Pranav Chopra
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Nickname | Jerry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Pranaav Jerry Chopra 6 September 1992 Mullanpur Dakha, Ludhiana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pullela Gopichand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 28 (MD 24 November 2016) 13 (XD 23 March 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 33 (XD 26 March 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Pranaav Jerry Chopra (born 6 September 1992) is an Indian badminton player. He joined the India national badminton team in 2007.[1] In the year 2018, at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Queensland, he won the gold medal in mixed team as being a member of the Indian mixed team.[2] He is only the second player from India to reach Top 15 in the World Rankings in Mixed Doubles with his partner.
Childhood and early training
[edit | edit source]Pranaav started training at the age of 7. He became the national champion twice in the boys doubles U-13 and U-19 events. At the U-19 level, he won a record nine titles in a year. If he is in the city, he used to train at Badminton Academy in the Shastri Hall, at Ludhiana. He lived in South City and later he joined Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. He practiced eight hours and like to play doubles and mixed doubles instead of singles matches. He was coached by Pullela Gopichand. Pranaav has won medals in several national ranking tournaments. In the Youth Commonwealth Games, Pune, he won a bronze medal, at Fajr Senior International Challenge Cup in Tehran, Iran he won a gold medal and at Tata International Challenge in Mumbai he ended up winning a gold medal and in Bern, Switzerland at The Swiss International Challenge he won a silver medal.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]2007
[edit | edit source]In 2007, Pranaav made his international debut in the Milo Junior Tournament held in Bandang, Thailand.[1]
2008
[edit | edit source]In 2008, Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune, Pranaav won the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the boys' doubles event partnered with B. Sai Praneeth.[4]
2010
[edit | edit source]In 2010, Pranaav became the national champion in the mixed doubles event in the National Games.
2011
[edit | edit source]In 2011, Bern, Switzerland, Swiss International Challenge Pranaav won a silver medal in men's doubles event.[3]
2013
[edit | edit source]In 2013, Pranaav became the national champion in men's doubles event in the National Games.
2014
[edit | edit source]Pranaav competed at the 2014 Asian Games and in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in the mixed team bronze medal match, Indian mixed team went down to the Singapore mixed team by a score of 2-3 and eventually Indian mixed team lost the bronze medal.[5]
2016
[edit | edit source]In 2016, Pranaav won two Grand Prix titles with his mixed doubles partner N. Sikki Reddy in the form of Brasil Open and Russian Open. Later in the same year, he married his playing companion and an Indian badminton player, Pradnya Gadre.[6]
2018
[edit | edit source]In the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Pranaav paired with his mixed doubles partner, Gadde Ruthvika Shivani defeated Sri Lankan mixed doubles team led by Sachin Dias and Thilini Pramodika Hendahewa by 21-15, 19-21, 22-20 and gave Indian mixed team a lead for the run for the gold medal. Lastly, Indian mixed team defeated Sri Lanka's mixed team by 5-0 in all the five matches and thus Pranaav won the gold medal in mixed team as being a member of the Indian mixed team.[7]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]South Asian Games
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
 Akshay Dewalkar
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Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy
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18–21, 17–21 |  Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
N. Sikki Reddy
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Manu Attri Ashwini Ponnappa
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30–29, 21–17 |  Gold
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Commonwealth Youth Games
[edit | edit source]Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India | B. Sai Praneeth
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 Gary Fox Richard Morris
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21–18, 23–21 |  Bronze
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Asian Junior Championships
[edit | edit source]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Prajakta Sawant
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 Lu Kai Bao Yixin
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12–21, 15–21 | Bronze
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BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
[edit | edit source]The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | N. Sikki Reddy
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 Akbar Bintang Cahyono Winny Oktavina Kandow
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21–15, 19–21, 23–25 |  Runner-up
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BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Syed Modi International | Akshay Dewalkar
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 Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong
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21–14, 22–24, 8–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Syed Modi International | N. Sikki Reddy
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B. Sumeeth Reddy Ashwini Ponnappa
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22–20, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2016 | Scottish Open | N. Sikki Reddy
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Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai
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21–13, 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Russian Open | N. Sikki Reddy
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 Vladimir Ivanov Valeria Sorokina
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21–17, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2016 | Brasil Open | N. Sikki Reddy
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 Toby Ng Rachel Honderich
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21–15, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Tata Open India International | Akshay Dewalkar
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 Wannawat Ampunsuwan Tinn Isriyanate
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14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Bangladesh International | Akshay Dewalkar
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Tan Chee Tean Tan Wee Gieen
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21–16, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2011 | Tata Open India International | Akshay Dewalkar
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K. T. Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas
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19–21, 21–17, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2011 | Swiss International | Akshay Dewalkar
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 Lukasz Moren Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
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21–17, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Iran Fajr International | B. Sai Praneeth
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 Ali Shahhosseini Mohammadreza Kheradmandi
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21–17, 21–11 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
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External links
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- Pranaav Jerry Chopra at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Pranaav Chopra at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Pranaav Chopra at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Sportspeople from Punjab, India
- Indian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games badminton players for India
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games silver medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in badminton
- 21st-century Indian sportsmen
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games