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Varun Kapur

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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

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

Career

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2018

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Tournament Result
Mongolia Junior Silver
Dubai Junior Gold Gold
Slovakia Junior Gold Gold

2019

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

2020

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

2021

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Tournament Result
Uganda senior international series[4] Gold Gold

2022

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

2023

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

References

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  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.