Sanave Thomas Arattukulam (born 21 May 1980) is an Indian badminton player.[2][3] He won bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in mixed team event.[4] He was the gold medalists at the 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games in the men's doubles and team events, also won silver medal in the mixed doubles in 2010.
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| Birth name | Sanave Thomas Arattukulam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1980 Mararikulam village, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 13 (MD 15 July 2010) 168 (XD 17 April 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
South Asian Games edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
 K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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 Thushara Edirisinghe Duminda Jayakody
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21–16, 21–10 |  Gold
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| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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Chetan Anand V. Diju
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21–19, retired | Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Aparna Balan
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V. Diju Ashwini Ponnappa
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11–21, 15–21 |  Silver
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BWF Grand Prix edit
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Dutch Open | Rupesh Kumar K. T.
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 Fran Kurniawan Rendra Wijaya
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18–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2009 | Australian Open | Rupesh Kumar K. T.
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 Gan Teik Chai Tan Bin Shen
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13–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | New Zealand Open | Rupesh Kumar K. T.
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 Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata
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21–16, 15–21, 21–13 |  Winner
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| 2009 | Bitburger Open | Rupesh Kumar K. T.
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 Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis
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17–21, 22–20, 24–22 | Winner
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| 2010 | India Open | Rupesh Kumar K. T.
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Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
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12–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Hungarian International | V. Diju
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 José Antonio Crespo Sergio Llopis
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17–14, 15–7 | Winner
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| 2004 | Syed Modi International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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V. Diju Jaseel P. Ismail
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15–12, 15–8 | Winner
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| 2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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 Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater
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15–7, 15–13 | Winner
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| 2004 | India Satellite | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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V. Diju Jaseel P. Ismail
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9–15, 1–15 | Runner-up
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| 2005 | Surabaya Satellite | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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Tri Kusharyanto Bambang Suprianto
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9–15, 12–15 | Runner-up
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| 2005 | India Satellite | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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V. Diju Jaseel P. Ismail
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17–14, 15–7 | Winner
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| 2006 | India Satellite | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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Chan Peng Soon Chang Hun Pin
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19–21, 21–8, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2008 | Croatian International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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 Jakub Bitman  Zvonimir Đurkinjak
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21–9, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2008 | Portugal International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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 Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder
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19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Bahrain International | Aneesh Aneefa Kannangayath
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 Ebrahim Jaffer Al Sayed Jaffer Heri Setiawan
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21–16, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2010 | Bahrain International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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Bennet Antony Anchery Alwin Francis
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21–7, 16–21, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2011 | Bahrain International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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Andrei Adistia Christopher Rusdianto
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21–14, 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Tata Open India International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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Pranav Chopra Akshay Dewalkar
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21–19, 17–21, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Austrian International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata
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23–21, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2012 | Bahrain International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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K. Nandagopal Jishnu Sanyal
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21–18, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2013 | Bahrain International | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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V. Diju K. Nandagopal
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17–21, 21–12, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Bahrain International Challenge | K. T. Rupesh Kumar
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V. Diju K. Nandagopal
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Walkover | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Bahrain International Challenge | Prajakta Sawant
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V. Diju N. Siki Reddy
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19–21, 21–14, 23–23 Retired | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament`
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Sanave Thomas". www.badmintonindia.org. Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Players: Sanave Thomas". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Sanave Thomas Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "India in Commonwealth Games Badminton : Medallists". www.sportsbharti.com. Sports Bharti. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
External links edit
- Sanave Thomas at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com