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{{Infobox badminton player
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Rupesh Kumar K. T.
| name = Rupesh Kumar K. T.
| caption =
| caption =
| birth_name = Rupesh Kumar Kallyad Thazhathe Veetil
| birth_name = Rupesh Kumar Kallyad Thazhathe Veetil
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|8|31}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|8|31}}
| birth_place = [[Sirpur (Telangana)|Sirpur]], Asifabad district, [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| birth_place = [[Sirpur (T)|Sirpur]], Asifabad district, [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. (present day [[Telangana]], India)
| height = {{convert|1.76|m|0|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1.76|m|0|abbr=on}}
| weight =
| weight =
| handedness = Right
| event = Men's doubles
| event = Men's doubles
| highest_ranking = 13<ref name="bwfbadminton.org">[http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=15539 Badminton World Federation – Player Profiles]. Bwfbadminton.org. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.</ref>
| highest_ranking = 13<ref name="bwfbadminton.org">[http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=15539 Badminton World Federation – Player Profiles]. Bwfbadminton.org. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.</ref>
| date_of_highest_ranking = July 2010
| date_of_highest_ranking = July 2010
| country = {{IND}}
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
| handedness = Right
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
| medal_templates =
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[badminton]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 New Delhi]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 New Delhi]]|[[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Mixed team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]|[[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Mixed team]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2004 South Asian Federation Games|2004 Islamabad]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2004 Islamabad | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 South Asian Games|2010 Dhaka]]|Men's doubles}}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006 Colombo]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 South Asian Games|2010 Dhaka]]|Men's team}}
{{MedalGold | 2006 Colombo | Men's team }}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 South Asian Games|2006 Colombo]]|Men's doubles}}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2010 South Asian Games|2010 Dhaka]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 South Asian Games|2006 Colombo]]|Men's team}}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Dhaka | Men's team }}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 South Asian Games|2004 Islamabad]]|Men's doubles}}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 South Asian Games|2004 Islamabad]]|Men's team}}
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| bwf_id = 6C9198E2-F19B-4A58-BF01-407AC44A25C0
}}
}}


'''Rupesh Kumar K. T.''' (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian badminton player from [[Kerala]], born in [[Sirpur (Telangana)|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 [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]. He, along with his doubles partner [[Sanave Thomas]], won the BWF Grand Prix title at the 2009 [[New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand Open]] and 2010 [[Bitburger Open]].<ref>[http://www.delhispider.com/resources/3160-Profile-Rupesh-Kumar-K-T-Indian-Badminton.aspx Profile of Rupesh Kumar K.T., Indian Badminton Player in CWG 2010]. Delhispider.com. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.</ref> He was three times men's doubles gold medallists at the [[South Asian Games]], in 2004 partnered with Markose Bristow, and in 2006 and 2010 with Thomas.
'''Rupesh Kumar K. T.''' (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian badminton player from [[Kerala]], born in [[Sirpur (T)|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 [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]. He, along with his doubles partner [[Sanave Thomas]], won the BWF Grand Prix title at the 2009 [[New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand Open]] and 2010 [[Bitburger Open]].<ref>[http://www.delhispider.com/resources/3160-Profile-Rupesh-Kumar-K-T-Indian-Badminton.aspx Profile of Rupesh Kumar K.T., Indian Badminton Player in CWG 2010]. Delhispider.com. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.</ref> 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 ==
== Achievements ==
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''Men's doubles''
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
! Year
!|Venue
! Venue
!|Partner
! Partner
!|Opponent
! Opponent
!|Score
! Score
!|Result
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
|align="center"|2010
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2004 South Asian Federation Games|2004]]
|align="left"|Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
| align="left" | Rodham Hall,<br />[[Islamabad, Pakistan]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Markose Bristow]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|Chetan Anand]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jaseel P. Ismail]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[J. B. S. Vidyadhar]]
|align="left"|21–19, Retired
| align="left" | 15–8, 15–4
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|-
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
|align="center"|2006
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006]]
|align="left"|Sugathadasa Stadium, [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| align="left" | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,<br />[[Colombo, Sri Lanka]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SRI}} [[Thushara Edirisinghe]]<br/>{{flagicon|SRI}} [[Duminda Jayakody]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Thushara Edirisinghe]] <br /> {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Duminda Jayakody]]
|align="left"|21–16, 21–10
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–10
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|-
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
|align="center"|2004
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2010 South Asian Games|2010]]
|align="left"|Sports Complex, [[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]]
| align="left" | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,<br />[[Dhaka, Bangladesh]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Markose Bristow]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jaseel P. Ismail]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[J. B. S. Vidyadhar]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|Chetan Anand]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|15–8, 15–4
| align="left" | 21–19, retired
|style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}
|}


