| Sourabh Verma | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Country | India |
| Born | (1992-12-30)December 30, 1992 (age 32) Dhar,Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Residence | Hyderabad, India |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 28 (17 December 2019[1]) |
| Current ranking | 65 (11 October 2022) |
| BWF profile | |
Sourabh Verma (born 30 December 1992) is an Indianbadminton player.[2] He is a three time men's singles title Champion at theIndian National Championships. Verma reached a career highworld ranking of no. 28 in December 2019.[1]
Sourabh Verma started his career in badminton at the young age introduced by his father Sudhir Verma.[2] In 2011, he won theIndian National Championships in the senior singles category.[3] Verma won his first international title by winning theBahrain International Challenge. In the same year, he was the runner-up atIndia Open Grand Prix Gold after losing to the former Olympic championTaufik Hidayat.[4]
In 2012, Sourabh Verma reached a career high of no. 30 in theworld ranking,[2] with the best results throughout the year were the quarter finalists at theMalaysia andThailand Open Grand Prix Gold, also at theChina Masters Superseries.[5][6]
Sourabh Verma won back-to-back international titles in 2013 and 2014. First of them being 2013Tata International Challenge held atMumbai where he defeatedPrannoy H. S.[7] Verma grabbed the next title at 2014Iran Fajr International Challenge beating Alrie Guna Dharma and the 3rd title in the row was taken by becoming the champion at the 2014Austrian International Challenge causing an upset to his higher ranked opponentHsu Jen-hao.[8] Sourabh Verma also finished as the runner-up in a neck to neck match withSimon Santoso at the2014 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold. He represented his country competed at the2014 Asian Games.[9][10]
In 2015, he finished as the runner-up at theTata Open India International lost to his younger brotherSameer Verma in straight games.[11] He also was the runners-up at the 2016Belgian International,Polish International, andBitburger Open.[12] In October 2016, he clinched the Grand Prix title at theChinese Taipei Masters, after his opponentLiew Daren retired in the third game due to a shoulder injury.[13]
In 2017, he won his second title at theIndian National Championships.[14] In the international event, his best results were the quarter finalists at theSyed Modi International andNew Zealand Open.[15] In 2018, he won the BWF Tour Super 100 level tournaments inRussian Open andDutch Open.[16] He participated at the2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.[10]
In February 2019, Sourabh Verma won his third title at theIndian National Championships.[17]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[18] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[19]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Russian Open | Super 100 |  Koki Watanabe | 18–21, 21–12, 21–17 |  Winner |
| 2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 |  Cheam June Wei | 21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2019 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 |  Loh Kean Yew | 21–13, 14–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2019 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 |  Sun Feixiang | 21–12, 17–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 |  Wang Tzu-wei | 15–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | India Grand Prix Gold |  Taufik Hidayat | 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Simon Santoso | 21–15, 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | Liew Daren | 12–10, 12–10, 3–3 retired | Winner |
| 2016 | Bitburger Open | Shi Yuqi | 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bahrain International |  Prannoy H. S. | 25–23, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2013 | Tata Open India International | Prannoy H. S. | 21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2014 | Iran Fajr International | Alrie Guna Dharma | 21–13, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2014 | Austrian International | Andre Kurniawan Tedjono | 21–11, 21–23, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2015 | Tata Open India International | Sameer Verma | 11–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Belgian International |  Lucas Corvée | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Polish International |  Victor Svendsen | 27–29, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Slovenian International | Minoru Koga | 21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2022 (III) | India International Challenge | Mithun Manjunath | 21–18, 17–21, 21–16 | Winner |