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Who we are and what we do
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B.R. Sankeerth
Founder & Head Coach
- Career highWorld No. 73
- InternationalTeam Canada
- National champion3×
This sport gave me a lot, and I built The Badminton Project to hand some of that down.
Bio
Born and raised in Bangalore, India, Sankeerth came up through the Indian Junior National Team and competed at the World Junior Championships. He has represented Team Canada since 2019 on the sport’s biggest stages — the World Championships and World Team Championships, including the Thomas Cup and Sudirman Cup, along with multiple Pan Am Championships in both team and individual events, earning international wins and medals along the way.
Across two Olympic cycles, he spent 42 to 45 weeks a year on the international circuit, competing worldwide in pursuit of qualification for the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Achievements
- 73Career-high world ranking
- 3×National champion
- 2Olympic cycles on tour
- Team Canada representative since 2019
- World & World Team Championships — Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup
- Multiple Pan Am Championships — team and individual
- Indian Junior National Team — World Junior Championships
News Articles
- ParticipACTIONActive Champions Series: B.R. Sankeerth
- BWF Badminton“Stopping This Just Kills You Inside”
- SportskeedaFormer Indian junior shuttler making waves in Canada
- Thomas & Uber CupsVictorious Canada Make It Three In A Row
- BWF BadmintonPan Am Championships: Sankeerth Awaits Cordon
- BWF OlympicsPan Am Championships: Ho Shue, Sankeerth Stretched
- BWF OlympicsPan Am Championships: Setback For Ygor Coelho
- Badminton Pan AmPan Am Players At Mauritius International 2019
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Eesan Holtzman
Co-Founder & Coach
- Men’s doublesCanadian No. 4
- World rankingBWF No. 273
- CertificationNCCP Level 3
No player I coach should ever have to relearn their strokes and swings because they weren’t taught properly the first time.
Bio
Eesan is currently ranked Men’s Doubles Canadian #4 and BWF #273, an NCCP Level 3 certified coach, and a McMaster Varsity athlete with Super 300 experience at the Canada Open and US Open, reaching the Round of 16 at the 2024 Canadian International Challenge.
That matters because he’s living the path your child is on right now — not recalling it from years ago. Eesan brings current, high-level competitive instincts to every session, paired with the structure and standards of Sankeerth’s program.
Achievements
- #4Canadian men’s doubles
- #273BWF world ranking
- L3NCCP certified coach
- Super 300 experience — Canada Open, US Open
- Round of 16 — 2024 Canadian International Challenge
- McMaster University Varsity athlete
The Academy
Training programs.
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Beginner Training
Where it starts — the core strokes and the mechanics behind them, learned correctly from a stable base.
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Intermediate Training
The next step — the same strokes put into motion, hitting from real match positions.
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High Performance Team
The tournament pathway — qualify and compete provincially and nationally, coaches travelling alongside you.
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National Team Elite
The highest tier — provincial and national-level players only. Limited spots, by selection.
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