Prannoy Kumar
Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar, also known as Prannoy H. S., is an Indian badminton player and currently trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. Kumar originally hails from Thiruvananthapuram and is the Indian number 2 in badminton He studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya Akkulam.
Career
Early career
Kumar came to prominence after winning the silver medal in Boys' singles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He didn't stop there and followed it up with another silver, this time at the Bahrain International Challenge, 2011. Struggling for form and injuries a bit of a barren spell followed Kumar following these achievements.2013
In 2013, he managed to reach the final of the Tata Open International Challenge in Mumbai, eventually losing to Sourabh Verma in the final.2014
In 2014, he claimed two All India Senior National Ranking Championships: Manorama Indian Open All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament, Kerala and the V.V.Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament, Pune. However it was his exploits at the international circuit that caught everyone's attention. He was a semi-finalist at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold, Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold,2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold and the Sri Lanka Open International Badminton Challenge in ColomboKumar surprised one and all by reaching the final of the 2014 Vietnam Open Grand Prix where he lost to number one seed and tournament favourite Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka of Indonesia. In the very next tournament, the Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold Kumar went one better, this time beating local favourite Firman Abdul Kholik of Indonesia in straight sets. Kumar managed to end the year as the third highest ranked Indian at 21.
2015
Kumar started off the year on a good note reaching the semifinals of the 2015 India Open Grand Prix Gold. He put up a spirited performance in the Semi's before bowing out to India's Srikanth Kidambi in 3 sets. Kumar's greatest victory came in the Pre-Quarters of 2015 India Super Series when he beat an in form world number 2 Jan Ø. Jørgensen in 3 sets. This was probably his best performance so far earning him a lot of praise from all quarters. Kumar played his heart out in the Quarter Finals too but ultimately Viktor Axelsen proved to be too good for him.2016
Kumar started 2016 on a good note by beating the German ace Marc Zwiebler in the finals of the Swiss Open Grand Prix gold by 21-18,21-152017
Kumar plays for the Mumbai Rockets franchise in the 2017 season of the Premier Badminton League.In Indonesian Open in 2017 he defeated Lee Chong Wei, reigning Olympic Silver medalist and Chen Long reigning Olympic Champion in consecutive matches. At US Open 2017, he defeated Vietnamese Tien Minh Nguyen to reach the finals against Parupalli Kashyap.
Achievements
Asian Championships
Men's singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |  Chen Long | 16–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
South Asian Games
Men's singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |  Srikanth Kidambi | 21–11, 14–21, 6–21 | Silver |
Youth Olympic Games
Boys' singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore |  Pisit Poodchalat | 15–21, 16–21 | Silver |
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico |  Kang Ji-Wook | 13–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007.Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | U.S. Open | Kashyap Parupalli | 21–15, 20–22, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2016 | Swiss Open |  Marc Zwiebler | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2014 | Indonesian Masters |  Firman Abdul Kholik | 21–11, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2014 | Vietnam Open | Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka | 21–18, 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Men's singles| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Tata Open India International | R. M. V. Gurusaidutt | 21–16, 20–22, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2013 | Tata Open India International | Sourabh Varma | 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Bahrain International | Sourabh Varma | 23–25, 12–21 | Runner-up |
Record against selected opponents
Includes results against Olympic quarterfinals, Worlds semifinalists, and Super Series finalists, as well as all Olympic opponents.- Srikanth Kidambi 1–3
- Ajay Jayaram 3–1
- R. M. V. Gurusaidutt 2–0
- Parupalli Kashyap 1–1
- Lee Chong Wei 2 - 2
- Liew Daren 3–0
- Jan Ø. Jørgensen 3 - 0
- Viktor Axelsen 0 - 4
- Son Wan-ho 1 - 3
- Lee Hyun-il 1–2
- Kento Momota 0-4
- Takuma Ueda 0–1
- Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2–0
- Taufik Hidayat 1–0
- Chen Long 1 -3
- Lin Dan 2 - 3
- Boonsak Ponsana 2–0
- Marc Zwiebler 1 - 1
- Chou Tien-Chen 1 - 3
- Nguyen Tien Minh 1-1