Pranav Chopra

Pranaav Chopra
Personal information
Nickname(s)Jerry
Birth namePranaav Jerry Chopra
CountryIndia
Born (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 (age 32)
Mullanpur Dakha, Ludhiana, India
ResidenceHyderabad, India
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Years active2007
HandednessRight
CoachPullela Gopichand
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking28 (MD 24 November 2016)
13 (XD 23 March 2017)
Current ranking33 (XD 26 March 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Men's doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Pune Boys' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

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] He is only the second player from India to reach Top 15 in the World Rankings in Mixed Doubles with his partner.

Childhood and early training

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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

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2007

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

2008

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In 2008, Balewadi 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

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

2011

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

2013

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

2014

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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.[5]

2016

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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.[6]

2018

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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.[7]

Achievements

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South Asian Games

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Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Boys' doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
India Prajakta Sawant China Lu Kai
China Bao Yixin
12–21, 15–21 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,[8] 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.[9]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Hyderabad Open Super 100 India N. Sikki Reddy Indonesia Akbar Bintang Cahyono
Indonesia Winny Oktavina Kandow
21–15, 19–21, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-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 doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Syed Modi International India Akshay Dewalkar Malaysia Goh V Shem
Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong
21–14, 22–24, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Syed Modi International India N. Sikki Reddy India B. Sumeeth Reddy
India Ashwini Ponnappa
22–20, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Scottish Open India N. Sikki Reddy Malaysia Goh Soon Huat
Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai
21–13, 18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Russian Open India N. Sikki Reddy Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Valeria Sorokina
21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Brasil Open India N. Sikki Reddy Canada Toby Ng
Canada Rachel Honderich
21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Tata Open India International India Akshay Dewalkar Thailand Wannawat Ampunsuwan
Thailand Tinn Isriyanate
14–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Bangladesh International India Akshay Dewalkar Malaysia Tan Chee Tean
Malaysia Tan Wee Gieen
21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Tata Open India International India Akshay Dewalkar India K. T. Rupesh Kumar
India Sanave Thomas
19–21, 21–17, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Swiss International India Akshay Dewalkar Poland Lukasz Moren
Poland Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
21–17, 16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Iran Fajr International India B. Sai Praneeth Iran Ali Shahhosseini
Iran Mohammadreza Kheradmandi
21–17, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Pranaav Chopra Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Men's Team - Entry List by Event". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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