Prannoy Kumar

H.S. Prannoy

Personal information

Birth name

Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar

Country

India

Born

July 17, 1992
Delhi, India

Residence

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)

Height

5’ 9”

Handedness

Right

Coach

Pullela Gopichand

Men's Singles

Highest ranking

12 (18 June 2015)

Current ranking

12 (18 June 2015 (49100))

Medal record

Men's Badminton
Competitor for India
South Asian Games
	2016 Guwahati	Men's Singles
	2016 Guwahati	Men's Team
Youth Olympic Games
	2010 Singapore	Boys' Singles

BWF profile

Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar also known as HS Prannoy was born on July 17, 1992. He is an Indian badminton player and currently trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.^[1] Prannoy originally hails from Kerala and is the Indian number 2 (as of 2 April 2015) in badminton^[2] Prannoy is supported by the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore and has been part of their scholarship programme since 2011.

Career

Early career

Prannoy came to prominence after winning the silver medal in Boys' singles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.^[3] He didn't stop there and followed it up with another silver, this time at the Bahrain International Challenge, 2011.^[4] Struggling for form and injuries a bit of a barren spell followed Prannoy following these achievements.

2013

In 2013, he managed to reach the final of the Tata Open International Challenge in Mumbai, eventually losing to fellow GoSports Foundation athlete 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^[5] and the V.V.Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament, Pune.^[6] 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,^[7] Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold,^[8]2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold and the Sri Lanka Open International Badminton Challenge in Colombo^[9]

Prannoy 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.^[10] In the very next tournament, the Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold Prannoy went one better, this time beating local favourite Firman Abdul Kholik of Indonesia in straight sets.^[11] Prannoy managed to end the year as the third highest ranked Indian at 21.

2015

HS Prannoy 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 Kidambiin 3 sets. Prannoy'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. Prannoy played his heart out in the Quarter Finals too but ultimately Viktor Axelsen proved to be too good for him.

Achievements

S.no	Year	Tournament	Opponent in final	Score
1	2014	Indonesia Masters Grand Prix Gold	Firman Abdul Kholik	21-11, 22-20

Grand Prix tournament

Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix tournament

Super Series tournament

Super Series Premier tournament

Super Series Finals tournament

Record against selected opponents (as of December 25, 2014)

Includes results against Olympic quarterfinals, Worlds semifinalists, and Super Series finalists, as well as all Olympic opponents.^[12]

References

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