B. Sumeeth Reddy

B. Sumeeth Reddy (born 26 September 1991) is an Indian former badminton player. He was part of Indian team that clinched the gold medals in the 2016 and 2019 South Asian Games, and also claimed the men's doubles gold with Manu Attri in 2016. Reddy competed at the 2014 Asian Games, 2018 Asian Games; and at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event, the first Indian to make it to Men's doubles event at the Olympics (along with Manu Attri) He retired from playing in March 2025 and became a doubles coach.

Early life Sumeeth Reddy was born on 26 September 1991 in Telangana, India. In order to make a career to badminton, Sumeeth's father sent him to the field of badminton sports in Hyderabad at the age of 10. He made his debut in the year 2007 by taking part in Asian Junior Championship. After the championship, he continued to play for singles till he was 20 years old. He had obtained the success in the total 7 National finals and was the best junior player at that time.

Achievements

South Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,Shillong, India Manu Attri Pranav Chopra Akshay Dewalkar 21–18, 21–17 Gold Gold

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 3 runners-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 U.S. Open Manu Attri Li Junhui Liu Yuchen 12–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2015 Dutch Open Manu Attri Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 15–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2015 Mexico City Grand Prix Manu Attri Bodin Isara Nipitphon Phuangphuapet 22–20, 21–18 Winner 2016 Canada Open Manu Attri Adrian Liu Toby Ng 21–8, 21–14 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Syed Modi International Ashwini Ponnappa Pranav Chopra N. Sikki Reddy 20–22, 10–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 9 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2009 Iran Fajr International Mohammad Reza Kheradmandi 19–21, 21–17, 15–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Tata Open India International Manu Attri Tien Tzu-chieh Wang Chi-lin 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2014 Sri Lanka International Manu Attri Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Chayut Triyachart 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2014 Tata Open India International Manu Attri Ramchandran Shlok Sanyam Shukla 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2015 Lagos International Manu Attri Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha 21–17, 21–17 Winner 2015 Guatemala International Manu Attri Michael Fuchs Johannes Schöttler 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2015 Belgian International Manu Attri Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha 22–20, 19–21, 22–20 Winner 2015 Prague Open Manu Attri Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha 21–19, 20–22, 14–21 Runner-up 2015 Bulgarian International Manu Attri Raphael Beck Peter Käsbauer 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2016 Peru International Manu Attri Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha 19–21, 21–18, 28–30 Runner-up 2017 Lagos International Manu Attri Godwin Olofua Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 21–13, 21–15 Winner 2018 Lagos International Manu Attri Vaibhaav Prakash Raj 21–12, 21–12 Winner 2018 Tata Open India International Arjun M. R. Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin 21–10, 21–16 Winner 2019 Nepal International Manu Attri Arjun M. R. Dhruv Kapila 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2019 India International Manu Attri Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn Kittisak Namdash 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2022 Maldives International Rohan Kapoor Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn Nanthakarn Yordphaisong 21–23, 21–19, 21–17 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2022Bahrain International K. Maneesha Ruttanapak Oupthong Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat 20–22, 17–21 Runner-up 2024 Iran Fajr International N. Sikki Reddy Sathish Kumar Karunakaran Aadya Variyath 20–22, 14–21 Runner-up 2024 Azerbaijan International N. Sikki Reddy Sathish Kumar Karunakaran Aadya Variyath 21–13, 20–22, 10–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

Personal life Sumeeth Reddy married his fellow badminton player N. Sikki Reddy in February 2019. The two had gotten engaged after the Syed Modi International in 2017.

Sumeeth studied at All Saints High School, Hyderabad.