Dhruv Kapila (born 1 February 2000) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] He was the gold medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games in the men's doubles, mixed doubles and team events.[3] He was part of the India team that won the 2022 Thomas Cup.[4]
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ludhiana, Punjab, India | 1 February 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2016-present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Mathias Boe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 19 (MD with Arjun M. R. 25 October 2022) 70 (XD with N. Sikki Reddy 13 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 41 (MD with Arjun M. R. 16 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
editSouth Asian Games
editMen's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal |
21–19, 19–21, 21–18 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal |
21–16, 21–14 |
BWF World Tour (1 title)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | 17–21, 21–19, 23–21 |
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up)
editMen's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Mauritius International | 12–21, 16–21 | |||
2018 | Kharkiv International | 21–19, 21–16 | |||
2019 | Nepal International | 19–21, 15–21 | |||
2019 | Bangladesh International | 19–21, 16–21 | |||
2022 | India Maharashtra International Challenge | 21–17, 20–22, 21–18 | |||
2024 | Uganda International | 21–14, 21–13 | |||
2024 | Polish Open | 15–21, 23–21, 21–19 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (3 runners-up)
editBoys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | India Junior International | 5–11, 14–12, 9–11, 11-13 | |||
2017 | Dutch Junior International | 13–21, 19-21 | |||
2018 | Dutch Junior International | 20–22, 16-21 |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
edit- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
National team
edit- Senior level
Team events | 2022 |
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Thomas Cup | G |
References
edit- ^ "Players: Dhruv Kapila". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Player Profile of Dhruv Kapila". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "SAG 2019: Siril, Ashmita lead India to 6 badminton golds". Outlook India. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Working with seasoned professionals crucial for my uninterrupted training: Thomas Cup winner Dhruv Kapila". The New Indian Express. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Dhruv Kapila at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com