B. Sumeeth Reddy

B. Sumeeth Reddy
Reddy in August 2022
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33)
Gungal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India
ResidenceHyderabad, India
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking17 (MD with Manu Attri, 30 July 2015)
30 (XD with N. Sikki Reddy, 17 September 2024)
Current ranking33 (XD with N. Sikki Reddy, 26 November 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Men's team
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 		India Manu Attri India Pranav Chopra
India Akshay Dewalkar 		21–18, 21–17 Gold 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 India Manu Attri China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		12–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Dutch Open India Manu Attri Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong 		15–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Mexico City Grand Prix India Manu Attri Thailand Bodin Isara
Thailand Nipitphon Phuangphuapet 		22–20, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Canada Open India Manu Attri Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Toby Ng 		21–8, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Syed Modi International India Ashwini Ponnappa India Pranav Chopra
India N. Sikki Reddy 		20–22, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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 Iran Mohammad Reza Kheradmandi 19–21, 21–17, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tata Open India International India Manu Attri Chinese Taipei Tien Tzu-chieh
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin 		21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Sri Lanka International India Manu Attri Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Singapore Chayut Triyachart 		17–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Tata Open India International India Manu Attri India Ramchandran Shlok
India Sanyam Shukla 		21–15, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Lagos International India Manu Attri Poland Adam Cwalina
Poland Przemysław Wacha 		21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Guatemala International India Manu Attri Germany Michael Fuchs
Germany Johannes Schöttler 		17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Belgian International India Manu Attri Poland Adam Cwalina
Poland Przemysław Wacha 		22–20, 19–21, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Prague Open India Manu Attri Poland Adam Cwalina
Poland Przemysław Wacha 		21–19, 20–22, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Bulgarian International India Manu Attri Germany Raphael Beck
Germany Peter Käsbauer 		14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Peru International India Manu Attri Poland Adam Cwalina
Poland Przemysław Wacha 		19–21, 21–18, 28–30 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Lagos International India Manu Attri Nigeria Godwin Olofua
Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 		21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Lagos International India Manu Attri India Vaibhaav
India Prakash Raj 		21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Tata Open India International India Arjun M. R. Malaysia Goh Sze Fei
Malaysia Nur Izzuddin 		21–10, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Nepal International India Manu Attri India Arjun M. R.
India Dhruv Kapila 		21–19, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 India International India Manu Attri Thailand Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn
Thailand Kittisak Namdash 		21–15, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Maldives International India Rohan Kapoor Thailand Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn
Thailand Nanthakarn Yordphaisong 		21–23, 21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain International India K. Maneesha Thailand Ruttanapak Oupthong
Thailand Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat 		20–22, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Iran Fajr International India N. Sikki Reddy India Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
India Aadya Variyath 		20–22, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Azerbaijan International India N. Sikki Reddy India Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
India Aadya Variyath 		21–13, 20–22, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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

  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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