He was the champion at the 2014 and 2021 European Championships,[2][3] and also the 2016 All England Open partnering with Ivan Sozonov.

They made history by becoming the first Russian pair to win the men's doubles title in each of those events.

[8] Men's doubles Mixed doubles The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[9] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.

[10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.