Sourabh Varma
| Sourabh Verma | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Sourabh Verma |
| Country |
 India |
| Born |
December 30, 1992 Dhar, Madhya Pradesh |
| Residence | Hyderabad |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 30 (25 October 2012) |
| Current ranking | 37 (25 May 2017) |
| BWF profile | |
Sourabh Verma (born 30 December 1992) is a badminton player from India.[1]
Career
Verma was the Indian National Badminton Champion in the senior singles category in 2011.[2] In 2011, Sourabh Verma won his first international title by winning the Bahrain International Challenge. In the same year he was the runner up at 2011 Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold after losing to the former Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat.
Sourabh won back-to-back international titles in 2013 and 2014. First of them being 2013 Tata International Challenge held at Mumbai where he defeated Prannoy Kumar.[3][4] Verma grabbed the next title at 2014 Iran Fajr International Challenge beating Alrie Guna Dharma and the 3rd title in the row was taken by becoming the champion at the 2014 Austrian International Challenge causing an upset to his higher ranked opponent Hsu Jen-hao[5]
Sourabh Verma also finished at 2nd position in a neck to neck match with Simon Santoso at the 2014 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold. He competed at the 2014 Asian Games. In November 2016, Sourabh lost to Shi Yuqi of China in the final of the Bitburger German Open. [6]
Achievements
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bitburger Open |  Shi Yuqi |
19-21, 20-22 |  Runner-up |
| 2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters |  Liew Daren |
12–10, 12–10, 3–3 Retired |  Winner |
| 2014 | Malaysia Masters |  Simon Santoso |
21-15, 16-21, 19-21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Polish International |  Victor Svendsen |
27-29, 13-21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Belgian International |  Lucas Corvee |
19-21, 19-21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | India International | Sameer Verma |
11-21, 18-21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Austrian International | Andre Kurniawan Tedjono |
21-11, 21-23, 21-18 | Winner |
| 2014 | Iran Fajr International | Alrie Guna Dharma |
21-13, 21-11 | Winner |
| 2013 | Tata Open India International | H.S. Prannoy |
21-12, 21-17 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ↑ "Player Profile". Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sourabh Verma is new national badminton champion". The Times of India. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ↑ "Sourabh Verma and Febby Angguni declared champions at the Tata Open India International Challenge 2013".
- ↑ "Sourabh Varma overcomes Prannoy to win Tata Open crown". Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "Back-to-back titles for Sourabh Varma". Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "Men's Team - Entry List by Event". Incheon 2014 official website. Retrieved 10 July 2015.