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{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Akshay Dewalkar
| image =
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| caption =
| birth_name =
| country = [[India]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|7|2}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
| residence =
| height = 1.74 m
| weight = 74 kg
| years_active =
| handedness = Right
| coach =
| event = Men's & mixed doubles
| highest_ranking = 28 (MD 21 July 2016) 57 (XD 23 April 2015)
| date_of_highest_ranking =
| current_ranking =
| date_of_current_ranking =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Championships#Badminton Asia Team Championships|Asia Team Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships|2016 Hyderabad]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[South Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006 Colombo]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati–Shillong]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2016 Guwahati–Shillong | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalBronze | 2006 Colombo | Men's doubles }}
| bwf_id = 645AB162-B14C-4914-968F-B932A12F7F09
}}

'''Akshay Dewalkar''' (born 2 July 1988) is an [[India]]n [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players: Akshay Dewalkar |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/55356/akshay-dewalkar |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]]|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> He was the men's doubles [[Indian National Badminton Championships|National Champion]] together with [[Pranav Chopra]] in 2013 and 2015. Dewalkar was the men's team gold medalists at the [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006]] and [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|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 [[Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]], [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Asian Games]] and [[Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Commonwealth Games]].

== Personal life ==
Dewalkar announced his engagement with Mridu Sharma, the psychologist appointed by Sports Authority of India at the Gopichand Academy in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |first=Manne |last=Ratnakar |title=Cupid strikes yet again at Gopi's academy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/cupid-strikes-yet-again-at-gopis-academy/articleshow/56712670.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=22 January 2017 |access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gopi gets the champions; shuttlers love for a lifetime |url=https://www.insidesport.co/gopi-gets-the-champions-shuttlers-love-for-a-lifetime/ |website=www.insidesport.co |date=14 February 2017 |access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== South Asian Games ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2006 South Asian Games|2006]]
| align="left" | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, [[Colombo, Sri Lanka]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jishnu Sanyal]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Thushara Edirisinghe]] {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Duminda Jayakody]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 21–16, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]]
| align="left" | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, [[Shillong]], [[India]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav Chopra]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manu Attri]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sumeeth Reddy]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

=== BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up) ===
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''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[2009 India Open Grand Prix#Finals 3|2009]]
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|India Grand Prix]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jishnu Sanyal]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Fauzi Adnan]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Tri Kusumawardana]]
| align="left" | 25–27, 25–23, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold#Finals 3|2016]]
| align="left" | Syed Modi International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav Chopra]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Goh V Shem]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Wee Kiong]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 22–24, 8–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 6 runners-up) ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2008
| align="left" | [[Nepal International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. Diju]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Mohammad Attique]] {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Rizwan Azam]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–10, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2008
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jishnu Sanyal]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mohammed Reza Kheradmandi]] {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Ali Shahhosseini]]
| align="left" | 14–21, 21–18, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2010
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arun Vishnu]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Joko Riyadi]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Yoga Ukikasah]]
| align="left" | 22–24, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | [[Swiss International (badminton)|Swiss International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav Chopra]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Lukasz Moren]] {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Szkudlarczyk]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 16–21, 12–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | Tata Open India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pranav Chopra
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. T. Rupesh Kumar]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–17, 23–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pranav Chopra
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Chee Tean]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Wee Gieen]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | Tata Open India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pranav Chopra
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Wannawat Ampunsuwan]] {{flagicon|THA}} [[Tinn Isriyanate]]
| align="left" | 14–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[Norwegian International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tarun Kona]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Oliver Leydon-Davis]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lasse Moelhede]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2013
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pradnya Gadre]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tarun Kona]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 18–21, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2014
| align="left" | [[Sri Lanka International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pradnya Gadre
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Vountus Indra Mawan]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prajakta Sawant]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2014
| align="left" | Tata Open India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pradnya Gadre
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manu Attri]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–19, 10–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Polish Open (badminton)|Polish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pradnya Gadre
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chan Peng Soon]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Goh Liu Ying]]
| align="left" | 26–28, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{BWF}}
* {{BWF2}}
* {{CGF profile|67186}}

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[[Category:South Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
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Akshay Dewalkar - Revision history

>Stvbastian at 18:34, 22 January 2021