Varun Kapur
| Varun Kapur | |
|---|---|
 Kapur at the Indian National Games in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 9 March 2003 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Residence | Pune |
| Height | 5'10 |
| Coach | Nikhil Kanetkar |
| Career record | Wins: 108/ Losses: 59 |
| Highest ranking | 141 (BWF World Rankings) (2022) |
| Current ranking | 275 (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 9 March 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
- ^ "Varun Kapur, tournamentsoftware.com".
- ^ Shahaney, Pranav. "Meet the player: Varun Kapur, Pune's rising star in India's badminton galaxy". Hindustan Times.
- ^ Hindocha, Jigar. "Pune's badminton star Varun Kapur ranked World No. 2 in U-19 singles". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Indian shuttler Varun Kapur wins Uganda International title". The Times of India.