Tarun Kona Explained

Tarun Kona
Country:India
Birth Date:1989 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Hyderabad, India
Height:1.65 m
Years Active:2006
Handedness:Right
Event:Men's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:37 (MD 23 May 2013)
26 (XD 25 April 2013)
Bwf Id:C1458A41-9A68-45CF-BBB5-8520A83D4E89

Tarun Kona (born 17 November 1989) is an Indian badminton player. He entered the national team in 2006, and in 2011, he won the men's doubles title at the National Championships.[1]

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Mixed doubles

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 11 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Bangladesh International Arun Vishnu Bui Bang Duc
Dao Manh Thang
21–7, 22–20 Winner
2012Iran Fajr International Arun Vishnu Markus Fernaldi Gideon
Agripina Prima Rahmanto
18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2016Guatemala International Alwin Francis Job Castillo
Lino Munoz
21–8, 21–14 Winner
2016Peru International Series Alwin Francis Job Castillo
Lino Munoz
21–8, 21–12 Winner
2016Brazil International Alwin Francis Adam Cwalina
Przemyslaw Wacha
15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2016Jamaica International Alwin Francis Matijs Dierickx
Freek Golinski
19–21, Retired Runner-up
2016Norwegian International Akshay Dewalkar Oliver Leydon-Davis
Lasse Moelhede
18–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2016Botswana International Alwin Francis Aatish Lubah
Julien Paul
21–12, 21–19 Winner
2017Uganda International Alwin Francis Aatish Lubah
Julien Paul
21–8, 21–14 Winner
2017Peru International Alwin Francis Mario Cuba
Diego Mini
21–15, 21–15 Winner
2017Kharkiv International Alwin Francis K. Nandagopal
Rohan Kapoor
21–18, 22–24, 18–21 Runner-up
2017South Africa International Saurabh Sharma Aatish Lubah
Julien Paul
21–9, 21–15 Winner
2018Iran Fajr International Saurabh Sharma Alwin Francis
K. Nandagopal
11–9, 6–11, 11–7, 8–11, 9–11 Runner-up
2018Jamaica International Saurabh Sharma Gareth Henry
Samuel O'Brien Ricketts
21–17, 21–17 Winner
2018Brazil International Saurabh Sharma Jason Anthony Ho-Shue
Nyl Yakura
7–21 retired Runner-up
2018Dubai International Lim Khim Wah Kim Sang-soo
Yoo Yeon-seong
16–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2020Uganda International Shivam Sharma Godwin Olofua
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
21–15, 22–20 Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013India International Ashwini Ponnappa Akshay Dewalkar
Pradnya Gadre
17–21, 21–18, 18–21 Runner-up
2015Uganda International N. Sikki Reddy Muhammed Ali Kurt
Kader İnal
11–6, 11–4, 11–6 Winner
2015Romanian International N. Sikki Reddy Jones Ralfy Jansen
Cisita Joity Jansen
11–7, 11–8, 11–4 Winner
2015Lagos International N. Sikki Reddy Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba
19–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2020Uganda International Meghana Jakkampudi Shivam Sharma
Poorvisha S. Ram
21–7, 14–21, 21–16 Winner
2022El Salvador International Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli Joan Monroy
Ania Setien
11–21, 17–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Kona Tarun . bwfbadminton.com . Badminton World Federation. 20 November 2016.