Prem Kumar Ale

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Prem Kumar Ale
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Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1987-09-26) 26 September 1987 (age 37)
Maharashtra, India
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Coach Gaurav Khanna
Men's singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking9 (MS 6 November 2022)
3 (MD with Abu Hubaida 25 May 2022)
2 (XD with Emine Seçkin 28 May 2024)
Current ranking13 (MS)
10 (MD with Abu Hubaida)
9 (XD with Emine Seçkin) (3 September 2024)

Prem Kumar Ale (born 26 September 1987) is an Indian ex-army soldier and a professional para badminton player. [1] [2] He made his international debut in 2014. In 2018, he became the national champion of men's singles and men's doubles with his doubles partner Abu Hubaida. [3]

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In 2019, he defeated the top-seeded Thomas Wandschneider in the BWF Para Badminton World Championships. [4] He also won a gold medal at the Dubai Para Badminton International in 2021. [5] [6]

Achievements

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (4 titles, 3 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. [7] [8]

Men's singles WH1

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Murayama 18–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024French Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Italy.svg Yuri Ferrigno 23–21, 15–21, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Abu Hubaida Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Kajiwara
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Murayama
3–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024French Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Abu Hubaida Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Motero
21–15, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chan Ho Yuen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg To Man-kei
18–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Canada Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Aránguiz
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg To Man-kei
21–13, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024French Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Alves Conceição
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mischa Ginns
21–7, 21–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Abu Hubaida Flag of France.svg Thomas Jakobs
Flag of France.svg David Toupé
13–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Abu Hubaida Flag of Germany.svg Rick Hellmann
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Wandschneider
21–23, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Brazil Para Badminton International Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Gureeva Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Tong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hongyan
15–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020Peru Para Badminton International Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Gureeva Flag of India.svg Abu Hubaida
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cynthia Mathez
21–9, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Gureeva Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Olgiati
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath
21–11, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner

References

  1. "Premkumar Ale".
  2. Baparnash, Tridib (23 August 2019). "Prem Kumar Ale ousts top seed in pre-quarters of Para Badminton World Championships". The Times of India .
  3. "Victor 2nd National Para Badminton Championships 2018". 25 March 2018.
  4. Scroll Staff. "Para-Badminton World Championships: Prem Kumar Ale stuns top seed to enter quarter-finals". Scroll.in.
  5. "India finish Dubai Para Badminton with 20 medals". 4 April 2021.
  6. "Dubai Para Badminton International: Communication Is Key in Doubles". olympics.bwfbadminton.com.
  7. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation . 29 May 2022.
  8. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation . 11 July 2022.