Sathish Karunakaran

Indian badminton player

Badminton player

Sathish Karunakaran

Personal information
Full name| Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
Country| India
Born|  (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 23)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Handedness| Right
Men's singles & mixed doubles
Highest ranking| 42 (MS, 10 December 2024)
32 (XD with Aadya Variyath, 14 January 2025)
Current ranking| 44 (MS)
32 (XD with Aadya Variyath) (14 January 2025)
BWF profile

Sathish Kumar Karunakaran (born 20 May 2001)[1] is an Indian badminton player.[2] In 2020, he played for the Chennai Superstarz in the Indian Premier Badminton League.[3]

## Achievements

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### BWF World Tour (2 titles)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Men's singles

Year  | Tournament  | Level  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2023 | Odisha Masters | Super 100  |  Ayush Shetty | 21–18, 19–21, 21–14  |  Winner
2024 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100  |  Zhu Xuanchen | 21–17, 21–14  |  Winner

### BWF International Challenge / Series (8 titles, 7 runners–up)

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Men's singles

Year  | Tournament  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2021  | Ukraine International |  Priyanshu Rajawat | 17–21, 18–21  |  Runner-up
2021  | Hungarian International |  Daniel Nikolov | 17–21, 18–21  |  Runner-up
2022  | Cameroon International |  Chua Kim Sheng | 21–13, 21–13  |  Winner
2023  | Maldives International |  Krishna Adi Nugraha | 12–21, 11–21  |  Runner-up
2023 (I)  | India International |  Ravi | 21–14, 21–16  |  Winner
2023 (II)  | India International  |  Ravi  | 24–22, 21–7  |  Winner
2024  | Iran Fajr International |  Nguyễn Hải Đăng | 17–21, 18–21  |  Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2022  | Cameroon International |  Aadya Variyath |  Alvin Morada
Alyssa Leonardo | 19–21, 21–18, 20–22  |  Runner-up
2023  | Maldives International |  Aadya Variyath  |  Loo Bing Kun
Cheng Su Yin | 21–19, 16–21, 21–16  |  Winner
2023  | Malaysia International |  Aadya Variyath  |  Loo Bing Kun
Cheng Su Yin  | 18–21, 14–21  |  Runner-up
2023 (I)  | India International |  Aadya Variyath  |  Phatharathorn Nipornram
Nattamon Laisuan | 23–21, 17–21, 20–22  |  Runner-up
2023 (II)  | India International  |  Aadya Variyath  |  Dingku Singh Konthoujam
Priya Konjengbam | 21–10, 21–18  |  Winner
2024  | Iran Fajr International |  Aadya Variyath  |  B. Sumeeth Reddy
N. Sikki Reddy | 22–20, 21–14  |  Winner
2024  | Azerbaijan International |  Aadya Variyath  |  B. Sumeeth Reddy
N. Sikki Reddy  | 13–21, 22–20, 21–10  |  Winner
2024  | Uganda International |  Aadya Variyath  |  Kenneth Choo
Gronya Somerville | 22–20, 18–21, 21–19  |

Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

## External links

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* Sathish Kumar Karunakaran at BWFBadminton.com
* Sathish Kumar Karunakaran at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com

## References

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1. ^ "Sathish Karunakaran". flashscore.com.
2. ^ "Players: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran". Badminton World Federation.
3. ^ "Player Profile: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran". Premier Badminton League.
4. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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