B. Sai Praneeth

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In this Telugu name, the surname is Bhamidipati.

B. Sai Praneeth
File:Sai Praneeth - Indonesia Open 2017.jpg
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Personal information
BornBhamidipati Sai Praneeth
(1992-08-10) 10 August 1992 (age 33)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byPullela Gopichand
Retired4 March 2024[3]
Men's singles
Career record236 wins, 168 losses
Highest ranking10 (12 November 2019)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing File:Flag of India.svg India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Men's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Men's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guadalajara Boys' singles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Pune Boys' doubles

Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth (born 10 August 1992) is an Indian former badminton player.[4][5][6] He became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to win a bronze medal in the BWF World Championships in 2019 after Prakash Padukone in 1983.[7] Sai Praneeth was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2019.[8] His parents are Seshadri Deekshitulu and Madhavi Latha of Palakollu, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. His maternal aunt was a national level badminton player.[9]

Career

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Sai Praneeth is an India badminton player who currently trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. The right-handed Indian stunned the 2003 All England Champion Muhammad Hafiz Hashim of Malaysia at the 2013 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold tournament in the first round.[10]

In 2013, Praneeth defeated Taufik Hidayat unexpectedly early in front of a home crowd. He defeated Taufik Hidayat in the first round match of the Djarum Indonesia Open 2013, with the final score being 15-21, 21-12, 21-17.[11] A few days later, on 19 June 2013, he again upstaged a much higher ranked Hu Yun of Hong Kong in the Singapore Super Series.[12]

At the 2016 All England Super Series Premier, Sai Praneeth defeated the 2nd seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the 1st Round 24-22, 22-20 in straight games.[13] In July 2016, he won his maiden Grand Prix title, the 2016 Canada Open Grand Prix in the men's singles category. In the final match played at Calgary, Sai Praneeth defeated Lee Hyun-il of South Korea 21-12, 21-10.[14] In 2017, he won the Singapore Open Super Series after beating compatriot Srikanth Kidambi in the final in three games, hence becoming the fourth Indian to win a superseries title after Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi and P. V. Sindhu.[15]

In 2019, Praneeth won a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in Basel, Switzerland after losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Kento Momota. In his route to the semifinal, he beat sixth seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia in the third round and the reigning Asian Games Champion Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the quarterfinals.[16][17]

Praneeth qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,[18] where he was seeded thirteenth. However, he made a shock exit at the group stage after losing to Misha Zilberman of Israel[19] and Mark Caljouw of Netherlands.[20]

Praneeth announced his retirement through his social media account Instagram on 4 March 2024.[3] He will start a new journey as a coach in the United States.[21]

Achievements

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World Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Japan Kento Momota 13–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Denmark Viktor Axelsen 21–19, 15–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India India Pranav Chopra England Gary Fox
England Richard Morris 		21–18, 23–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[22] 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.[23]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Swiss Open Super 300 China Shi Yuqi 21–19, 18–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 title)

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The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries featured twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year-end.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Singapore Open India Srikanth Kidambi 17–21, 21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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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 singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Canada Open South Korea Lee Hyun-il 21–12, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Syed Modi International India Sameer Verma 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Thailand Open Indonesia Jonatan Christie 17–21, 21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Iran Fajr International Iran Mohammadreza Kheradmandi 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Bahrain International Sri Lanka Niluka Karunaratne 14–21, 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Tata Open India International India R. M. V. Gurusaidutt 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Sri Lanka International India Sameer Verma 21–18, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Lagos International Poland Adrian Dziolko 21–14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Bangladesh International India Sameer Verma 21–14, 8–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Iran Fajr International India Pranav Chopra Iran Ali Shahhosseini
Iran Mohammadreza Kheradmandi 		21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

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Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 9 April 2024.[24]

References

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