Prannoy Kumar
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| Birth name | Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 1992 Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 8 (3 May 2018[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 26 (21 December 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar (born 17 July 1992), also known as Prannoy H. S., is an Indian badminton player and currently trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.[2] Kumar originally hails from Thiruvananthapuram and is the Indian number 2 (as of 2 April 2015) in badminton.[3] He studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya Akkulam.[4]
Career[]
Early career[]
Kumar came to prominence after winning the silver medal in Boys' singles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.[5] He didn't stop there and followed it up with another silver, this time at the Bahrain International Challenge, 2011.[6] Struggling for form and injuries a bit of a barren spell followed Kumar following these achievements.
2013[]
In 2013, he managed to reach the final of the Tata Open International Challenge in Mumbai, eventually losing to Sourabh Verma in the final.
2014[]
In 2014, he claimed two All India Senior National Ranking Championships: Manorama Indian Open All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament, Kerala[7] and the V.V.Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament, Pune.[8] However it was his exploits at the international circuit that caught everyone's attention. He was a semi-finalist at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold,[9] Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold,[10]2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold and the Sri Lanka Open International Badminton Challenge in Colombo[11]
Kumar surprised one and all by reaching the final of the 2014 Vietnam Open Grand Prix where he lost to number one seed and tournament favourite Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka of Indonesia.[12] In the very next tournament, the Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold Kumar went one better, this time beating local favourite Firman Abdul Kholik of Indonesia in straight sets.[13] Kumar managed to end the year as the third highest ranked Indian at 21.
2015[]
Kumar started off the year on a good note reaching the semifinals of the 2015 India Open Grand Prix Gold. He put up a spirited performance in the Semi's before bowing out to India's Srikanth Kidambi in 3 sets. Kumar's greatest victory came in the Pre-Quarters of 2015 India Super Series when he beat an in form world number 2 Jan Ø. Jørgensen in 3 sets. This was probably his best performance so far earning him a lot of praise from all quarters. Kumar played his heart out in the Quarter Finals too but ultimately Viktor Axelsen proved to be too good for him.
2016[]
Kumar started 2016 on a good note by beating the German ace Marc Zwiebler in the finals of the Swiss Open Grand Prix gold by 21-18, 21-15.
2017[]
Kumar plays for the Mumbai Rockets franchise in the 2017 season of the Premier Badminton League. In Indonesian Open in 2017 he defeated Lee Chong Wei, reigning Olympic Silver medalist and Chen Long reigning Olympic Champion in consecutive matches but lost to Kazumasa Sakai in semi finals. At US Open 2017, he defeated Vietnamese Tien Minh Nguyen to reach the finals against Parupalli Kashyap.
2021[]
Prannoy had a disastrous starts after exiting in early rounds of . Dark clouds surrounded his career with lack of funds and sponsors. He came back strongly after defeating Viktor Axelsen looking invincible at that time in the 2nd round of . He got further sucess in BWF World Championships where he upseted WR9 of Hong Kong in the 1st round and WR10 Rasmus Gemke in the pre quarter finals. Eventually he lost to the champion Loh Kean Yew in quarters. He rose to WR27 with these sucess and he is looking pretty strong right now.
Achievements[]
Asian Championships[]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |  Chen Long
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16–21, 18–21 |  Bronze
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South Asian Games[]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |  Srikanth Kidambi
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21–11, 14–21, 6–21 |  Silver
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Youth Olympic Games[]
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore |  Pisit Poodchalat
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15–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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BWF World Junior Championships[]
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico |  Kang Ji-Wook
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13–21, 9–21 | Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 1 runner-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 singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Vietnam Open |  Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka
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21–18, 15–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2014 | Indonesian Masters | Firman Abdul Kholik
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21–11, 22–20 |  Winner
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| 2016 | Swiss Open |  Marc Zwiebler
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21–18, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2017 | U.S. Open | Kashyap Parupalli
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21–15, 20–22, 21–12 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)[]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Bahrain International | Sourabh Varma
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23–25, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Tata Open India International | Sourabh Varma
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12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Tata Open India International | R. M. V. Gurusaidutt
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21–16, 20–22, 21–17 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents[]
Includes results against Olympic quarterfinals, Worlds semifinalists, and Super Series finalists, as well as all Olympic opponents.[14]
Srikanth Kidambi 1–3- Ajay Jayaram 3–1
- R. M. V. Gurusaidutt 2–0
- Parupalli Kashyap 1–1
Lee Chong Wei 2 - 2- Liew Daren 3–0
Jan Ø. Jørgensen 3 - 0- Viktor Axelsen 1- 4
Son Wan-ho 1 - 3- Lee Hyun-il 1–2
Kento Momota 0-4- Takuma Ueda 0–1
Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2–0- Taufik Hidayat 1–0
Chen Long 1 -3- Lin Dan 2 - 3
Boonsak Ponsana 2–0
Marc Zwiebler 1 - 1
Chou Tien-Chen 1 - 3
Nguyen Tien Minh 1-1
References[]
- ^ "BWF World Rankings: Men's Singles". bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Prannoy training at the Gopichand Academy
- ^ Badminton India Rankings
- ^ "Manorama Sports Star 2017: Prannoy's giant-killing acts". Manorama Online. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Savaliya, Gautam. "Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar Singapore Youth olympics 2010". Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Bahrain International Challenge
- ^ Manorama Indian Open 2014
- ^ V.V.Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament
- ^ Indian Grand Prix Gold, 2014
- ^ Bitburger Badminton Open
- ^ Sri Lanka Open International Badminton Challenge, 2014
- ^ Vietnam Open, 2014
- ^ Indonesian Masters, 2014
- ^ Tournaments of HS Prannoy
External links[]
- Prannoy Kumar at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- H.S. Prannoy at gc2018.com
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Thiruvananthapuram
- Racket sportspeople from Kerala
- Indian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- 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