Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar is an Indian badminton player who won gold in men`s team event in 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia. He is currently training at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. He was born on 17th July 1992 at Delhi. HS Prannoy is supported by the Go Sports Foundation, Bengaluru and has been part of their scholarship programme since 2011.
Career of Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar
Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar came to eminence of national and international badminton hemisphere, after winning the silver medal in boys` singles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, which was held in Singapore. The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics were the first edition of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). It is an international multi-sport and cultural event for youths based on the tradition of the Olympic Games. After that he won silver at Bahrain International Challenge, 2011.
In the year 2013, Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar managed to reach the final of the Tata Open International Challenge in Mumbai, eventually losing to fellow Go Sports Foundation athlete Sourabh Verma, another Indian badminton player in the final.
In the year 2014, Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar claimed two All India Senior National Ranking Championships; one is Manorama Indian Open All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament of Kerala and the V.V. Nattu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament of Pune.
Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar reached the final of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam GP Open, 2014. He lost to number one seed and tournament favourite Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka of Indonesia. In the Yonex-Sunrise Indonesian Masters, 2014, Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar went one better, this time beating local favourite Firman Abdul Kholik of Indonesia in straight sets.
Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar is now ranked No 2 in men`s single badminton with a ranking point 2472 and the grand total 2472 in badminton`s singles. He reached to the semi-finals 2015 India Open Grand Prix Gold and plays for the Mumbai Rockets franchise in the 2017 season of the Premier Badminton League. In 2010 Youth Olympic Games he won silver and in 2016 South Asian Games, he won silver. He won gold in men`s team event in 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia.
