Raj Kumar (badminton)

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Raj Kumar
Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 37)
Punjab, India
Coach Gaurav Khanna
Men's singles and doubles SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking9 (MS 16 May 2019)
1 (MD with Rakesh Pandey 16 May 2019)
1 (MD with Chirag Baretha 8 November 2022)
4 (XD with Parul Parmar 16 March 2022)
Current ranking44 (MS)
1 (MD with Chirag Baretha)
6 (XD with Parul Parmar) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Seoul Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Seoul Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles

Raj Kumar is an Indian para-badminton player from Punjab. [1] He had been ranked world number one in para-badminton men's doubles SU5 in 2019. [2]

Contents

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2009Fencing Hall, Seoul, South Korea Flag of Israel.svg Eyal Bechar 21–11, 21–9 Med 1.png Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Liek Hou 17–21, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Flag of Poland.svg Bartłomiej Mróz 9–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Fencing Hall,
Seoul, South Korea
Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg Lin Cheng-che
Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg Lee Meng-yuan
21–16, 11–21, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey Flag of Indonesia.svg Suryo Nugroho
Flag of Singapore.svg Tay Wei Ming
10–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shi Shengzhuo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg He Zhirui
21–17, 12–21, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of India.svg Chirag Baretha Flag of Indonesia.svg Dheva Anrimusthi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara
14–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and
Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
Flag of India.svg Chirag Baretha Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Fareez Anuar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Liek Hou
17–21, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey
Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
10–21, 12–21 Med 1.png Gold

Asian Para Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Liek Hou
Flag of Malaysia.svg Suhalli Laiman
21–11, 11–21, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
14–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 2 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. [3] [4]

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Chirag Baretha Flag of France.svg Abdoullah Ait Bella
Flag of France.svg Méril Loquette
21–12, 21–10Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Chirag Baretha Flag of India.svg Hardik Makkar
Flag of India.svg Ruthick Ragupathi
19–21, 21–15, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Chirag Baretha Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Fareez Anuar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Liek Hou
14–21, 21–19, 7–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar Flag of India.svg Ruthick Ragupathi
Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–17, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner

International Tournaments (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Chirag Baretha 21–16, 17–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Dubai Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey Flag of Indonesia.svg Dheva Anrimusthi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Suryo Nugroho
20–22, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey Flag of India.svg Chirag Baretha
Flag of India.svg Sumith Kumar Garg
21–15, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Canada Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Gi-yeon
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Kyung-hwan
21–19, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Denmark Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey Flag of Indonesia.svg Suryo Nugroho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
14–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020Brazil Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey Flag of Indonesia.svg Suryo Nugroho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
10–21, 21–8, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020Peru Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Rakesh Pandey Flag of France.svg Méril Loquette
Flag of France.svg Lucas Mazur
21–18, 18–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Chirag Baretha Flag of India.svg Karan Paneer
Flag of India.svg Ruthick Ragupathi
21–14, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of India.svg Parul Parmar Flag of France.svg Guillaume Gailly
Flag of Scotland.svg Mary Margaret Wilson
21–16, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Awards

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References

  1. "BWF Para-Badminton".
  2. "BWF Para-Badminton".
  3. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation . 29 May 2022.
  4. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation . 11 July 2022.