Tarun Dhillon

Tarun Dhillon (born 18 August 1994) is an Indian para-badminton player in the SL4 category.[1] Dhillon has been ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's Singles SL4.[2] He has been qualified for 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3]

Tarun Dhillon
Personal information
Country India
Born (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994
Hissar, Haryana, India
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Men's singles SL4
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (MS 4 July 2022)
2 (MD with Kumar Nitesh 17 March 2022)
15 (XD with Jyothi Verma 30 May 2022)
Current ranking2 (MS)
3 (MD with Kumar Nitesh)
15 (XD with Jyothi Verma) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's para-badminton
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stoke Mandevile Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's team

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Chinese Taipei Lin Cheng-che 21–15, 21–10 Gold Gold
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England France Lucas Mazur 18–21, 21–10, 21–15 Gold Gold
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea France Lucas Mazur 18–21, 10–21 Silver Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland France Lucas Mazur 14–13r Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
India Pramod Bhagat India Anand Kumar Boregowda
India Manoj Sarkar
21–7, 14–21, 6–21 Silver Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
India Kumar Nitesh India Pramod Bhagat
India Manoj Sarkar
21–14, 15–21, 16–21 Silver Silver

Asian Para Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Indonesia Fredy Setiawan 20–22, 18–21 Silver Silver
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Fredy Setiawan 10–21, 21–13, 21–19 Gold Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (4 titles, 5 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.[4][5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 France Lucas Mazur 7–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 India Sukant Kadam 21–17, 20–22, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Shin Kyung-hwan 21–9, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Indonesia Fredy Setiawan 11–21, 21–9, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 India Sukant Kadam 12–21, 21–8, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 France Lucas Mazur 7–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 India Kumar Nitesh India Mohammad Arwaz Ansari
India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
21–13, 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 India Kumar Nitesh Thailand Mongkhon Bunsun
Thailand Siripong Teamarrom
21–13, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 India Kumar Nitesh India Pramod Bhagat
India Sukant Kadam
20–22, 21–12, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International Tournaments (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International France Lucas Mazur 13–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International India Sukant Kadam 21–12, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International France Lucas Mazur 21–18, 19–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International India Kumar Nitesh Indonesia Dwiyoko
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Irish Para Badminton International India Kumar Nitesh India Pramod Bhagat
India Manoj Sarkar
21–13, 18–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  2. "BWF Para-Badminton – BWF World Rankings for Para-Badminton – Overview". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  3. "Men's singles SL4 – Seeds" (PDF). Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  5. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
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