Saurabh Sharma
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| Saurabh Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 30 December 1997 Sonipat, Haryana |
| Years active | 2016-present |
| Handedness | Right handed |
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand |
| Men's & mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 50 (MD 30 August 2018) 44 (XD 9 July 2019) |
| BWF profile | |
Saurabh Sharma (born 30 December 1997) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] He has represented India in BWF International tournaments, having won multiple mixed doubles and men's doubles tournaments. He also became the U-19 Mixed doubles champion in the junior nationals.
Career
In 2016, Sharma and Parikh won the Nepal International after defeating Venkat Gaurav Prasad and Juhi Dewangan in the final.
In 2017, Sharma and Parikh were runners-up in the Kharkiv International and South Africa International. In 2018, the pair reached the final of the Brazil International but were defeated by Russian pair of Evgenij Dremin of Evgenia Dimova.[6][7]
Sharma and Parikh won the Kharkiv title in 2018 after they defeated the Polish pair of Paweł Śmiłowski of Magdalena Świerczyńska.[8][9][10]
In the Men's doubles category he won the South Africa International in 2017, Jamaica International in 2018 and the Nepal International in 2019.[11][12][13]