B. Sai Praneeth

In this Telugu name, the surname is Bhamidipati.

Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth (born 10 August 1992) is an Indian badminton player.^[3][4][5] He became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to win a bronze medal in the BWF World Championships in 2019 after Prakash Padukone in 1983.^[6] Sai Praneeth was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2019.^[7] His parents are Seshadri Deekshitulu and Madhavi Latha of Palakollu, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. His maternal aunt was a national level badminton player.^[8]

B. Sai Praneeth
Personal information
Birth name	Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth
Country	India
Born	(1992-08-10) 10 August 1992 (age 31) Hyderabad, Telangana, India ^[1]^[2]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Pullela Gopichand
Men's singles
Career record	225 wins, 151 losses
Highest ranking	10 (12 November 2019)
Current ranking	50 (11 April 2022)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  India World Championships 2019 Basel Men's singles Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Men's team 2020 Manila Men's team South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Men's team World Junior Championships 2010 Guadalajara Boys' singles
BWF profile

Career

Sai Praneeth is an India badminton player who currently trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. The right-handed Indian stunned the 2003 All England Champion Muhammad Hafiz Hashim of Malaysia at the 2013 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold tournament in the first round.^[9]

In 2013, Praneeth defeated Taufik Hidayat unexpectedly early in front of a home crowd. He defeated Taufik Hidayat in the first round match of the Djarum Indonesia Open 2013, with the final score being 15-21, 21-12, 21-17.^[10] A few days later, on 19 June 2013, he again upstaged a much higher ranked Hu Yun of Hong Kong in the Singapore Super Series.^[11]

At the 2016 All England Super Series Premier, Sai Praneeth defeated the 2nd seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the 1st Round 24-22, 22-20 in straight games.^[12] In July 2016, he won his maiden Grand Prix title, the 2016 Canada Open Grand Prix in the men's singles category. In the final match played at Calgary, Sai Praneeth defeated Lee Hyun-il of South Korea 21-12, 21-10.^[13] In 2017, he won the Singapore Open Super Series after beating compatriot Srikanth Kidambi in the final in three games, hence becoming the fourth Indian to win a superseries title after Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi and P. V. Sindhu.^[14]

In 2019, Praneeth won a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in Basel, Switzerland after losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Kento Momota. In his route to the semifinal, he beat sixth seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia in the third round and the reigning Asian Games Champion Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the quarterfinals.^[15][16]

Praneeth qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,^[17] where he was seeded thirteenth. However, he made a shock exit at the group stage after losing to Misha Zilberman of Israel^[18] and Mark Caljouw of Netherlands.^[19]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Kento Momota	13–21, 8–21	Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Viktor Axelsen	21–19, 15–21, 15–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[20] 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.^[21]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Swiss Open	Super 300	Shi Yuqi	21–19, 18–21, 12–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 title)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries featured twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year-end.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Singapore Open	Srikanth Kidambi	17–21, 21–17, 21–12	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 1 runner-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 singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Canada Open	Lee Hyun-il	21–12, 21–10	Winner
2017	Syed Modi International	Sameer Verma	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2017	Thailand Open	Jonatan Christie	17–21, 21–18, 21–19	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Iran Fajr International	Mohammadreza Kheradmandi	21–19, 21–18	Winner
2012	Bahrain International	Niluka Karunaratne	14–21, 21–14, 21–17	Winner
2012	Tata Open India International	R. M. V. Gurusaidutt	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2015	Sri Lanka International	Sameer Verma	21–18, 21–8	Winner
2015	Lagos International	Adrian Dziolko	21–14, 21–11	Winner
2015	Bangladesh International	Sameer Verma	21–14, 8–21, 21–17	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Iran Fajr International	Pranav Chopra	Ali Shahhosseini   Mohammadreza Kheradmandi	21–17, 21–12	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 29 November 2022.^[22]

Player Matches Win Lost Diff.   Chen Long 3 1 2 –1   Lin Dan 3 1 2 –1   Shi Yuqi 5 0 5 –5   Du Pengyu 2 0 2 –2   Zhao Junpeng 2 0 2 –2   Chou Tien-chen 5 0 5 –5   Viktor Axelsen 6 0 6 –6   Anders Antonsen 4 1 3 –2   Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 5 1 4 –3   Jan Ø. Jørgensen 2 0 2 –2   Rajiv Ouseph 3 2 1 +1   Srikanth Kidambi 9 5 4 +1

Player Matches Win Lost Diff.   Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 8 3 5 –2   Taufik Hidayat 1 1 0 +1   Sony Dwi Kuncoro 3 0 3 –3   Tommy Sugiarto 5 3 2 +1   Kento Momota 7 2 5 –3   Lee Chong Wei 5 1 4 –3   Liew Daren 3 1 2 –1   Wong Choong Hann 1 1 0 +1   Lee Hyun-il 3 1 2 –1   Son Wan-ho 5 1 4 –3   Kunlavut Vitidsarn 1 0 1 –1   Kantaphon Wangcharoen 7 4 3 +1

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External links

• SAI PRANEETH B. at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• SAI PRANEETH B. at BWFbadminton.com
• Sai Praneeth BHAMIDIPATI at Olympics.com
• at OlympicChannel.com (archived)