Sankar Subramanian
Indian badminton player (born 2004)
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S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian (born 13 January 2004)[1] is an Indian badminton player from Tamil Nadu. He is a former world junior number 1 in the boys' singles.[2]
13 January 2004
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| Born | S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian 13 January 2004 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 55 (6 May 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 71 (2 June 2026) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Subramanian is from Chennai. He trains under Aravindan Samiappan at the Fireball Badminton Academy in Chennai which he joined in 2009.[2]
At the age of 17, he reached the finals of a senior tournament, the 2021 Uganda International.[3] In November 2022, he won the silver medal at the 2022 World Junior Championships at Santander, Spain.[4][5]
In 2021, he won the Junior White Nights tournament in Russia. In the same year, he also won the Iran Junior international series.[2]
In March 2025, being ranked only 64th in the world, he beat the then world No. 2 Anders Antonsen 18-21, 21-12, 21-5 in 66 minutes.[6][7]
Achievements
World Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain |  Kuo Kuan-lin |
14–21, 20–22 |  Silver |
[4] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Uganda International |  Varun Kapur |
18–21, 21–16, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
[3] |
| 2023 | Luxembourg Open |  Ade Resky Dwicahyo |
21–11, 21–19 |  Winner |
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| 2023 | Scottish Open |  Mads Christophersen |
16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles)
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Russian Junior International | Saneeth Dayanand |
21–10, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2022 | Iran Junior International |  Ali Hayati |
21–17, 21–17 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
