Prem Kumar Ale

Prem Kumar Ale
Personal information
Country	India
Born	(1987-09-26) 26 September 1987 (age 37) Maharashtra, India
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Coach	Gaurav Khanna
Men's singles WH1 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	9 (MS 6 November 2022) 3 (MD with Abu Hubaida 25 May 2022) 2 (XD with Emine Seçkin 28 May 2024)
Current ranking	13 (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]

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

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Hiroshi Murayama	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2024	French Para Badminton International	Level 2	Yuri Ferrigno	23–21, 15–21, 21–13	Winner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Abu Hubaida	Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama	3–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2024	French Para Badminton International	Level 2	Abu Hubaida	Ignacio Fernández Francisco Motero	21–15, 21–18	Winner

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Emine Seçkin	Chan Ho Yuen To Man-kei	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Emine Seçkin	Jaime Aránguiz To Man-kei	21–13, 21–18	Winner
2024	French Para Badminton International	Level 1	Emine Seçkin	Marcelo Alves Conceição Mischa Ginns	21–7, 21–7	Winner

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

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Dubai Para Badminton International	Abu Hubaida	Thomas Jakobs David Toupé	13–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2021	Uganda Para Badminton International	Abu Hubaida	Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider	21–23, 19–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Brazil Para Badminton International	Tatiana Gureeva	Yang Tong Li Hongyan	15–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Tatiana Gureeva	Abu Hubaida Cynthia Mathez	21–9, 21–12	Winner
2021	Dubai Para Badminton International	Tatiana Gureeva	Luca Olgiati Karin Suter-Erath	21–11, 21–18	Winner

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.

External links

• Prem Kumar Ale at BWF Badminton.com