Dhruv Kapila

Dhruv Kapila
Dhruv Kapila
Personal information
Country	India
Born	1 February 2000 (age 24); Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Years active	2016–present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Mathias Boe
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	19 (MD with Arjun M. R., 25 October 2022); 64 (XD with Tanisha Crasto, 17 September 2024)
Current ranking	61 (MD with Arjun M. R.); 66 (XD with Tanisha Crasto) (26 November 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing India
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Asia Team Championships
South Asian Games
	BWF profile

Dhruv Kapila (born 1 February 2000) is an Indian badminton player.^[1]^[2] He was the gold medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games in the men's doubles, mixed doubles and team events.^[3] He was part of the India team that won the 2022 Thomas Cup.^[4]

Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal	Krishna Prasad Garaga	Sachin Dias Buwaneka Goonethilleka	21–19, 19–21, 21–18	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal	Meghana Jakkampudi	Sachin Dias Thilini Hendahewa	21–16, 21–14	Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[6]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Odisha Masters	Super 100	Tanisha Crasto	Terry Hee Jessica Tan	17–21, 21–19, 23–21	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Mauritius International	Saurabh Sharma	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Kharkiv International	Krishna Prasad Garaga	Daniel Hess Johannes Pistorius	21–19, 21–16	Winner
2019	Nepal International	Arjun M. R.	Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy	19–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Bangladesh International	Arjun M. R.	Chang Yee Jun Tee Kai Wun	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2022 (I)	India International Challenge	Arjun M. R.	Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn Nanthakarn Yordphaisong	21–17, 20–22, 21–18	Winner
2024	Uganda International	Arjun M. R.	Vinson Chiu Joshua Yuan	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2024	Polish Open	Arjun M. R.	William Kryger Boe Christian Faust Kjær	15–21, 23–21, 21–19	Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 runners-up)

Boys' doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	India Junior International	Krishna Prasad Garaga	Hiroki Okamura Masayuki Onodera	5–11, 14–12, 9–11, 11-13	Runner-up
2017	Dutch Junior International	Krishna Prasad Garaga	Su Li-wei Ye Hong-wei	13–21, 19-21	Runner-up
2018	Dutch Junior International	Krishna Prasad Garaga	Liang Weikeng Shang Yichen	20–22, 16-21	Runner-up

BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

BWF Junior International Series tournament

BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

DNQ

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

Senior level

Team events	2022
Thomas Cup	G

References

^ "Players: Dhruv Kapila". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^ "Player Profile of Dhruv Kapila". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^ "SAG 2019: Siril, Ashmita lead India to 6 badminton golds". Outlook India. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
^ "Working with seasoned professionals crucial for my uninterrupted training: Thomas Cup winner Dhruv Kapila". The New Indian Express. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

Dhruv Kapila at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
Dhruv Kapila at BWFBadminton.com

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[1] "Players: Dhruv Kapila". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

[2] "Player Profile of Dhruv Kapila". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

[3] "SAG 2019: Siril, Ashmita lead India to 6 badminton golds". Outlook India. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

[4] "Working with seasoned professionals crucial for my uninterrupted training: Thomas Cup winner Dhruv Kapila". The New Indian Express. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[5] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[6] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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