Raj Kumar (badminton)

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]

Raj Kumar
Personal information
Country India
Born (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986
Punjab, India
CoachGaurav Khanna
Men's singles and doubles SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking9 (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 ranking44 (MS)
1 (MD with Chirag Baretha)
6 (XD with Parul Parmar) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Seoul Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Seoul Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2009 Fencing Hall, Seoul, South Korea Israel Eyal Bechar 21–11, 21–9 Gold Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou 17–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Poland Bartłomiej Mróz 9–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Fencing Hall,
Seoul, South Korea
India Rakesh Pandey Chinese Taipei Lin Cheng-che
Chinese Taipei Lee Meng-yuan
21–16, 11–21, 21–17 Gold Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
India Rakesh Pandey Indonesia Suryo Nugroho
Singapore Tay Wei Ming
10–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
India Rakesh Pandey China Shi Shengzhuo
China He Zhirui
21–17, 12–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
India Chirag Baretha Indonesia Dheva Anrimusthi
Indonesia Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara
14–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
India Parul Parmar India Rakesh Pandey
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
10–21, 12–21 Gold Gold

Asian Para Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea India Rakesh Pandey Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou
Malaysia Suhalli Laiman
21–11, 11–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea India Parul Parmar Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila
14–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

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

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Chirag Baretha France Abdoullah Ait Bella
France Méril Loquette
21–12, 21–10 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 India Chirag Baretha India Hardik Makkar
India Ruthick Ragupathi
19–21, 21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 India Chirag Baretha Malaysia Muhammad Fareez Anuar
Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou
14–21, 21–19, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 India Parul Parmar India Ruthick Ragupathi
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–17, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International Tournaments (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International India Chirag Baretha 21–16, 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International India Rakesh Pandey Indonesia Dheva Anrimusthi
Indonesia Suryo Nugroho
20–22, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International India Rakesh Pandey India Chirag Baretha
India Sumith Kumar Garg
21–15, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International India Rakesh Pandey South Korea Kim Gi-yeon
South Korea Shin Kyung-hwan
21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International India Rakesh Pandey Indonesia Suryo Nugroho
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International India Rakesh Pandey Indonesia Suryo Nugroho
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
10–21, 21–8, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International India Rakesh Pandey France Méril Loquette
France Lucas Mazur
21–18, 18–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International India Chirag Baretha India Karan Paneer
India Ruthick Ragupathi
21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International India Parul Parmar France Guillaume Gailly
Scotland Mary Margaret Wilson
21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Awards

References

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