B. Sumeeth Reddy

B. Sumeeth Reddy
B. Sumeeth Reddy
	Reddy in August 2022
Personal information
Country	India
Born	26 September 1991 (age 33); Gungal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India
Residence	Hyderabad, India
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse	N. Sikki Reddy (m. 2019)
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	17 (MD with Manu Attri, 30 July 2015); 30 (XD with N. Sikki Reddy, 17 September 2024)
Current ranking	33 (XD with N. Sikki Reddy, 26 November 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing India
Commonwealth Games
Asia Team Championships
South Asian Games
	BWF profile

B. Sumeeth Reddy (born 26 September 1991) is an Indian badminton player who currently plays men's doubles.^[1] He was part of Indian team that clinched the gold medals in the 2016 and 2019 South Asian Games, and also claimed the men's doubles gold with Manu Attri in 2016. Reddy competed at the 2014 Asian Games,^[2] 2018 Asian Games;^[3] and at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event.^[4]

Early life

Sumeeth Reddy was born on September 26, 1991 (27-years old) Telangana, India. In order to make a career to badminton, Sumeeth's father sent him to the field of badminton sports in Hyderabad at the age of 10. He made his debut in the year 2007 by taking part in Asian Junior Championship. After the championship, he continued to play for singles till he was 20 years old. He had obtained the success in the total 7 National finals and was the best junior player at that time.^[5]

Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India	Manu Attri	Pranav Chopra Akshay Dewalkar	21–18, 21–17	Gold

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	U.S. Open	Manu Attri	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2015	Dutch Open	Manu Attri	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	15–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2015	Mexico City Grand Prix	Manu Attri	Bodin Isara Nipitphon Phuangphuapet	22–20, 21–18	Winner
2016	Canada Open	Manu Attri	Adrian Liu Toby Ng	21–8, 21–14	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Syed Modi International	Ashwini Ponnappa	Pranav Chopra N. Sikki Reddy	20–22, 10–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 9 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Iran Fajr International	Mohammad Reza Kheradmandi	19–21, 21–17, 15–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tata Open India International	Manu Attri	Tien Tzu-chieh Wang Chi-lin	21–16, 21–13	Winner
2014	Sri Lanka International	Manu Attri	Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Chayut Triyachart	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2014	Tata Open India International	Manu Attri	Ramchandran Shlok Sanyam Shukla	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2015	Lagos International	Manu Attri	Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha	21–17, 21–17	Winner
2015	Guatemala International	Manu Attri	Michael Fuchs Johannes Schöttler	17–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2015	Belgian International	Manu Attri	Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha	22–20, 19–21, 22–20	Winner
2015	Prague Open	Manu Attri	Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha	21–19, 20–22, 14–21	Runner-up
2015	Bulgarian International	Manu Attri	Raphael Beck Peter Käsbauer	14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2016	Peru International	Manu Attri	Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha	19–21, 21–18, 28–30	Runner-up
2017	Lagos International	Manu Attri	Godwin Olofua Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	21–13, 21–15	Winner
2018	Lagos International	Manu Attri	Vaibhaav Prakash Raj	21–12, 21–12	Winner
2018	Tata Open India International	Arjun M. R.	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	21–10, 21–16	Winner
2019	Nepal International	Manu Attri	Arjun M. R. Dhruv Kapila	21–19, 21–15	Winner
2019	India International	Manu Attri	Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn Kittisak Namdash	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2022	Maldives International	Rohan Kapoor	Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn Nanthakarn Yordphaisong	21–23, 21–19, 21–17	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Bahrain International	K. Maneesha	Ruttanapak Oupthong Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat	20–22, 17–21	Runner-up
2024	Iran Fajr International	N. Sikki Reddy	Sathish Kumar Karunakaran Aadya Variyath	20–22, 14–21	Runner-up
2024	Azerbaijan International	N. Sikki Reddy	Sathish Kumar Karunakaran Aadya Variyath	21–13, 20–22, 10–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Personal life

Sumeeth Reddy married his fellow badminton player N. Sikki Reddy in February 2019.^[6]^[7] The two had gotten engaged after the Syed Modi International in 2017.^[8]

Sumeeth studied at All Saints High School, Hyderabad.^[9]

References

^ "Reddy B. Sumeeth biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ "Men's Team - Entry List by Event". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "Asian Games 2018: India's campaign ends in team events of badminton". Hindustan Times. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Manu Attri-B Sumeeth Reddy's loss ends India's badminton doubles campaign". First Post. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ "Sumeeth Reddy Biography: Age, Height, Achievements, Facts & Net Worth". Sportzcraazy.com. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^ "Badminton aces N Sikki Reddy and B Sumeeth reddy tie the knot in Hyderabad in a star-studded wedding". Times Now. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ Adivi, Sashidhar (25 February 2019). "To New beginnings!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ Ingle, Dhairya (23 February 2019). "Badminton Players Sikki Reddy and Sumeeth Reddy Get Married! See Wedding Pics and Live Streaming Link". Latestly. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^ "All Saints' High School – A Representative of Virtues and Truth". Yellow Slate. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

External links

B. Sumeeth Reddy at BWFBadminton.com
B. Sumeeth Reddy at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
B. Sumeeth Reddy at Olympics.com
B. Sumeeth Reddy at Olympedia (archive)
B. Sumeeth Reddy at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

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[1] "Reddy B. Sumeeth biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[2] "Men's Team - Entry List by Event". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[3] "Asian Games 2018: India's campaign ends in team events of badminton". Hindustan Times. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[4] "Rio Olympics 2016: Manu Attri-B Sumeeth Reddy's loss ends India's badminton doubles campaign". First Post. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[5] "Sumeeth Reddy Biography: Age, Height, Achievements, Facts & Net Worth". Sportzcraazy.com. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[6] "Badminton aces N Sikki Reddy and B Sumeeth reddy tie the knot in Hyderabad in a star-studded wedding". Times Now. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[7] Adivi, Sashidhar (25 February 2019). "To New beginnings!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[8] Ingle, Dhairya (23 February 2019). "Badminton Players Sikki Reddy and Sumeeth Reddy Get Married! See Wedding Pics and Live Streaming Link". Latestly. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[9] "All Saints' High School – A Representative of Virtues and Truth". Yellow Slate. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

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