Raj Kumar (badminton)

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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]

Raj Kumar
Personal information
Country India
Born (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 37)
Punjab, India
CoachGaurav 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  India
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Seoul Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Seoul Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles

Achievements

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World Championships

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Men's singles SU5

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea   Eyal Bachar 21–11, 21–9   Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany   Cheah Liek Hou 17–21, 14–21   Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England   Bartłomiej Mróz 9–21, 16–21   Bronze

Men's doubles SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Olympic Fencing Gymnasium,
Seoul, South Korea
  Rakesh Pandey   Lin Cheng-che
  Lee Meng-yuan
21–16, 11–21, 21–17   Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
  Rakesh Pandey   Suryo Nugroho
  Tay Wei Ming
10–21, 12–21   Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
  Rakesh Pandey   Shi Shengzhuo
  He Zhirui
21–17, 12–21, 17–21   Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
  Chirag Baretha   Dheva Anrimusthi
  Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara
14–21, 15–21   Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and
Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
  Chirag Baretha   Muhammad Fareez Anuar
  Cheah Liek Hou
17–21, 18–21   Silver

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
  Parul Parmar   Rakesh Pandey
  Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
10–21, 12–21   Gold

Asian Para Games

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Men's doubles SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Rakesh Pandey   Cheah Liek Hou
  Suhalli Laiman
21–11, 11–21, 13–21   Silver
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China   Chirag Baretha   Dheva Anrimusthi
  Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara
11–21, 21–19, 11–21   Silver

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Parul Parmar   Fredy Setiawan
  Leani Ratri Oktila
14–21, 15–21   Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 7 runners-up)

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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 SU5

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2   Chirag Baretha   Abdoullah Ait Bella
  Méril Loquette
21–12, 21–10   Runner-up
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1   Chirag Baretha   Hardik Makkar
  Ruthick Ragupathi
19–21, 21–15, 21–16   Winner
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   Chirag Baretha   Muhammad Fareez Anuar
  Cheah Liek Hou
14–21, 21–19, 7–21   Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2   Chirag Baretha   Muhammad Fareez Anuar
  Cheah Liek Hou
20–22, 23–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1   Chirag Baretha   Hardik Makkar
  Ruthick Ragupathi
21–12, 21–12   Winner
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2   Chirag Baretha   Muhammad Fareez Anuar
  Cheah Liek Hou
13–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   Chirag Baretha   Muhammad Fareez Anuar
  Cheah Liek Hou
18–21, 21–19, 14–21   Runner-up
2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1   Chirag Baretha   Muhammad Fareez Anuar
  Cheah Liek Hou
21–17, 10–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2   Chirag Baretha   Muhammad Fareez Anuar
  Cheah Liek Hou
16–21, 19–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1   Parul Parmar   Ruthick Ragupathi
  Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–17, 21–18   Winner

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Men's singles SU5

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International   Chirag Baretha 21–16, 17–21, 18–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles SU5

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International   Rakesh Pandey   Dheva Anrimusthi
  Suryo Nugroho
20–22, 14–21   Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International   Rakesh Pandey   Chirag Baretha
  Sumith Kumar Garg
21–15, 21–17   Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International   Rakesh Pandey   Kim Gi-yeon
  Shin Kyung-hwan
21–19, 21–16   Winner
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International   Rakesh Pandey   Suryo Nugroho
  Fredy Setiawan
14–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International   Rakesh Pandey   Suryo Nugroho
  Fredy Setiawan
10–21, 21–8, 10–21   Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International   Rakesh Pandey   Méril Loquette
  Lucas Mazur
21–18, 18–21, 21–16   Winner
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International   Chirag Baretha   Karan Paneer
  Ruthick Ragupathi
21–14, 21–14   Winner

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International   Parul Parmar   Guillaume Gailly
  Mary Margaret Wilson
21–16, 21–12   Winner

Awards

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References

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  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.