11, 21–19	Winner
2021	Lithuanian International	Alex Lanier	21–18, 21–23, 15–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

1. Web site: Players: B. R. Sankeerth . . 18 December 2016.
2. Web site: Sankeeth B.R . KC Badminton Club . 18 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181208035657/http://www.kcbadmintonclub.com/sankeerth-br.html . 8 December 2018 . dead .
3. Web site: Siddarth, Anisha win badminton titles . . 30 June 2018.
4. Web site: Badminton team . . 30 June 2018.
5. Web site: Sahil and Sankeerth win two titles . . 30 June 2018.
6. Web site: Canada's top badminton athletes take centre stage at the Yonex Ontario senior elite . Badminton Ontario . 30 June 2018.
7. Web site: 3rd Yonex Brazil Grand Prix 2016 . Badminton India . 30 June 2018.
8. Web site: Zulfadli in the final of Brazil Grand Prix . . 30 June 2018.
9. Web site: 2016 US International Challenge- Nyl Yakura Results . Humber Hawks . 30 June 2018.
10. Web site: Taiwan's Lu wins U.S. international challenge title . Focus Taiwan . 30 June 2018.