Varun Kapur

Varun Kapur
Kapur at the Indian National Games in 2023
Personal information
CountryIndia
BornMarch 9, 2003
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
ResidencePune
Height5'10
CoachNikhil Kanetkar
Career recordWins: 108/ Losses: 59
Highest ranking141 (BWF World Rankings) (2022)
Current ranking275 (BWF World Rankings) (2024)

Varun Kapur is an Indian badminton player currently training at the Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy (NKBA) in Pune, India. He is a former Junior World No. 1 and is currently ranked No. 4 in India.[1]

Early life

He was born on March 9, 2003, in Kolkata, Varun Kapur began playing badminton recreationally at the age of 7.

Career

2018

Tournament Result
Mongolia Junior Silver
Dubai Junior Gold
Slovakia Junior Gold

2019

Tournament Result
Croatia Junior[2] Gold
Cyprus Junior Gold
Russia Junior Silver
Bulgaria Junior Bronze
Lithuania Junior Gold
Dubai Junior Silver
Portugal Junior Silver
National Championship India Bronze

2020

Tournament Result
Khelo India- Guwahati Bronze
Hungary Junior Silver
Portugal Junior[3] Gold

2021

Tournament Result
Uganda senior international series[4] Gold

2022

Tournament Result
Pune District championship Gold
Maharashtra state championship Gold
Maharashtra state selection Gold
West Zone (Maharashtra Team) Gold
National Games (Maharashtra Team) Bronze

2023

Tournament Result
Maharashtra Olympics (Pune Team) Gold
Maharashtra Olympics Singles event Silver
Maldives International Quarter Finalist
All India Ranking Hyderabad Bronze
National Games (Maharashtra Team) Silver

References

  1. ^ "Varun Kapur, tournamentsoftware.com".
  2. ^ Shahaney, Pranav. "Meet the player: Varun Kapur, Pune's rising star in India's badminton galaxy". Hindustan Times.
  3. ^ Hindocha, Jigar. "Pune's badminton star Varun Kapur ranked World No. 2 in U-19 singles". Hindustan Times.
  4. ^ "Indian shuttler Varun Kapur wins Uganda International title". The Times of India.