=== BWF Grand Prix ===
=== BWF Grand Prix ===
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold|Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold]]. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF) since 2007.
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''
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
! Year
!|Tournament
! Tournament
!|Partner
! Partner
!|Opponent
! Opponent
!|Score
! Score
!|Result
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
|align="center"|[[2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold|2010]]
|align="left"|[[India Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari]]<br/>{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif]]
|align="left"|12–21, 20–22
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center"|2009
| align="center" | [[2008 Dutch Open Grand Prix#Finals 3|2008]]
|align="left"|[[Bitburger Open]]
| align="left" | [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Adcock]]<br/>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andrew Ellis (badminton)|Andrew Ellis]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Fran Kurniawan]] <br /> {{flagicon|INA}} [[Rendra Wijaya]]
|align="left"|17–21, 22–20, 24–22
| align="left" | 18–21, 18–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center"|2009
| align="center" | [[2009 Australian Open Grand Prix#Finals 3|2009]]
|align="left"|[[New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand Open]]
| align="left" | [[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hirokatsu Hashimoto]]<br/>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Noriyasu Hirata]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Gan Teik Chai]] <br /> {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Bin Shen]]
|align="left"|21–16, 15–21, 21–13
| align="left" | 13–21, 11–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center"|2009
| align="center" | [[2009 New Zealand Open Grand Prix#Finals 3|2009]]
|align="left"|[[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian Open]]
| align="left" | [[New Zealand Open (badminton)|New Zealand Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Gan Teik Chai]]<br/>{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Bin Shen]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hirokatsu Hashimoto]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Noriyasu Hirata]]
|align="left"|13–21, 11–21
| align="left" | 21–16, 15–21, 21–13
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
|align="center"|2008
| align="center" | [[2009 Bitburger Open Grand Prix#Finals 3|2009]]
|align="left"|[[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]]
| align="left" | [[Bitburger Open]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Fran Kurniawan]]<br/>{{flagicon|INA}} [[Rendra Wijaya]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Adcock]] <br /> {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andrew Ellis (badminton)|Andrew Ellis]]
|align="left"|18–21, 18–21
| align="left" | 17–21, 22–20, 24–22
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold|2010]]
| align="left" | [[India Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif]] <br /> {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari]]
| align="left" | 12–21, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
|}
:{{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament
: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament
:{{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament


===BWF International Challenge/Series===
=== BWF International Challenge/Series ===
''Men's doubles''
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
! Year
!|Tournament
! Tournament
!|Partner
! Partner
!|Opponent
! Opponent
!|Score
! Score
!|Result
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2013
|align="left"|[[Bahrain International Challenge]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Nandagopal]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
|align="left"|Walkover
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2013
| align="center" | 2004
|align="left"|[[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Nandagopal]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jaseel P. Ismail]]
|align="left"|17–21, 21–12, 19–21
| align="left" | 15–12, 15–8
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2012
|align="left"|[[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Nandagopal]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jishnu Sanyal]]
|align="left"|21–18, 19–21, 21–18
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2012
|align="left"|[[Austrian International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroyuki Saeki]]<br/>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryota Taohata]]
|align="left"|23–21, 22–20
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2011
|align="left"|[[Tata Open India International Challenge|Tata Open India International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav Chopra]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]]
|align="left"|21–19, 17–21, 21–23
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2011
|align="left"|[[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Andrei Adistia]]<br/>{{flagicon|INA}} [[Christopher Rusdianto]]
|align="left"|21–14, 17–21, 13–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2010
|align="left"|[[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Alwin Francis]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bennet Antony Anchery]]
|align="left"|21–7, 16–21, 21–14
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2008
| align="center" | 2004
|align="left"|[[Portugal International]]
| align="left" | [[Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Bosch]]<br/>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Koen Ridder]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Kristof Hopp]] <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ingo Kindervater]]
|align="left"|19–21, 20–22
| align="left" | 15–7, 15–13
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2008
| align="center" | 2004
|align="left"|[[Croatian International]]
| align="left" | India Satellite
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jakub Bitman]]<br/>{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zvonimir Đurkinjak]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} V. Diju <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} Jaseel P. Ismail
|align="left"|21–9, 21–14
| align="left" | 9–15, 1–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2006
| align="center" | 2005
|align="left"|India Satellite
| align="left" | [[Indonesia International|Surabaya Satellite]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chan Peng Soon]]<br/>{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chang Hun Pin]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Tri Kusharyanto]] <br /> {{flagicon|INA}} [[Bambang Suprianto]]
|align="left"|19–21, 21–8, 22–20
| align="left" | 9–15, 12–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2005
| align="center" | 2005
|align="left"|India Satellite
| align="left" | India Satellite
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jaseel P. Ismail]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} V. Diju <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} Jaseel P. Ismail
|align="left"|17–14, 15–7
| align="left" | 17–14, 15–7
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2005
| align="center" | 2006
|align="left"|[[Indonesia International|Surabaya Satellite]]
| align="left" | India Satellite
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Tri Kusharyanto]]<br/>{{flagicon|INA}} [[Bambang Suprianto]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chan Peng Soon]] <br /> {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chang Hun Pin]]
|align="left"|9–15, 12–15
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–8, 22–20
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2004
| align="center" | 2008
|align="left"|India Satellite
| align="left" | [[Croatian International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jaseel P. Ismail]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jakub Bitman]] <br /> {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zvonimir Đurkinjak]]
|align="left"|9–15, 1–15
| align="left" | 21–9, 21–14
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2004
| align="center" | 2008
|align="left"|[[Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse]]
| align="left" | [[Portugal International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kristof Hopp]]<br/>{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ingo Kindervater]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Bosch]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Koen Ridder]]
|align="left"|15–7, 15–13
| align="left" | 19–21, 20–22
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|-
| align="center" | 2010
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bennet Antony Anchery]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Alwin Francis]]
| align="left" | 21–7, 16–21, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | Bahrain International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Andrei Adistia]] <br /> {{flagicon|INA}} [[Christopher Rusdianto]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 17–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav Chopra]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 17–21, 21–23
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | [[Austrian International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroyuki Saeki]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryota Taohata]]
| align="left" | 23–21, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | Bahrain International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Nandagopal]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jishnu Sanyal]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 19–21, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2004
| align="center" | 2013
|align="left"|[[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
| align="left" | Bahrain International
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jaseel P. Ismail]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} V. Diju <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} K. Nandagopal
|align="left"|15–12, 15–8
| align="left" | 17–21, 21–12, 19–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2013
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International Challenge]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanave Thomas
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} V. Diju <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} K. Nandagopal
| align="left" | Walkover
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
|}


