B. Sai Praneeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hyderabad, Telangana, India [1] [2] | 10 August 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 4 March 2024 [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Pullela Gopichand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 236 wins, 168 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 10 (12 November 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth (born 10 August 1992) is an Indian former badminton player. [4] [5] [6] He became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to win a bronze medal in the BWF World Championships in 2019 after Prakash Padukone in 1983. [7] Sai Praneeth was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2019. [8] His parents are Seshadri Deekshitulu and Madhavi Latha of Palakollu, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. His maternal aunt was a national level badminton player. [9]
Sai Praneeth is an India badminton player who currently trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. The right-handed Indian stunned the 2003 All England Champion Muhammad Hafiz Hashim of Malaysia at the 2013 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold tournament in the first round. [10]
In 2013, Praneeth defeated Taufik Hidayat unexpectedly early in front of a home crowd. He defeated Taufik Hidayat in the first round match of the Djarum Indonesia Open 2013, with the final score being 15-21, 21-12, 21-17. [11] A few days later, on 19 June 2013, he again upstaged a much higher ranked Hu Yun of Hong Kong in the Singapore Super Series. [12]
At the 2016 All England Super Series Premier, Sai Praneeth defeated the 2nd seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the 1st Round 24-22, 22-20 in straight games. [13] In July 2016, he won his maiden Grand Prix title, the 2016 Canada Open Grand Prix in the men's singles category. In the final match played at Calgary, Sai Praneeth defeated Lee Hyun-il of South Korea 21-12, 21-10. [14] In 2017, he won the Singapore Open Super Series after beating compatriot Srikanth Kidambi in the final in three games, hence becoming the fourth Indian to win a superseries title after Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi and P. V. Sindhu. [15]
In 2019, Praneeth won a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in Basel, Switzerland after losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Kento Momota. In his route to the semifinal, he beat sixth seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia in the third round and the reigning Asian Games Champion Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the quarterfinals. [16] [17]
Praneeth qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, [18] where he was seeded thirteenth. However, he made a shock exit at the group stage after losing to Misha Zilberman of Israel [19] and Mark Caljouw of Netherlands. [20]
Praneeth announced his retirement through his social media account Instagram on 4 March 2024. [3] He will start a new journey as a coach in the United States. [21]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Kento Momota | 13–21, 8–21 | Bronze |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | Viktor Axelsen | 21–19, 15–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India | Pranav Chopra | Gary Fox Richard Morris | 21–18, 23–21 | Bronze |
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [22] 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. [23]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Shi Yuqi | 21–19, 18–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries featured twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year-end.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Singapore Open | Srikanth Kidambi | 17–21, 21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
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 singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Canada Open | Lee Hyun-il | 21–12, 21–10 | Winner |
2017 | Syed Modi International | Sameer Verma | 19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Thailand Open | Jonatan Christie | 17–21, 21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Iran Fajr International | Mohammadreza Kheradmandi | 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
2012 | Bahrain International | Niluka Karunaratne | 14–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
2012 | Tata Open India International | R. M. V. Gurusaidutt | 19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Sri Lanka International | Sameer Verma | 21–18, 21–8 | Winner |
2015 | Lagos International | Adrian Dziolko | 21–14, 21–11 | Winner |
2015 | Bangladesh International | Sameer Verma | 21–14, 8–21, 21–17 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Iran Fajr International | Pranav Chopra | Ali Shahhosseini Mohammadreza Kheradmandi | 21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 9 April 2024. [24]
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