Siril Verma

Born on 25th December 1999, in Telangana state, Siril Verma is the young Indian badminton player who has become the World No.1 Junior badminton player in 2015. He plays in the Premier Badminton League as part of the Hyderabad Hunters team.

His Achievements:-

• In 2013, he won the Badminton Asia Youth Championships, being the first Indian to earn the feat.
• In 2015, Siril bagged a silver medal in the Boys' Singles tournament of the BWF World Junior Championships
• In 2016, he reached the finals of Russia Open Grand Prix where he faced Malaysian badminton player Zulfadli bin Zulkiffli.
• In 2019, he bagged 2 gold medals in men’s singles and men’s team events at the South Asian Games, held in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
• At the 2019 Maldives International, Siril became the runner-up of the tournament.