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| Birth name | Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-07-17)17 July 1992 (age 33) Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 285 wins, 195 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 6 (29 August 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 34 (23 September 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar (born 17 July 1992), also known asH. S. Prannoy, is an Indianbadminton player who currently trains at theGopichand Badminton Academy inHyderabad.[1] He has won bronze medals at the2023 World Championships and at the2022 Asian Games. Prannoy was part of India winning team at the2018 Commonwealth Games and2022 Thomas Cup. He originally hails fromThiruvananthapuram and has a career-highworld ranking of number 6, which he attained in August 2023.[2] He studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya Akkulam.[3]
Prannoy came to prominence after winning the silver medal in the boys' singles at the2010 Summer Youth Olympics.[4] He followed it up with another silver, this time at the Bahrain International Challenge, in 2011.[5] However, as he struggled for form and injuries, Prannoy endured a somewhat barren spell following these achievements.
In 2013, Prannoy managed to reach the final of the Tata Open International Challenge inMumbai, eventually losing to compatriotSourabh Verma in the final.[6]
In 2014, Prannoy claimed two All India Senior National Ranking Championships: Manorama Indian Open All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament,Kerala[7] and the V. V. Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament,Pune.[8] However, it was his exploits on the international circuit that caught everyone's attention. He was a semi-finalist at the2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold,[9]Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold,[10]2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold and the Sri Lanka Open International Badminton Challenge inColombo.[11]
Prannoy surprised one and all by reaching the final of the2014 Vietnam Open Grand Prix where he lost to top seed and tournament favouriteDionysius Hayom Rumbaka of Indonesia.[12] In the very next tournament, theIndonesia Open Grand Prix Gold, Prannoy went one better, this time beating local favouriteFirman Abdul Kholik of Indonesia in straight sets.[13] He managed to end the year as the third-highest ranked Indian at World no. 21.
Prannoy started off the year on a good note reaching the semifinals of the2015 India Open Grand Prix Gold. He put up a spirited performance in the semifinals before bowing out to compatriotSrikanth Kidambi in 3 sets. His greatest victory came in the pre-quarters of the2015 India Super Series, when he beat an in-form world number 2Jan Ø. Jørgensen in 3 sets.[14] He played his heart out in the quarter-finals as well, but ultimately suffered defeat to Denmark'sViktor Axelsen.
Prannoy started 2016 on a good note by beating German aceMarc Zwiebler in the finals of the Swiss Open Grand Prix gold 21–18, 21–15.[15]
Prannoy played for theMumbai Rockets franchise in the 2017 season of thePremier Badminton League. In the2017 Indonesia Open, he defeated the reigning Olympic silver medalistLee Chong Wei and the reigning Olympic championChen Long in consecutive matches, but lost to JapaneseKazumasa Sakai in the semi-finals.[16] At the2017 U.S. Open, he defeated VietnameseNguyễn Tiến Minh to reach the finals, where he beat compatriotParupalli Kashyap to win the title.[17]
Prannoy participated in the2018 Commonwealth Games, where he finished in fourth place after being beaten byRajiv Ouseph of England in the bronze medal match.[18] He then won a bronze medal at the2018 Asian Championships, after beating second seedSon Wan-ho in the quarterfinals. However, he was defeated in the semifinal by third seedChen Long.[19]
Prannoy had a disastrous start to 2021 after exiting in the early rounds of the2021 Swiss Open and the2021 All England Open. However, he came back strongly in the second half of the year, most notably defeating reigning Olympic championViktor Axelsen in the 2nd round of the2021 Indonesia Masters in November.[20] He got further success in the2021 BWF World Championships, held in December, where he upset World no. 9Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong in the 1st round and World no. 10Rasmus Gemke in the pre-quarterfinals. He lost to the eventual world championLoh Kean Yew of Singapore in the quarterfinals.[21] His consistent performances in the last few months of the year enabled him to rise to World no. 27 at the end of the year.
Prannoy was part of the India squad for the2022 Thomas Cup. In the quarter-final against Malaysia, he won the decider match againstLeong Jun Hao to assure India a semi-final spot and its first-ever medal in theThomas Cup.[22] He repeated this performance in the semi-final against Denmark, beatingRasmus Gemke in the deciding match to take India to the final,[23] which India eventually won.[24]
Prannoy also had a consistent year on theBWF World Tour, reaching six quarterfinals and two semifinals, as well as the quarterfinal of the2022 BWF World Championships. This enabled him to re-enter the Top 15 in theBWF World Rankings after 4 years.[25] He also qualified for theBWF World Tour Finals for the first time in his career.[26]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Royal Arena,Copenhagen, Denmark |  Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 21–18, 13–21, 14–21 |  Bronze |
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium,Hangzhou, China |  Li Shifeng | 16–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China | Chen Long | 16–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,Shillong, India |  Srikanth Kidambi | 21–11, 14–21, 6–21 |  Silver |
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore | Pisit Poodchalat | 15–21, 16–21 |  Silver |
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco,Guadalajara, Mexico |  Kang Ji-Wook | 13–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[27] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[28]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Swiss Open | Super 300 |  Jonatan Christie | 12–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2023 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Weng Hongyang | 21–19, 13–21, 21–18 |  Winner |
| 2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | Weng Hongyang | 9–21, 23–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Vietnam Open | Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka | 21–18, 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Indonesian Masters | Firman Abdul Kholik | 21–11, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2016 | Swiss Open |  Marc Zwiebler | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2017 | U.S. Open | Kashyap Parupalli | 21–15, 20–22, 21–12 | Winner |
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Bahrain International | Sourabh Varma | 23–25, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Tata Open India International | Sourabh Varma | 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Tata Open India International | R. M. V. Gurusaidutt | 21–16, 20–22, 21–17 | Winner |
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 31 July 2025.[29]
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