Rupesh Kumar

Badminton player

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Also known as Rupesh Kumar K. T. · Rupesh Kumar Kallyad Thazhathe Veetil

Born: August 31, 1979
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Birthplace: Sirpur
Citizenship: India
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Occupation: badminton player
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Height: 176 cm
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Rupesh Kumar K. T. is an Indian badminton player from Kerala, born in Sirpur, Telangana. He is one of India's finest-ever doubles player, with nine successive national titles. He won the silver medal in mixed team event in 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, and a bronze medal in 2006 Melbourne. He, along with his doubles partner Sanave Thomas, won the BWF Grand Prix title at the 2009 New Zealand Open and 2010 Bitburger Open. He was three times men's doubles gold medalists at the South Asian Games, in 2004 partnered with Markose Bristow, and in 2006 and 2010 with Thomas.

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Sex or gender: male
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Participant in: badminton at the 2006 Asian Games – men's team ranking: 7
badminton at the 2010 Asian Games – men's team ranking: 9
2008 Dutch Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 2
2004 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse – men's doubles ranking: 1
2012 Austrian International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2010 Bahrain International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2011 Bahrain International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 2
2012 Bahrain International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
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2013 Bahrain International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 2
2013 Bahrain International Challenge – men's doubles ranking: 1
2009 New Zealand Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – mixed team ranking: 3
badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – mixed team ranking: 2
badminton at the 2010 Asian Games – men's doubles ranking: 9
badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – men's doubles ranking: 17
badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – men's doubles ranking: 5
badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – mixed doubles ranking: 9
2004/2005 Indian Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2005/2006 Indian Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2006/2007 Indian Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2007/2008 Indian Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2008/2009 Indian Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2009/2010 Indian Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2010/2011 Indian Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2002/2003 Indian Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2003/2004 Indian Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2008 Portugal International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 2
2009 Bitburger Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2017 World Senior Badminton Championships O35 – men's doubles ranking: 1
2008 Croatian International Badminton Championships – men's doubles ranking: 1
2008 Tata Open India International Challenge – men's doubles ranking: 1
2009 Tata Open India International Challenge – men's doubles ranking: 1
Sport: badminton
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Country for sport: India
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Name in native language: Rupesh Kumar Kallyad Thazhathe Veetil
Given name: Rupesh
Awards: national champion
Playing hand: right-handedness
Handedness: right-handedness
Family name: Kumar
Kallyad
Thazhathe
Veetil
Native language: Telugu

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