Sanave Thomas
Indian badminton player
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Sanave Thomas Arattukulam (born 21 May 1980) is an Indian badminton player.[2][3] He won bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in mixed team event.[4] He was the gold medalists at the 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games in the men's doubles and team events, also won silver medal in the mixed doubles in 2010.
FullnameSanave Thomas Arattukulam
Born21 May 1980
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
CountryIndia
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| Full name | Sanave Thomas Arattukulam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 13 (MD 15 July 2010) 168 (XD 17 April 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
South Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
 K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
 Thushara Edirisinghe Duminda Jayakody |
21–16, 21–10 |  Gold |
| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
Chetan Anand V. Diju |
21–19, retired | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Aparna Balan |
V. Diju Ashwini Ponnappa |
11–21, 15–21 |  Silver |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Dutch Open | Rupesh Kumar K. T. |
 Fran Kurniawan Rendra Wijaya |
18–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2009 | Australian Open | Rupesh Kumar K. T. |
 Gan Teik Chai Tan Bin Shen |
13–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | New Zealand Open | Rupesh Kumar K. T. |
 Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata |
21–16, 15–21, 21–13 |  Winner |
| 2009 | Bitburger Open | Rupesh Kumar K. T. |
 Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis |
17–21, 22–20, 24–22 | Winner |
| 2010 | India Open | Rupesh Kumar K. T. |
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari |
12–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hungarian International | V. Diju |
 José Antonio Crespo Sergio Llopis |
17–14, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2004 | Syed Modi International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
V. Diju Jaseel P. Ismail |
15–12, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
 Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater |
15–7, 15–13 | Winner |
| 2004 | India Satellite | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
V. Diju Jaseel P. Ismail |
9–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Surabaya Satellite | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
Tri Kusharyanto Bambang Suprianto |
9–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | India Satellite | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
V. Diju Jaseel P. Ismail |
17–14, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2006 | India Satellite | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
Chan Peng Soon Chang Hun Pin |
19–21, 21–8, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2008 | Croatian International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
 Jakub Bitman  Zvonimir Đurkinjak |
21–9, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2008 | Portugal International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
 Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder |
19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Bahrain International | Aneesh Aneefa Kannangayath |
 Ebrahim Jaffer Al Sayed Jaffer Heri Setiawan |
21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2010 | Bahrain International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
Bennet Antony Anchery Alwin Francis |
21–7, 16–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2011 | Bahrain International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
Andrei Adistia Christopher Rusdianto |
21–14, 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Tata Open India International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
Pranav Chopra Akshay Dewalkar |
21–19, 17–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Austrian International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata |
23–21, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2012 | Bahrain International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
K. Nandagopal Jishnu Sanyal |
21–18, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2013 | Bahrain International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
V. Diju K. Nandagopal |
17–21, 21–12, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Bahrain International Challenge | K. T. Rupesh Kumar |
V. Diju K. Nandagopal |
Walkover | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Bahrain International Challenge | Prajakta Sawant |
V. Diju N. Siki Reddy |
19–21, 21–14, 23–23 Retired | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament`
- BWF International Series tournament