Kumar Nitesh

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Nitesh Kumar
Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 28)
Bas Kirtan, Rajasthan, India
Residence Karnal Haryana, India
Years active2016–present
HandednessRight
Men's singles SL3
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Highest ranking3 (MS 27 December 2022)
2 (MD with Tarun Dhillon 27 December 2022)
Current ranking3 (MS)
5 (MD with Tarun Dhillon) (10 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Men's doubles

Kumar Nitesh (born 30 December 1994) is an Indian professional para-badminton player. [1] Having made his international debut in 2016, he became world number 3 in the SL3 category on 14 June 2022. [2] He won his first title at the Irish Para-Badminton International in 2017. In 2019, He started working for Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Haryana as a Senior Badminton Coach. [3] He currently lives in Karnal, Haryana.

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Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat 19–21, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar
21–14, 15–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. [4] [5]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat21–17, 17–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Fujihara 21–15, 18–21, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat21–19, 17–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat21–12, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar
19–21, 21–11, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon Flag of India.svg Mohammad Arwaz Ansari
Flag of India.svg Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
21–13, 17–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon Flag of Thailand.svg Mongkhon Bunsun
Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom
21–13, 21–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam
20–22, 21–12, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023Brazil Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Thulasimathi Murugesan Flag of Indonesia.svg Hikmat Ramdani
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
18–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

International Tournaments (7 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2018Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Umesh Vikram Kumar21–17, 15–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020Peru Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat 18–21, 21–15, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat17–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan Flag of Indonesia.svg Ukun Rukaendi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hary Susanto
17–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon Flag of Indonesia.svg Dwiyoko
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
14–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Irish Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Tarun Dhillon Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar
21–13, 18–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Sukant Kadam Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat
Flag of India.svg Manoj Sarkar
18–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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References

  1. "Player Profile".
  2. "BWF Para-Badminton - BWF Para Badminton World Rankings".
  3. "Nitesh Kumar: The para shuttler from IIT chasing big dreams". 25 April 2019.
  4. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation . 29 May 2022.
  5. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation . 11 July 2022.