Birth name Sameer Verma Name Sameer Verma Weight 60 k.g | Height 170 c.m Country India | |
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F | MS | LU Guangzu (CHN) [6] vs Sameer VERMA (IND) [3] | BWF 2018
Badminton Unlimited | Sameer Verma
Sameer Verma, was born on 22 October 1994. He is an Indian badminton player and trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. He is currently (as of August 27, 2014) the 3rd ranked men’s badminton player in the national circuit. Sameer is the brother of Indian badminton player Sourabh Verma and like his brother is supported by the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore and has been part of their scholarship programme since 2012.
Contents
- F MS LU Guangzu CHN 6 vs Sameer VERMA IND 3 BWF 2018
- Badminton Unlimited Sameer Verma
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2016
- World Junior Championships
- Asia Junior Championships
- BWF Superseries
- BWF Grand Prix
- BWF International ChallengeSeries
- Personal
- References
2011
Verma won a silver medal in the Asian Junior Badminton Championships, 2011, held in Lucknow, India. He also won silver at the men's singles at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, Isle of Man losing in the final to Zulfadli Zulkiffli of Malaysia.
2012
At the 36th Junior National Badminton Championships in Jaipur, Verma won the boys' singles U-19 category. The same year Verma also reached the final of the Iran Open.
2013
In 2013, Verma won his first international titles when he won the men's singles event at the Bahrain International Series and Bahrain International Challenge.
2014
Battling injuries in 2012 and 2013, Verma came back strongly in 2014 by winning the All India Senior Ranking Badminton Championships, 2014 in Bareilly.
2016
Sameer Verma stunned world No 3 Jan O Jorgensen in straight games to storm into the final of the Hong Kong Open Super Series badminton tournament on Saturday 26 November, 2016. Verma upstated the Danish stalwart 21–19, 24–22 in an exciting match.
World Junior Championships
Boys' Singles
Asia Junior Championships
Boys' Singles
BWF Superseries
Men's Singles
Superseries Finals Tournament Superseries Premier Tournament Superseries TournamentBWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Singles
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournamentBWF International Challenge/Series
Men's Singles
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournamentPersonal
Verma hails from a lower-middle-class family. His parents live in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh. His father Sudhir Verma is a Grade II Assistant working with the Narmada Valley Development Authority, and his mother Sangita is a house-wife. Sameer followed in the footsteps of his brother Sourabh Varma, who is also an internationally ranked badminton player, and took up badminton as a sport at a young age. He soon moved to the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad to train under coach and former Indian player Pullela Gopichand.