B. Sumeeth Reddy (born 26 September 1991) is an Indian

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player who currently plays men's doubles. He was part of Indian team that clinched the gold medals in the

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and

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, and also claimed the men's doubles gold with

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in 2016. Reddy competed at the

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; and at the

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in the men's doubles event.

Early life

Sumeeth Reddy was born on September 26, 1991 (27-years old) Telangana, India. In order to make a career to badminton, Sumeeth’s father sent him to the field of badminton sports in Hyderabad at the age of 10. He made his debut in the year 2007 by taking part in Asian Junior Championship. After the championship, he continued to play for singles till he was 20 years old. He had obtained the success in the total 7 National finals and was the best junior player at that time.

Achievements

South Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

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(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament :

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tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 7 runners-up)

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' :

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tournament :

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tournament

Personal life

Sumeeth Reddy married his fellow badminton player N. Sikki Reddy in February 2019. The two had gotten engaged after the Syed Modi International in 2017. Sumeeth studied at

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* * 1991 births Living people Racket sportspeople from Telangana People from Ranga Reddy district Indian male badminton players Indian national badminton champions Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of India Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in badminton Alumni of All Saints High School, Hyderabad Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{India-badminton-bio-stub