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Sourabh Verma (born 30 December 1992) is a badminton player from India. He was three times captured the men's singles title at the Indian National Championships. Verma reached a career high world ranking of no. 30 in 2012.
Career overview
Sourabh Verma started his career in badminton at the young age introduced by his father Sudhir Verma. In 2011, he won the Indian National Championships in the senior singles category. Verma won his first international title by winning the Bahrain International Challenge. In the same year, he was the runner-up at India Open Grand Prix Gold after losing to the former Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat.
In 2012, Sourabh Verma reached a career high of no. 30 in the world ranking, with the best results throughout the year were the quarter finalists at the Malaysia and Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold, also at the China Masters Superseries.
Sourabh Verma won back-to-back international titles in 2013 and 2014. First of them being 2013 Tata International Challenge held at Mumbai where he defeated Prannoy Kumar. Verma grabbed the next title at 2014 Iran Fajr International Challenge beating Alrie Guna Dharma and the 3rd title in the row was taken by becoming the champion at the 2014 Austrian International Challenge causing an upset to his higher ranked opponent Hsu Jen-hao. Sourabh Verma also finished as the runner-up in a neck to neck match with Simon Santoso at the 2014 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold. He represented his country competed at the 2014 Asian Games.
In 2015, he finished as the runner-up at the Tata Open India International lost to his younger brother Sameer Verma in straight games. He also was the runners-up at the 2016 Belgian International, Polish International, and Bitburger Open. In October 2016, he clinched the Grand Prix title at the Chinese Taipei Masters, after his opponent Liew Daren retired in the third game due to a shoulder injury.
In 2017, he won his second title at the Indian National Championships. In the international event, his best results were the quarter finalists at the Syed Modi International and New Zealand Open. In 2018, he won the BWF Tour Super 100 level tournaments in Russian Open and Dutch Open. He participated at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.
In February 2019, Sourabh Verma won his third title at the Indian National Championships.
Achievements
BWF World Tour (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Wang Tzu-wei | 15–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Sun Feixiang | 21–12, 17–21, 21–14 |  Winner |
| 2019 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | Loh Kean Yew | 21–13, 14–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 | Cheam June Wei | 21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2018 | Russian Open | Super 100 | Koki Watanabe | 18–21, 21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bitburger Open | Shi Yuqi | 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | Liew Daren | 12–10, 12–10, 3–3 Retired | Winner |
| 2014 | Malaysia Masters | Simon Santoso | 21–15, 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Syed Modi India Open | Taufik Hidayat | 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Slovenian International | Minoru Koga | 21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2016 | Polish International | Victor Svendsen | 27–29, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Belgian International | Lucas Corvee | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Tata Open India International | Sameer Verma | 11–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Austrian International | Andre Kurniawan Tedjono | 21–11, 21–23, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2014 | Iran Fajr International | Alrie Guna Dharma | 21–13, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2013 | Tata Open India International | H.S. Prannoy | 21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2011 | Bahrain International | H.S. Prannoy | 25–23, 21–12 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament