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 (age 29) Hissar, Haryana, India
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Men's singles SL4 Men's doubles SL3–SL4 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking	1 (MS 4 July 2022) 2 (MD with Kumar Nitesh 17 March 2022) 15 (XD with Jyothi Verma 30 May 2022)
Current ranking	2 (MS) 3 (MD with Kumar Nitesh) 15 (XD with Jyothi Verma) (8 November 2022)
Medal record Representing  India Men's para-badminton World Championships 2013 Dortmund Men's singles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles 2019 Basel Men's singles 2015 Stoke Mandevile Men's doubles 2017 Ulsan Men's singles 2019 Basel Men's doubles Asian Para Games 2018 Jakarta Men's singles 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles 2014 Incheon Men's singles 2018 Jakarta Men's team

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

Asian Para Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Fredy Setiawan	20–22, 18–21	Silver
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Fredy Setiawan	10–21, 21–13, 21–19	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	Lucas Mazur	7–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2022	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Sukant Kadam	21–17, 20–22, 21–18	Winner
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Shin Kyung-hwan	21–9, 21–9	Winner
2022	Dubai Para Badminton International	Level 2	Fredy Setiawan	11–21, 21–9, 21–23	Runner-up
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International	Level 2	Sukant Kadam	12–21, 21–8, 21–13	Winner
2023	Brazil Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Lucas Mazur	7–21, 13–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Kumar Nitesh	Mohammad Arwaz Ansari   Deep Ranjan Bisoyee	21–13, 17–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Kumar Nitesh	Mongkhon Bunsun   Siripong Teamarrom	21–13, 21–7	Winner
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International	Level 2	Kumar Nitesh	Pramod Bhagat   Sukant Kadam	20–22, 21–12, 9–21	Runner-up

International Tournaments (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Dubai Para Badminton International	Lucas Mazur	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	Uganda Para Badminton International	Sukant Kadam	21–12, 22–20	Winner
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Lucas Mazur	21–18, 19–21, 21–17	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Turkish Para Badminton International	Kumar Nitesh	Dwiyoko   Fredy Setiawan	14–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Irish Para Badminton International	Kumar Nitesh	Pramod Bhagat   Manoj Sarkar	21–13, 18–21, 21–23	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. (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.