K. Sai Pratheek

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K. Sai Pratheek
Personal information
Nickname(s)SPK
Birth nameKrishnaprasad Sai Pratheek
CountryIndia
Born (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 23)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
Coach Pullela Gopichand
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking42 (MD with Ishaan Bhatnagar, 22 November 2022)
63 (XD with Tanisha Crasto, 17 October 2023)
Current ranking67 (XD with Tanisha Crasto, 21 November 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
BWF profile

Krishnaprasad Sai Pratheek (born 3 May 2000) is an Indian badminton player. [1] He was part of the team that won a silver medal at the men's team event at the 2022 Asian Games. [2]

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Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. [4]

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023 Odisha Masters Super 100 Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Bing-wei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Su Ching-heng
22–20, 18–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Ukraine International Flag of India.svg Ishaan Bhatnagar Flag of Malaysia.svg Junaidi Arif
Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Haikal
15–21, 21–19, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 Polish International Flag of India.svg Ishaan Bhatnagar Flag of England.svg Rory Easton
Flag of England.svg Zach Russ
21–18, 27–25Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 India Chattisgarh International Flag of India.svg Ishaan Bhatnagar Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga
Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala
17–21, 21–15, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Bahrain International Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Shibata
Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamada
21–16, 17–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Maldives International Flag of India.svg K. Ashwini Bhat Flag of Thailand.svg Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn
Flag of Thailand.svg Chasinee Korepap
11–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 India International Flag of India.svg Gayatri Gopichand Flag of India.svg Ishaan Bhatnagar
Flag of India.svg Tanisha Crasto
16–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022India International Flag of India.svg Ashwini Ponnappa Flag of India.svg Rohan Kapoor
Flag of India.svg N. Sikki Reddy
21–16, 11–21, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Nantes International Flag of India.svg Tanisha Crasto Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vestergaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Christine Busch
21–14, 14–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Sai PRATHEEK.K | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. Asian Games Results (PDF) (Report). Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.