Pranav Chopra

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]

Pranaav Chopra
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Jerry
Birth name	Pranaav Jerry Chopra
Country	India
Born	6 September 1992 Mullanpur Dakha, Ludhiana, India
Residence	Hyderabad, India
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Years active	2007
Handedness	Right
Coach	Pullela Gopichand
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	28 (MD 24 November 2016) 13 (XD 23 March 2017)
Current ranking	28 (XD 17 December 2019)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  India Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Men's team South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Mixed doubles 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Men's team 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Men's doubles Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 Pune Boys' doubles Asian Junior Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Childhood and early training

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

2007

In 2007, Pranaav made his international debut in the Milo Junior Tournament held in Bandang, Thailand.[1]

2008

In 2008, Belwali 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

In 2010, Pranaav became the national champion in the mixed doubles event in the National Games.[5]

2011

In 2011, Bern, Switzerland, Swiss International Challenge Pranaav won a silver medal in men's doubles event.[3]

2013

In 2013, Pranaav became the national champion in men's doubles event in the National Games.

2014

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.[6]

2016

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.[7]

2018

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.[8]

Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India	Akshay Dewalkar	Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy	18–21, 17–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India	N. Sikki Reddy	Manu Attri Ashwini Ponnappa	30–29, 21–17	Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Prajakta Sawant	Lu Kai Bao Yixin	12–21, 15–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] 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.[10]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Hyderabad Open	Super 100	N. Sikki Reddy	Akbar Bintang Cahyono Winny Oktavina Kandow	21–15, 19–21, 23–25	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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
2016	Syed Modi International	Akshay Dewalkar	Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	21–14, 22–24, 8–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Syed Modi International	N. Sikki Reddy	B. Sumeeth Reddy Ashwini Ponnappa	22–20, 21–10	Winner
2016	Scottish Open	N. Sikki Reddy	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai	21–13, 18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2016	Russian Open	N. Sikki Reddy	Vladimir Ivanov Valeria Sorokina	21–17, 21–19	Winner
2016	Brasil Open	N. Sikki Reddy	Toby Ng Rachel Honderich	21–15, 21–16	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Tata Open India International	Akshay Dewalkar	Wannawat Ampunsuwan Tinn Isriyanate	14–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2015	Bangladesh International	Akshay Dewalkar	Tan Chee Tean Tan Wee Gieen	21–16, 21–16	Winner
2011	Tata Open India International	Akshay Dewalkar	K. T. Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas	19–21, 21–17, 23–21	Winner
2011	Swiss International	Akshay Dewalkar	Lukasz Moren Wojciech Szkudlarczyk	21–17, 16–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2010	Iran Fajr International	B. Sai Praneeth	Ali Shahhosseini Mohammadreza Kheradmandi	21–17, 21–11	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Pranaav Jerry Chopra". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
2. "CWG 2018: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal give India winning start in Mixed Team badminton at Commonwealth Games". www.financialexpress.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
3. "Pranav Chopra: The next big thing in Indian Badminton". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
4. "India on top of world". www.dnaindia.com. Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
5. Ashish Singh (1 June 2018). "Pranaav Jerry Chopra". Sportsmatik.com. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
6. "Pranaav Chopra Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
7. "Men's Team - Entry List by Event". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
8. "CWG 2018: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal give India winning start in Mixed Team badminton at Commonwealth Games". www.financialexpress.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
9. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
10. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

External links

• Pranav Chopra at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Pranav Chopra at gc2018.com