Varun Kapur

Varun Kapur is an Indian badminton player currently training at the Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy (NKBA) in Pune, India. He is a former Junior World No. 1 and is currently ranked No. 4 in India.^[1]

Varun Kapur
Kapur at the Indian National Games in 2023
Personal information
Country	India
Born	9 March 2003 Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Residence	Pune
Height	5'10
Coach	Nikhil Kanetkar
Career record	Wins: 108/ Losses: 59
Highest ranking	141 (BWF World Rankings) (2022)
Current ranking	275 (BWF World Rankings) (2024)

Early life

He was born on 9 March 2003, in Kolkata, Varun Kapur began playing badminton recreationally at the age of 7.^{[citation needed]}

Career

2018

Tournament	Result
Mongolia Junior	Silver
Dubai Junior	Gold
Slovakia Junior	Gold

2019

Tournament	Result
Croatia Junior[2]	Gold
Cyprus Junior	Gold
Russia Junior	Silver
Bulgaria Junior	Bronze
Lithuania Junior	Gold
Dubai Junior	Silver
Portugal Junior	Silver
National Championship India	Bronze

2020

Tournament	Result
Khelo India- Guwahati	Bronze
Hungary Junior	Silver
Portugal Junior[3]	Gold

2021

Tournament	Result
Uganda senior international series[4]	Gold

2022

Tournament	Result
Pune District championship	Gold
Maharashtra state championship	Gold
Maharashtra state selection	Gold
West Zone (Maharashtra Team)	Gold
National Games (Maharashtra Team)	Bronze

2023

Tournament	Result
Maharashtra Olympics (Pune Team)	Gold
Maharashtra Olympics Singles event	Silver
Maldives International	Quarter Finalist
All India Ranking Hyderabad	Bronze
National Games (Maharashtra Team)	Silver