''Mixed doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
! Year
!|Tournament
! Tournament
!|Partner
! Partner
!|Opponent
! Opponent
!|Score
! Score
!|Result
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2007
| align="center" | 2007
|align="left"|[[Tata Open India International Challenge|India International]]
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|India International]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]]
|align="left"|14–21, 16–21
| align="left" | 14–21, 16–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
|}
:{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
:{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament



==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{cite web |title=Rupesh Kumar K. T. |publisher=[[Badminton Association of India]] |url=http://www.badmintonindia.org/frmPlProfileDet.aspx?pId=16 |dead-url=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029041206/http://www.badmintonindia.org/frmPlProfileDet.aspx?pId=16 |archive-date=29 October 2012 }}
* {{cite web |title=Rupesh Kumar K. T. |publisher=[[Badminton Association of India]] |url=http://www.badmintonindia.org/frmPlProfileDet.aspx?pId=16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029041206/http://www.badmintonindia.org/frmPlProfileDet.aspx?pId=16 |archive-date=29 October 2012 }}


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Latest revision as of 20:59, 18 May 2023

Rupesh Kumar K. T.
Personal information
Birth nameRupesh Kumar Kallyad Thazhathe Veetil
CountryIndia
Born (1979-08-31) 31 August 1979 (age 45)
Sirpur, Asifabad district, Andhra Pradesh, India. (present day 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
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Mixed team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Islamabad Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Islamabad Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka Men's team
BWF profile

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

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South Asian Games

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Men's doubles

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

BWF Grand Prix

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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
2008 Dutch Open India Sanave Thomas Indonesia Fran Kurniawan
Indonesia Rendra Wijaya 		18–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Australian Open India Sanave Thomas Malaysia Gan Teik Chai
Malaysia Tan Bin Shen 		13–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 New Zealand Open India Sanave Thomas Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto
Japan Noriyasu Hirata 		21–16, 15–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Bitburger Open India Sanave Thomas England Chris Adcock
England Andrew Ellis 		17–21, 22–20, 24–22 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 India Open India Sanave Thomas Malaysia Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
Malaysia Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari 		12–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Syed Modi International India Sanave Thomas India V. Diju
India Jaseel P. Ismail 		15–12, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse India Sanave Thomas Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Ingo Kindervater 		15–7, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 India Satellite India Sanave Thomas India V. Diju
India Jaseel P. Ismail 		9–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Surabaya Satellite India Sanave Thomas Indonesia Tri Kusharyanto
Indonesia Bambang Suprianto 		9–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 India Satellite India Sanave Thomas India V. Diju
India Jaseel P. Ismail 		17–14, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 India Satellite India Sanave Thomas Malaysia Chan Peng Soon
Malaysia Chang Hun Pin 		19–21, 21–8, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Croatian International India Sanave Thomas Czech Republic Jakub Bitman
Croatia Zvonimir Đurkinjak 		21–9, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Portugal International India Sanave Thomas Netherlands Ruud Bosch
Netherlands Koen Ridder 		19–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Bahrain International India Sanave Thomas India Bennet Antony Anchery
India Alwin Francis 		21–7, 16–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Bahrain International India Sanave Thomas Indonesia Andrei Adistia
Indonesia Christopher Rusdianto 		21–14, 17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Tata Open India International India Sanave Thomas India Pranav Chopra
India Akshay Dewalkar 		21–19, 17–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Austrian International India Sanave Thomas Japan Hiroyuki Saeki
Japan Ryota Taohata 		23–21, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Bahrain International India Sanave Thomas India K. Nandagopal
India Jishnu Sanyal 		21–18, 19–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Bahrain International India Sanave Thomas India V. Diju
India K. Nandagopal 		17–21, 21–12, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International Challenge India Sanave Thomas India V. Diju
India K. Nandagopal 		Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 India International India Aparna Balan India V. Diju
India Jwala Gutta 		14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  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.
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  • "Rupesh Kumar K. T." Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012.
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