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{{Short description|Indian badminton player (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Arjun M. R.
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_name = {{Nowrap|Arjun Madathil Ramachandran}}
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|5|11}}
| birth_place = [[Kochi]], Kerala, India
| residence =
| height =1.72
| weight =
| years_active =
| handedness = Right
| event = Men's & mixed doubles
| highest_ranking = 19 (MD with [[Dhruv Kapila]], 25 October 2022) 41 (XD with [[K. Maneesha]], 6 August 2019)
| date_of_highest_ranking =
| current_ranking = 31
| date_of_current_ranking = MD with [[Hariharan Amsakarunan]], 5 May 2026
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Thomas Cup]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022 Bangkok]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2026 Thomas & Uber Cup|2026 Horsens]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]] | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's team|Men's team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Team Championships|Asia Team Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships|2020 Manila]] | Men's team }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 98935
| bwf_id = 2B0560CE-7323-4AB1-9EC9-74225E23F5A0
}}

'''Arjun Madathil Ramachandran''' (born 11 May 1997) is an Indian [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Arjun M.R. |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/98935/arjun-m-r |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=4 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Player Profile of Arjun M. R. |url=http://www.badmintoninindia.com/viewplayer/Arjun-M.-R.-/3037 |publisher=[[Badminton Association of India]] |access-date=4 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220054046/http://www.badmintoninindia.com/viewplayer/Arjun-M.-R.-/3037 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He alongside India men's team won the [[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022 Thomas Cup]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Kalyani |first=Meera |title=‘Loss to Chinese Taipei brought the team together’: Thomas Cup champion Arjun M R |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/loss-to-chinese-taipei-brought-the-team-together-thomas-cup-champion-mr-arjun-mr-7922462/ |publisher=The Indian Express |date=28 May 2022 |access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref> and also bronze medal at the [[2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships|2020 Asia Team Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|title=India men take bronze at Badminton Asia Team Championships after valiant fight vs Indonesia in semi-final |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/badminton/story/badminton-asia-team-championships-2020-india-vs-indonesia-semifinal-bronze-medal-lakshya-subhankar-1646814-2020-02-15 |publisher=India Today |date=15 February 2020 |access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref>

== Career ==
Arjun began playing badminton at the age of nine at FACT club in 2008, and he moved to the badminton academy at the Regional Sports Centre in Kadavanthra three years later. He was introduced to playing doubles by his coach M. Mohanachandran, and within a year he had completely shifted his focus to doubles. He has featured in the Kerala team since 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Double Win for the City Lad |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2014/sep/09/double-win-for-the-city-lad-658077.html |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=9 September 2014 |access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) ===
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | [[2025 Al Ain Masters#Finals 3|2025]]
| align="left" | [[Al Ain Masters]]
| align="left" | Super 100
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Hariharan Amsakarunan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Raymond Indra]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Nikolaus Joaquin]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | [[2022 Odisha Open#Finals 5|2022]]
| align="left" | [[Odisha Open]]
| align="left" | Super 100
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Treesa Jolly]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Sachin Dias]] {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Thilini Hendahewa]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 6 runners-up) ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[India International Challenge|Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ramchandran Shlok]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Shetty]]
| align="left" | 12–10, 9–11, 7–11, 5–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2016
| align="left" | [[Nepal International (badminton)|Nepal International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramchandran Shlok
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Rizwan Azam]] {{flagicon|PAK}} Sulehri Kashif Ali
| align="left" | 21–18, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2017
| align="left" | [[Iran Fajr International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramchandran Shlok
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Kenas Adi Haryanto]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani]]
| align="left" | 11–8, 11–8, 11–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2017
| align="left" | [[Ethiopia International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramchandran Shlok
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik]] {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Mohd Naser Mansour Nayef]]
| align="left" | 21–7, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | [[Hellas Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramchandran Shlok
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Adrian Dziółko]] {{flagicon|POL}} [[Michał Rogalski]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | Tata Open India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sumeeth Reddy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Goh Sze Fei]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[ Nur Izzuddin]]
| align="left" | 21–10, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | [[Ghana International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramchandran Shlok
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Godwin Olofua]] {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori]]
| align="left" | 21–11, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | [[Lagos International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramchandran Shlok
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Jones Ralfy Jansen]] {{flagicon|GER}} [[Peter Käsbauer]]
| align="left" | 11–21, 8–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Nepal International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dhruv Kapila]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manu Attri]] {{flagicon|IND}} B. Sumeeth Reddy
| align="left" | 19–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Dhruv Kapila
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chang Yee Jun]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tee Kai Wun]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2022 (I)
| align="left" | India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Dhruv Kapila
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn]] {{flagicon|THA}} [[Nanthakarn Yordphaisong]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 20–22, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | [[Uganda International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Dhruv Kapila
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vinson Chiu]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joshua Yuan (badminton)|Joshua Yuan]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | [[Polish Open (badminton)|Polish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Dhruv Kapila
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[William Kryger Boe]] {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Christian Faust Kjær]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 23–21, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024 (I)
| align="left" | India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sai Pratheek K.]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2025
| align="left" | Iran Fajr International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala
| align="left" | {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dev Ayyappan]] {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dhiren Ayyappan]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2025
| align="left" | [[Turkey International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Hariharan Amsakarunan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuto Noda]] {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shunya Ota]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2025 (II)
| align="left" | India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Hariharan Amsakarunan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Pharanyu Kaosamaang]] {{flagicon|THA}} [[Tanadon Punpanich]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | [[Hellas Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Maneesha]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Paweł Pietryja]] {{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Wojtkowska]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | [[Ghana International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} K. Maneesha
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ramchandran Shlok]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rutaparna Panda]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | [[Lagos International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} K. Maneesha
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramchandran Shlok {{flagicon|IND}} Rutaparna Panda
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{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

=== BWF Junior International (5 titles, 1 runners-up) ===
''Boys' doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#AE9C45"
| align="center" | 2013
| align="left" | India Junior International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Shetty]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aditya Joshi]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arun George]]
| align="left" | 17-21, 12-21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#AE9C45"
| align="center" | 2014
| align="left" | India Junior International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Shetty]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Krishna Prasad Garaga]]
| align="left" | 11-7, 11-10, 11-6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#BDB8AD"
| align="center" | 2014
| align="left" | Belgian Junior International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alexander Dunn (badminton)|Alexander Dunn]] {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Adam Hall (badminton)|Adam Hall]]
| align="left" | 9-11, 11-2, 11-7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#BDB8AD"
| align="center" | 2014
| align="left" | Swiss Junior International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Shetty
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Lane]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sean Vendy]]
| align="left" | 11-7, 11-8, 11-7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#AE9C45"
| align="center" | 2014
| align="left" | India Junior International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kuhoo Garg]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chirag Shetty]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shruthi K.P]]
| align="left" | 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#BDB8AD"
| align="center" | 2014
| align="left" | Swiss Junior International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kuhoo Garg]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bjarne Geiss]] {{flagicon|GER}} [[Yvonne Li]]
| align="left" | 11-7, 11-7, 11-10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

: {{Color box|#AE9C45|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
: {{Color box|#C6D4E1|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#BDB8AD|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#EBE7E0|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior Future Series tournament

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{BWFB|98935}}
* {{BWFT|2B0560CE-7323-4AB1-9EC9-74225E23F5A0}}
* {{InterSportStats|3000348243|Arjun Madathil Ramachandran}}

{{Footer Thomas Cup Champions Badminton Team Men}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:M.R., Arjun}}
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[[Category:Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games badminton players for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in badminton]]

Arjun M. R - Revision history

Veronairy at 16:26, 6 May 2026