# Sankar Subramanian

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Indian badminton player (born 2004)

Sankar Subramanian Personal information Born S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian (2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 22) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Sport Country India Sport Badminton Handedness Left Men's singles Highest ranking 55 (6 May 2025) Current ranking 72 (26 May 2026) BWF profile Medal record Men's badminton Representing India World Junior Championships 2022 Santander Boys' singles

**S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian** (born 13 January 2004)[1] is an Indian [badminton](/source/Badminton) player from Tamil Nadu. He is a former [world junior](/source/BWF_World_Junior_Ranking) number 1 in the boys' singles.[2]

Subramanian is from Chennai. He trains under Aravindan Samiappan at the Fireball Badminton Academy in Chennai which he joined in 2009.[2]

At the age of 17, he reached the finals of a senior tournament, the 2021 [Uganda International](/source/Uganda_International).[3] In November 2022, he won the silver medal at the [2022 World Junior Championships](/source/2022_BWF_World_Junior_Championships_%E2%80%93_Boys'_singles) at Santander, Spain.[4][5]

In 2021, he won the Junior White Nights tournament in Russia. In the same year, he also won the Iran Junior international series.[2]

In March 2025, being ranked only 64th in the world, he beat the then world No. 2 [Anders Antonsen](/source/Anders_Antonsen) 18-21, 21-12, 21-5 in 66 minutes.[6][7]

## Achievements

### World Junior Championships

*Boys' singles*

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain Kuo Kuan-lin 14–21, 20–22 Silver [4]

### BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

*Men's singles*

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2021 Uganda International Varun Kapur 18–21, 21–16, 17–21 Runner-up [3] 2023 Luxembourg Open Ade Resky Dwicahyo 21–11, 21–19 Winner 2023 Scottish Open Mads Christophersen 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up

- [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament

- [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament

- [BWF Future Series](/source/BWF_Future_Series) tournament

### BWF Junior International (2 titles)

*Boys' singles*

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2021 Russian Junior International Saneeth Dayanand 21–10, 21–13 Winner 2022 Iran Junior International Ali Hayati 21–17, 21–17 Winner

- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

- BWF Junior International Series tournament

- BWF Junior Future Series tournament

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["S.Sankar Muthusamy SUBRAMANIAN | Profile"](https://bwfworldtourfinals.bwfbadminton.com/zh-cn/player/91814/s-sankar-muthusamy-subramanian). *bwfworldtourfinals.bwfbadminton.com*. Retrieved 27 April 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) M. Ratnakar (16 August 2022). ["New junior World No.1 Sankar wants to make it big at senior"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/new-junior-world-no-1-sankar-wants-to-make-it-big-at-senior-level/articleshow/93598725.cms). The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-uga21_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-uga21_3-1) ["Varun Kapur, Malvika Bansod Beat Compatriots to Clinch Gold at 2021 Uganda International"](https://www.news18.com/news/sports/varun-kapur-malvika-bansod-beat-compatriots-to-clinch-gold-at-2021-uganda-international-3487550.html). News 18. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wjc22_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wjc22_4-1) ["Sankar bags silver in BWF World Junior Championships"](https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2022/oct/31/sankar-bags-silver-in-bwf-world-junior-championships-2513438.html). New Indian Express. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Keerthivasan, K. (31 October 2022). ["Relive Sankar Muthusamy's BWF World Junior Championships silver in Spain, through eyes of his family in Chennai"](https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/sankar-muthusamy-subramanian-family-watches-2022-bwf-world-junior-championships-final-silver-medal-spain/article66075383.ece). *Sportstar*. Retrieved 27 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Swiss Open badminton: Sankar Subramanian stuns world No 2 Anders Antonsen in a huge upset in Basel"](https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/swiss-open-badminton-sankar-subramanian-stuns-world-2-anders-antonsen-9897415/). *The Indian Express*. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["India's Sankar Subramanian Stuns World No. 2 Anders Antonsen In Swiss Open Quarter-Finals"](https://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/indias-sankar-subramanian-stuns-world-no-2-anders-antonsen-in-swiss-open-quarter-finals-7973591). *NDTV*. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2026.

## External links

- [Sankar Subramanian](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/91814) at [BWFBadminton.com](/source/Badminton_World_Federation)

- [Sankar Subramanian](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/FAB33451-6397-4D5F-A520-E578682807F6) at [BWF.TournamentSoftware.com](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (archived)

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