Prannoy Kumar

Kumar came to prominence after winning the silver medal in Boys' singles at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.[5] He didn't stop there and followed it up with another silver, this time at the Bahrain International Challenge, 2011.[6] Struggling for form and injuries a bit of a barren spell followed Kumar following these achievements.

In 2013, he managed to reach the final of the Tata Open International Challenge in Mumbai, eventually losing to Sourabh Verma in the final.

In 2014, he claimed two All India Senior National Ranking Championships: Manorama Indian Open All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament, Kerala[7] and the V.V.Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament, Pune.[8] However it was his exploits at the international circuit that caught everyone's attention. He was a semi-finalist at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold,[9] Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold,[10]2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold and the Sri Lanka Open International Badminton Challenge in Colombo[11]

Kumar surprised one and all by reaching the final of the 2014 Vietnam Open Grand Prix where he lost to number one seed and tournament favourite Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka of Indonesia.[12] In the very next tournament, the Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold Kumar went one better, this time beating local favourite Firman Abdul Kholik of Indonesia in straight sets.[13] Kumar managed to end the year as the third highest ranked Indian at 21.

Kumar started off the year on a good note reaching the semifinals of the 2015 India Open Grand Prix Gold. He put up a spirited performance in the Semi's before bowing out to India's Srikanth Kidambi in 3 sets. Kumar's greatest victory came in the Pre-Quarters of 2015 India Super Series when he beat an in form world number 2 Jan Ø. Jørgensen in 3 sets. This was probably his best performance so far earning him a lot of praise from all quarters. Kumar played his heart out in the Quarter Finals too but ultimately Viktor Axelsen proved to be too good for him.

Kumar started 2016 on a good note by beating the German ace Marc Zwiebler in the finals of the Swiss Open Grand Prix gold by 21-18,21-15

Kumar plays for the Mumbai Rockets franchise in the 2017 season of the Premier Badminton League. In Indonesian Open in 2017 he defeated Lee Chong Wei, reigning Olympic Silver medalist and Chen Long reigning Olympic Champion in consecutive matches. At US Open 2017, he defeated Vietnamese Tien Minh Nguyen to reach the finals against Parupalli Kashyap.

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Chen Long	16–21, 18–21	Bronze

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India	Srikanth Kidambi	21–11, 14–21, 6–21	Silver

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore	Pisit Poodchalat	15–21, 16–21	Silver

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Kang Ji-Wook	13–21, 9–21	Bronze

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.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Vietnam Open	Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	21–18, 15–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2014	Indonesian Masters	Firman Abdul Kholik	21–11, 22–20	Winner
2016	Swiss Open	Marc Zwiebler	21–18, 21–15	Winner
2017	U.S. Open	Kashyap Parupalli	21–15, 20–22, 21–12	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Bahrain International	Sourabh Varma	23–25, 12–21	Runner-up
2013	Tata Open India International	Sourabh Varma	12–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2014	Tata Open India International	R. M. V. Gurusaidutt	21–16, 20–22, 21–17	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament