| Akshay Dewalkar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 36) Mumbai, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 28 (MD 21 July 2016) 57 (XD 23 April 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Akshay Dewalkar (born 2 July 1988) is an Indian badminton player.[1] He was the men's doubles National Champion together with Pranav Chopra in 2013 and 2015. Dewalkar was the men's team gold medalists at the 2006 and 2016 South Asian Games, also won a men's doubles silver in 2016 with Chopra and a bronze in 2006 with Jishnu Sanyal. He participated at the 2010, 2014 Asian Games and 2014 Commonwealth Games
Dewalkar announced his engagement with Mridu Sharma, the psychologist appointed by Sports Authority of India at the Gopichand Academy in 2017.[2][3]
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
 Jishnu Sanyal
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 Thushara Edirisinghe Duminda Jayakody
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13–21, 21–16, 16–21 |  Bronze
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| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
Pranav Chopra
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Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy
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18–21, 17–21 |  Silver
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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | India Grand Prix | Jishnu Sanyal
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 Fauzi Adnan Tri Kusumawardana
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25–27, 25–23, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2016 | Syed Modi International | Pranav Chopra
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 Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong
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21–14, 22–24, 8–21 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Nepal International | V. Diju
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 Mohammad Attique Rizwan Azam
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19–21, 21–10, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2008 | Bahrain International | Jishnu Sanyal
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 Mohammed Reza Kheradmandi Ali Shahhosseini
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14–21, 21–18, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2010 | Tata Open India International | Arun Vishnu
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Joko Riyadi Yoga Ukikasah
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22–24, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Swiss International | Pranav Chopra
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 Lukasz Moren Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
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21–17, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Tata Open India International | Pranav Chopra
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K. T. Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas
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19–21, 21–17, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2015 | Bangladesh International | Pranav Chopra
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Tan Chee Tean Tan Wee Gieen
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21–16, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2015 | Tata Open India International | Pranav Chopra
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 Wannawat Ampunsuwan Tinn Isriyanate
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14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Norwegian International | Tarun Kona
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 Oliver Leydon-Davis  Lasse Moelhede
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18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Tata Open India International | Pradnya Gadre
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Tarun Kona Ashwini Ponnappa
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21–17, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2014 | Sri Lanka International | Pradnya Gadre
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Vountus Indra Mawan Prajakta Sawant
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21–16, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2014 | Tata Open India International | Pradnya Gadre
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Manu Attri N. Sikki Reddy
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19–21, 21–19, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Polish Open | Pradnya Gadre
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Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
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26–28, 18–21 | Runner-up
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