Arjun Madathil Ramachandran (born 11 May 1997) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] He alongside India men's team won the 2022 Thomas Cup,[3] and also bronze medal at the 2020 Asia Team Championships.[4]

Arjun M. R.
Personal information
Birth nameArjun Madathil Ramachandran
CountryIndia
Born (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 (age 26)
Kochi, Kerala, India
HandednessRight
CoachMathias Boe
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking19 (MD with Dhruv Kapila 25 October 2022)
41 (XD with K. Maneesha 6 August 2019)
Current ranking41 (MD with Dhruv Kapila 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Men's team
BWF profile

Career edit

Arjun began to playing badminton at the age of nine at FACT club in 2008, and moved to the badminton academy at the Regional Sports Centre in Kadavanthra three years later. He was introduced to playing doubles by his coach M. Mohanachandran, and within a year, he completely shifted his focus to doubles. He featured in Kerala team since 2012.[5]

Achievements edit

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Odisha Open Super 100   Treesa Jolly   Sachin Dias
  Thilini Hendahewa
16–21, 20–22   Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 5 runners-up) edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Tata Open India International   Ramchandran Shlok   Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
  Chirag Shetty
12–10, 9–11, 7–11, 5–11   Runner-up
2016 Nepal International   Ramchandran Shlok   Rizwan Azam
  Sulehri Kashif Ali
21–18, 21–15   Winner
2017 Iran Fajr International   Ramchandran Shlok   Kenas Adi Haryanto
  Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
11–8, 11–8, 11–9   Winner
2017 Ethiopia International   Ramchandran Shlok   Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik
  Mohd Naser Mansour Nayef
21–7, 21–19   Winner
2018 Hellas Open   Ramchandran Shlok   Adrian Dziółko
  Michał Rogalski
21–13, 21–11   Winner
2018 Tata Open India International   B. Sumeeth Reddy   Goh Sze Fei
  Nur Izzuddin
21–10, 21–16   Winner
2019 Ghana International   Ramchandran Shlok   Godwin Olofua
  Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
21–11, 21–12   Winner
2019 Lagos International   Ramchandran Shlok   Jones Ralfy Jansen
  Peter Käsbauer
11–21, 8–21   Runner-up
2019 Nepal International   Dhruv Kapila   Manu Attri
  B. Sumeeth Reddy
19–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2019 Bangladesh International   Dhruv Kapila   Chang Yee Jun
  Tee Kai Wun
19–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2022 India Maharashtra International Challenge   Dhruv Kapila   Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn
  Nanthakarn Yordphaisong
21–17, 20–22, 21–18   Winner
2024 Uganda International   Dhruv Kapila   Vinson Chiu
  Joshua Yuan
21–14, 21–13   Winner
2024 Polish Open   Dhruv Kapila   William Kryger Boe
  Christian Faust Kjær
15–21, 23–21, 21–19   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Hellas Open   K. Maneesha   Paweł Pietryja
  Agnieszka Wojtkowska
21–15, 21–14   Winner
2019 Ghana International   K. Maneesha   Ramchandran Shlok
  Rutaparna Panda
19–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2019 Lagos International   K. Maneesha   Ramchandran Shlok
  Rutaparna Panda
21–16, 21–17   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (5 titles, 1 runners-up) edit

Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 India Junior International   Chirag Shetty   Aditya Joshi
  Arun George
17-21, 12-21   Runner-up
2014 India Junior International   Chirag Shetty   Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
  Krishna Prasad Garaga
11-7, 11-10, 11-6   Winner
2014 Belgian Junior International   Chirag Shetty   Alexander Dunn
  Adam Hall
9-11, 11-2, 11-7   Winner
2014 Swiss Junior International   Chirag Shetty   Ben Lane
  Sean Vendy
11-7, 11-8, 11-7   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 India Junior International   Kuhoo Garg   Chirag Shetty
  Shruthi K.P
11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8   Winner
2014 Swiss Junior International   Kuhoo Garg   Bjarne Geiss
  Yvonne Li
11-7, 11-7, 11-10   Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Arjun M.R." Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Player Profile of Arjun M. R." Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ Kalyani, Meera (28 May 2022). "'Loss to Chinese Taipei brought the team together': Thomas Cup champion Arjun M R". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. ^ "India men take bronze at Badminton Asia Team Championships after valiant fight vs Indonesia in semi-final". India Today. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Double Win for the City Lad". The New Indian Express. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links edit