Nandagopal Kidambi

K. Nandagopal
Personal information
BornNandagopal Kidambi
(1991-12-26) 26 December 1991
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sport
Country India
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking162 (MS) 3 May 2012
78 (MD) 24 November 2016
97 (XD) 25 January 2018
BWF profile

Nandagopal Kidambi (born 26 December 1991) is an Indian badminton player who competes in men's and mixed doubles.[1]

Personal life

He is the elder brother of Srikanth Kidambi, also an Indian international badminton player.[2]

Career

Nandagopal won the mixed doubles title at the 2013 Maldives International (International Challenge) partnering K. Maneesha.[3] The same year he won the men's doubles at the Bahrain International (International Series) with V. Diju and was runner-up at the Bahrain International Challenge, both finals against K. T. Rupesh Kumar / Sanave Thomas.[4][5] Earlier, he had been men's doubles runner-up at the 2012 Bahrain International Challenge with Jishnu Sanyal.[6]

In 2017, he completed a "double" at the Kharkiv International (Ukraine), winning the men's doubles with Rohan Kapoor and the mixed doubles with Mahima Aggarwal,[7][8] and was mixed doubles runner-up at the Malaysia International Series with Aggarwal.[9] In 2018 he won the men's doubles crown at the Iran Fajr International Challenge alongside Alwin Francis.[10]

He has also featured in the Premier Badminton League in India, including for Ahmedabad Smash Masters in the 2018–19 season.[11]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Iran Fajr International Alwin Francis Tarun Kona / Saurabh Sharma 9–11, 11–6, 7–11, 11–8, 11–9 Winner[12]
2017 Kharkiv International Rohan Kapoor Alwin Francis / Tarun Kona 18–21, 24–22, 21–18 Winner[13]
2013 Bahrain International Challenge V. Diju K. T. Rupesh Kumar / Sanave Thomas Walkover Runner-up[14]
2013 Bahrain International V. Diju K. T. Rupesh Kumar / Sanave Thomas 21–17, 12–21, 21–19 Winner[15]
2012 Bahrain International Challenge Jishnu Sanyal K. T. Rupesh Kumar / Sanave Thomas 18–21, 21–19, 18–21 Runner-up[16]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Kharkiv International Mahima Aggarwal Saurabh Sharma / Anoushka Parikh 21–14, 21–15 Winner[17]
2017 Malaysia International Series Mahima Aggarwal Yantoni Edy Saputra / Marsheilla Gischa Islami 19–21, 9–21 Runner-up[18]
2013 Maldives International K. Maneesha Kim Dae-sung / Oh Bo-kyung 21–16, 23–21 Winner[19]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "K. Nandagopal – Player Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. ^ Gupta, Sharda Ugra (feature by ESPN India desk) (27 June 2017). "The metamorphosis of Kidambi Srikanth". ESPN. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Nandagopal–Maneesha lift mixed doubles title at Maldives International Badminton". The Times of India. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Bahrain International Series 2013 – Tournament page". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Indian shuttlers make clean sweep at Bahrain International Challenge". The Times of India. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Indian shuttlers dominate Bahrain international tourney". The Times of India. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Double-delight for K Nandagopal at Kharkiv International Challenge". Scroll.in. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Kharkiv International: Nandagopal Kidambi wins double crown". The Times of India. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Unseeded Kisona upsets the top seeds to win Malaysia International Series title". Badminton Asia. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  10. ^ "The 27th Iran Fajr International Challenge 2018 – Podium". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Premier Badminton League: Here are all the nine full squads after the 2018–19 players' auction". Scroll.in. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  12. ^ "The 27th Iran Fajr International Challenge 2018 – Podium". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Double-delight for K Nandagopal at Kharkiv International Challenge". Scroll.in. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Indian shuttlers make clean sweep at Bahrain International Challenge". The Times of India. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Bahrain International Series 2013 – Tournament page". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Indian shuttlers dominate Bahrain international tourney". The Times of India. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Double-delight for K Nandagopal at Kharkiv International Challenge". Scroll.in. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  18. ^ "Unseeded Kisona upsets the top seeds to win Malaysia International Series title". Badminton Asia. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  19. ^ "Nandagopal–Maneesha lift mixed doubles title at Maldives International Badminton". The Times of India. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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