Raj Kumar (badminton) explained

Raj Kumar
Birth Date:9 December 1986
Event:Men's singles and doubles SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Birth Place:Punjab, India
Coach:Gaurav Khanna
Highest Ranking:9 (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 Ranking:44 (MS)
1 (MD with Chirag Baretha)
6 (XD with Parul Parmar)
Date Of Current Ranking:8 November 2022

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]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2009Fencing Hall, Seoul, South Korea Eyal Bechar21–11, 21–9 Gold
2013Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Cheah Liek Hou17–21, 14–21 Bronze
2015Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Bartłomiej Mróz9–21, 16–21 Bronze

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Asian Para Games

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Chirag Baretha Abdoullah Ait Bella
Méril Loquette
21–12, 21–10 Runner-up
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Chirag Baretha Hardik Makkar
Ruthick Ragupathi
19–21, 21–15, 21–16 Winner
2022Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Chirag Baretha Muhammad Fareez Anuar
Cheah Liek Hou
14–21, 21–19, 7–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles

International Tournaments (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

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

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BWF Para-Badminton.
  2. Web site: BWF Para-Badminton.
  3. News: 29 May 2022 . Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards . en . .
  4. News: 11 July 2022 . BWF Para Tournamentsoftware . en . .