Nikhil Kanetkar
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox badminton player
Nikhil Kanetkar (born 13 May 1979) is an Indian former badminton player from Pune.[1]
Born in a Maharashtrian family, Kanetkar played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round. In the round of 16, Kanetkar was defeated by Peter Gade of Denmark.[1] In addition to Olympics, Kanetkar has represented India in the Thomas Cup, All England Open, Asian Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, SAF Games, Swiss Open, French Open, Toulouse Open and numerous other championships.
In 2011, he retired from competitive sports and set up Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy (NKBA, www.nkba.in) in Pune, India. The academy is based at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi, Pune, India. NKBA was established with a vision of "Grooming Talent to Make Champions". Nikhil Kanetkar is currently the Director and Head Coach of NKBA.
Kanetkar is also a columnist and commentator. He wrote for the Marathi newspaper Sakal from Athens during the Olympics and subsequently was invited by StarSports for covering the Badminton events of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Kanetkar played after 7 years post retirement and won the Men's Singles Title in the 35+ age category in the 41st Indian Masters (Veterans) National Badminton Championships 2016–17 organised by Kerala Badminton Association at Regional Sports Centre, Kadavanthra, Kochi, Kerala. In September 2017, he won the bronze medal in the same age group at the BWF World Senior Badminton Championship held in Kochi, India.
Achievements
BWF World Senior Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi, India | Men's singles +35 | Template:Flagicon Naruenart Chuaymak | 3–8 Retired | Bronze Bronze |
South Asian Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Template:Flagicon Chetan Anand | 14–21, 12–21 | Silver Silver |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Colin Haughton | 6–15, 0–15 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
IBF International
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | India Satellite | Template:Flagicon Lee Cheol-ho | 11–21, 11–21 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2006 | Victorian International | Template:Flagicon Richard Vaughan | 20–22, 13–21 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2005 | South Africa International | Template:Flagicon Kaveh Mehrabi | 15–8, 15–7 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2004 | Mauritius International | Template:Flagicon Abhinn Shyam Gupta | 16–17, 8–15 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2003 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Template:Flagicon Andreas Wölk | 15–9, 15–11 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2002 | Welsh International | Template:Flagicon Irwansyah | 6–15, 11–15 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2001 | Scottish International | Template:Flagicon Irwansyah | 5–7, 6–8, 2–7 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 1998 | Sri Lanka International | Template:Flagicon Ting Chih-chen | 15–13, 15–6 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
Sources
- Kanetkar, Saina lead D-day challenge
- I choose not to be frustrated: Kanetkar
- Nikhil Kanetkar loses in semis
- task for shuttlers – Aparna Popat, Abhinn Shyam Gupta and Nikhil Kanetkar carry Indian hopesTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- Template:Usurped
References
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Indian male badminton players
- Olympic badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Asian Games badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games silver medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2006 South Asian Games
- Racket sportspeople from Pune
- Marathi sportspeople