Pranav Chopra
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Nickname(s) | Jerry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Pranaav Jerry Chopra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Mullanpur Dakha, Ludhiana, India | 6 September 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Hyderabad, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Pullela Gopichand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 28 (MD 24 November 2016) 13 (XD 23 March 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 33 (XD 26 March 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Pranaav Jerry Chopra (born 6 September 1992) is an Indian badminton player. He joined the India national badminton team in 2007.[1] In the year 2018, at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Queensland, he won the gold medal in mixed team as being a member of the Indian mixed team.[2] He is only the second player from India to reach Top 15 in the World Rankings in Mixed Doubles with his partner.
Childhood and early training[]
Pranaav started training at the age of 7. He became the national champion twice in the boys doubles U-13 and U-19 events. At the U-19 level, he won a record nine titles in a year. If he is in the city, he used to train at Badminton Academy in the Shastri Hall, at Ludhiana. He lived in South City and later he joined Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. He practiced eight hours and like to play doubles and mixed doubles instead of singles matches. He was coached by Pullela Gopichand. Pranaav has won medals in several national ranking tournaments. In the Youth Commonwealth Games, Pune, he won a bronze medal, at Fajr Senior International Challenge Cup in Tehran, Iran he won a gold medal and at Tata International Challenge in Mumbai he ended up winning a gold medal and in Bern, Switzerland at The Swiss International Challenge he won a silver medal.[3]
Career[]
2007[]
In 2007, Pranaav made his international debut in the Milo Junior Tournament held in Bandang, Thailand.[1]
2008[]
In 2008, Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune, Pranaav won the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the boys' doubles event partnered with B. Sai Praneeth.[4]
2010[]
In 2010, Pranaav became the national champion in the mixed doubles event in the National Games.
2011[]
In 2011, Bern, Switzerland, Swiss International Challenge Pranaav won a silver medal in men's doubles event.[3]
2013[]
In 2013, Pranaav became the national champion in men's doubles event in the National Games.
2014[]
Pranaav competed at the 2014 Asian Games and in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in the mixed team bronze medal match, Indian mixed team went down to the Singapore mixed team by a score of 2-3 and eventually Indian mixed team lost the bronze medal.[5]
2016[]
In 2016, Pranaav won two Grand Prix titles with his mixed doubles partner N. Sikki Reddy in the form of Brasil Open and Russian Open. Later in the same year, he married his playing companion and an Indian badminton player, Pradnya Gadre.[6]
2018[]
In the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Pranaav paired with his mixed doubles partner, Gadde Ruthvika Shivani defeated Sri Lankan mixed doubles team led by Sachin Dias and Thilini Pramodika Hendahewa by 21-15, 19-21, 22-20 and gave Indian mixed team a lead for the run for the gold medal. Lastly, Indian mixed team defeated Sri Lanka's mixed team by 5-0 in all the five matches and thus Pranaav won the gold medal in mixed team as being a member of the Indian mixed team.[7]
Achievements[]
South Asian Games[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
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18–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
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30–29, 21–17 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships[]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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12–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)[]
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–15, 19–21, 23–25 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)[]
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Syed Modi International | ![]() |
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21–14, 22–24, 8–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Syed Modi International | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–10 | ![]() |
2016 | Scottish Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Russian Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–19 | ![]() |
2016 | Brasil Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)[]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Tata Open India International | ![]() |
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14–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Bangladesh International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2011 | Tata Open India International | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–17, 23–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Swiss International | ![]() |
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21–17, 16–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Iran Fajr International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–11 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[]
- ^ a b "Players: Pranaav Jerry Chopra". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "CWG 2018: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal give India winning start in Mixed Team badminton at Commonwealth Games". www.financialexpress.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Pranav Chopra: The next big thing in Indian Badminton". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "India on top of world". www.dnaindia.com. Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Pranaav Chopra Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Men's Team - Entry List by Event". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "CWG 2018: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal give India winning start in Mixed Team badminton at Commonwealth Games". www.financialexpress.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links[]
- Pranav Chopra at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Pranav Chopra at gc2018.com
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Racket sportspeople from Punjab, India
- Indian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for India
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games silver medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in badminton