B. Sai Praneeth

B. Sai Praneeth (born 10 August 1992) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] He became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to win a bronze medal in the BWF World Championships in 2019 after Prakash Padukone in 1983.[3] Sai Praneeth was honored with the Arjun Award in 2019.[4]

B. Sai Praneeth
Personal information
Country India
Born (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992
Andhra Pradesh, India
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
CoachPullela Gopichand
Men's singles
Career record216 wins, 130 losses
Highest ranking10 (12 November 2019)
Current ranking13 (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
2019 Basel Men's singles
Asia Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad Men's team
2020 Manila Men's team
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati-Shillong Men's team
World Junior Championships
2010 Guadalajara Boys' singles
BWF profile

Career

The right-handed Sai Praneeth stunned 2003 All England Champion Muhammad Hafiz Hashim of Malaysia at the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold tournament in the first round. He is an Indian badminton player and currently trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.[5]

2013 has been a memorable year so far for Sai Praneeth. He stunned the world by sending back Taufik Hidayat unexpectedly early at his home ground in front of a home crowd, thus ruining his farewell from an illustrious career as a professional badminton player. He defeated Taufik Hidayat in the first round match of Djarum Indonesia Open 2013 by 2-1 games with the final score being 15-21, 21-12, 21-17.[6] Barely a few days later on 19 June 2013, he again upstaged a much higher ranked player. This time world number four Hu Yun of Hong Kong in the Singapore Super Series.[7]

At the 2016 All England Super Series Premier, Sai Praneeth stunned the 2nd seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the 1st Round 24-22, 22-20 in straight sets.[8] On July 2016, he won the 2016 Canada Open Grand Prix in the men's singles category. In the final match played at Calgary, Sai Praneeth defeated Lee Hyun-il of South Korea by 21-12, 21-10 score. It is his maiden Grand Prix trophy. In 2017, he won the Singapore Open Super Series after beating his compatriot Srikanth Kidambi in rubber games, hence becoming the fourth Indian to win a superseries title after Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi, and P.V.Sindhu.[9]

In 2019, Praneeth won a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in Basel, Switzerland after losing the semifinals to Kento Momota. In his route to semifinal Sai beat Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia in third round and reigning Asian Game's Gold medallist Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in quarterfinals.[10][11]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Kento Momota 13–21, 8–21 Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Viktor Axelsen 21–19, 15–21, 15–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[13]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Swiss Open Super 300 Shi Yuqi 21–19, 18–21, 12–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 title)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries featured twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year-end.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Singapore Open Srikanth Kidambi 17–21, 21–17, 21–12 Winner
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Thailand Open Jonatan Christie 17–21, 21–18, 21–19 Winner
2017 Syed Modi International Sameer Verma 19–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2016 Canada Open Lee Hyun-il 21–12, 21–10 Winner
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Bangladesh International Sameer Verma 21–14, 8–21, 21–17 Winner
2015 Lagos International Adrian Dziolko 21–14, 21–11 Winner
2015 Sri Lanka International Sameer Verma 21–18, 21–8 Winner
2012 Tata Open India International R. M. V. Gurusaidutt 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2012 Bahrain International Niluka Karunaratne 14–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2010 Iran Fajr International Mohammadreza Kheradmandi 21–19, 21–18 Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Iran Fajr International Pranav Chopra Ali Shahhosseini
Mohammadreza Kheradmandi		 21–17, 21–12 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Sai Praneeth B." bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. "Player Profile of Sai Praneeth B." www.badmintoninindia.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. "BWF World Championships: B Sai Praneeth settles for bronze after losing to Kento Momota". Hindustan Times.
  4. "B. Sai Praneeth: 'Arjuna award gave me extra motivation for World C'ships'". The Hindu. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. "Easy win for Saina, Praneeth stuns Hashim". www.rediff.com. Rediff.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. "B Sai Praneeth spoils Taufik Hidayat's swansong; Parupalli Kashyap exits". www.dnaindia.com. DNA. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. "Sai Praneeth stuns world No. 4 Yun Hu in Singapore Open". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  8. "Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth stuns three-time winner Lee Chong Wei in 1st round at All England". www.news18.com. Network 18. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  9. "Sai Praneeth rallies to down Srikanth, wins maiden Super Series title". www.thehindu.com. The Hindu8. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  10. "World Badminton Championships: B Sai Praneeth Enter Quarters, HS Prannoy Loses". News18.
  11. "B Sai Praneeth becomes first Indian male to win BWF World Championships medal in 36 years". The Indian Express.
  12. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  13. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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