Akshay Dewalkar
Akshay Dewalkar is an Indian badminton player. He was the men's doubles National Champion together with Pranav Chopra in 2013 and 2015. Dewalkar was the men's team gold medalists at the 2006 and 2016 South Asian Games, also won a men's doubles silver in 2016 with Chopra and a bronze in 2006 with Jishnu Sanyal. He participated at the 2010, 2014 Asian Games and 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Personal life
Dewalkar announced his engagement with Mridu Sharma, the psychologist appointed by Sports Authority of India at the Gopichand Academy in 2017.Achievements
South Asian Games
Men's doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India | Pranav Chopra | Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy | 18–21, 17–21 | Silver |
2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Jishnu Sanyal | Thushara Edirisinghe Duminda Jayakody | 13–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Bronze |
BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)
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 since 2007.Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2016 | Syed Modi International | Pranav Chopra | Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong | 21–14, 22–24, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Syed Modi International | Jishnu Sanyal | Adnan Fauzi Tri Kusumawardana | 25–27, 25–23, 15–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 6 runners-up)
Men's doublesYear | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2016 | Norwegian International | Tarun Kona | Oliver Leydon-Davis Lasse Moelhede | 18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2015 | Tata Open India International | Pranav Chopra | Wannawat Ampunsuwan Tinn Isriyanate | 14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Bangladesh International | Pranav Chopra | Tan Chee Tean Tan Wee Gieen | 21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
2011 | Tata Open India International | Pranav Chopra | K. T. Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas | 19–21, 21–17, 23–21 | Winner |
2011 | Swiss International | Pranav Chopra | Lukasz Moren Wojciech Szkudlarczyk | 21–17, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Tata Open India International | Arun Vishnu | Joko Riyadi Yoga Ukikasah | 22–24, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Bahrain International | Jishnu Sanyal | Ali Shahhosseini Mohammed Reza Kheradmandi | 14–21, 21–18, 21–11 | Winner |
2008 | Nepal International | V. Diju | Mohammad Attique Rizwan Azam | 19–21, 21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2015 | Polish Open | Pradnya Gadre | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying | 26–28, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Tata Open India International | Pradnya Gadre | Manu Attri N. Sikki Reddy | 19–21, 21–19, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Sri Lanka International | Pradnya Gadre | Vountus Indra Mawan Prajakta Sawant | 21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
2013 | Tata Open India International | Pradnya Gadre | Tarun Kona Ashwini Ponnappa | 21–17, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner |