title: Saurabh Sharma
text: # Saurabh Sharma
  
  Saurabh Sharma (born 30 December 1997) is an Indian badminton player. He has represented India in BWF International tournaments, having won multiple mixed doubles and men's doubles tournaments. He also became the U-19 Mixed doubles champion in the junior nationals.
  
  ## Background
  
  Sharma spent the early years of his life in Sonipat in Haryana. He started playing badminton at the age of eight and in 2009 he joined the Gopichand Badminton Academy for training.
  
  ## Career
  
  In 2016, Sharma and Parikh won the Nepal International after defeating Venkat Gaurav Prasad and Juhi Dewangan in the final.
  
  In 2017, Sharma and Parikh were runners-up in the Kharkiv International and South Africa International. In 2018, the pair reached the final of the Brazil International but were defeated by Russian pair of Evgenij Dremin of Evgenia Dimova.
  
  Sharma and Parikh won the Kharkiv title in 2018 after they defeated the Polish pair of Paweł Śmiłowski of Magdalena Świerczyńska.
  
  In the Men's doubles category he won the South Africa International in 2017, Jamaica International in 2018 and the Nepal International in 2019.
  
  ## Achievements
  
  ### BWF International Challenge/Series
  
  Men's doubles
  
  | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2016 | Mauritius International | Dhruv Kapila | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty | 12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
  | 2017 | South Africa International | Tarun Kona | Aatish Lubah Julien Paul | 21–9, 21–15 | Winner |
  | 2018 | Iran Fajr International | Tarun Kona | Alwin Francis K. Nandagopal | 11–9, 6–11, 11–7, 8–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
  | 2018 | Jamaica International | Tarun Kona | Gareth Henry Samuel Ricketts | 21–17, 21–17 | Winner |
  | 2018 | Brazil International | Tarun Kona | Jason Ho-Shue Nyl Yakura | 7–21 retired | Runner-up |
  | 2019 | Nepal International | Rohan Kapoor | Izzat Farhan Azhar Zachary Sia | 21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
  | 2019 | Bahrain International | Rohan Kapoor | Prad Tangsrirapeephan Apichasit Teerawiwat | 21–19, 16–21, 22–24 | Runner-up |
  
  Mixed doubles
  
  | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2016 | Nepal International | Anoushka Parikh | Venkat Gaurav Prasad Juhi Dewangan | 14–21, 21–19, 21–19 | Winner |
  | 2017 | Kharkiv International | Anoushka Parikh | K. Nandagopal Mahima Aggarwal | 14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
  | 2017 | South Africa International | Anoushka Parikh | Andries Malan Jennifer Fry | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
  | 2018 | Brazil International | Anoushka Parikh | Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova | 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
  | 2018 | Kharkiv International | Anoushka Parikh | Paweł Śmiłowski Magdalena Świerczyńska | 18–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
  
      BWF International Challenge tournament
      BWF International Series tournament
      BWF Future Series tournament
  