Rupesh Kumar K. T.
Rupesh Kumar K. T. 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. 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
South Asian Games
Men's doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sanave Thomas | Chetan Anand V. Diju | 21–19, Retired | Gold |
2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sanave Thomas | Thushara Edirisinghe Duminda Jayakody | 21–16, 21–10 | Gold |
2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan | Markose Bristow | Jaseel P. Ismail J. B. S. Vidyadhar | 15–8, 15–4 | Gold |
BWF Grand Prix
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 |
2010 | India Open | Sanave Thomas | Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif | 12–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2009 | Bitburger Open | Sanave Thomas | Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis | 17–21, 22–20, 24–22 | Winner |
2009 | New Zealand Open | Sanave Thomas | Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata | 21–16, 15–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2009 | Australian Open | Sanave Thomas | Gan Teik Chai Tan Bin Shen | 13–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Dutch Open | Sanave Thomas | Fran Kurniawan Rendra Wijaya | 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doublesYear | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2013 | Bahrain International Challenge | Sanave Thomas | K. Nandagopal V. Diju | Walkover | Winner |
2013 | Bahrain International | Sanave Thomas | K. Nandagopal V. Diju | 17–21, 21–12, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Bahrain International | Sanave Thomas | K. Nandagopal Jishnu Sanyal | 21–18, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2012 | Austrian International | Sanave Thomas | Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata | 23–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2011 | Tata Open India International | Sanave Thomas | Pranav Chopra Akshay Dewalkar | 21–19, 17–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2011 | Bahrain International | Sanave Thomas | Andrei Adistia Christopher Rusdianto | 21–14, 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Bahrain International | Sanave Thomas | Alwin Francis Bennet Antony Anchery | 21–7, 16–21, 21–14 | Winner |
2008 | Portugal International | Sanave Thomas | Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder | 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2008 | Croatian International | Sanave Thomas | Jakub Bitman Zvonimir Đurkinjak | 21–9, 21–14 | Winner |
2006 | India Satellite | Sanave Thomas | Chan Peng Soon Chang Hun Pin | 19–21, 21–8, 22–20 | Winner |
2005 | India Satellite | Sanave Thomas | Jaseel P. Ismail V. Diju | 17–14, 15–7 | Winner |
2005 | Surabaya Satellite | Sanave Thomas | Tri Kusharyanto Bambang Suprianto | 9–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
2004 | India Satellite | Sanave Thomas | Jaseel P. Ismail V. Diju | 9–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Sanave Thomas | Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater | 15–7, 15–13 | Winner |
2004 | Syed Modi International | Sanave Thomas | Jaseel P. Ismail V. Diju | 15–12, 15–8 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2007 | India International | Aparna Balan | V. Diju Jwala Gutta | 14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |