Prem Kumar Ale

Prem Kumar Ale
Personal information
Country India
Born (1987-09-26) 26 September 1987 (age 37)
Maharashtra, India
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
CoachGaurav Khanna
Men's singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking9 (MS 6 November 2022)
3 (MD with Abu Hubaida 25 May 2022)
2 (XD with Emine Seçkin 28 May 2024)
Current ranking13 (MS)
10 (MD with Abu Hubaida)
9 (XD with Emine Seçkin) (3 September 2024)

Prem Kumar Ale (born 26 September 1987) is an Indian ex-army soldier and a professional para-badminton player.[1][2] He made his international debut in 2014. In 2018, he became the national champion of men's singles and men's doubles with his doubles partner Abu Hubaida.[3]

In 2019, he defeated the top-seeded Thomas Wandschneider in the BWF Para Badminton World Championships.[4] He also won a gold medal at the Dubai Para Badminton International in 2021.[5][6]

Achievements

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (4 titles, 3 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.[7][8]

Men's singles WH1

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Japan Hiroshi Murayama 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 French Para Badminton International Level 2 Italy Yuri Ferrigno 23–21, 15–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 India Abu Hubaida Japan Daiki Kajiwara
Japan Hiroshi Murayama 		3–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 French Para Badminton International Level 2 India Abu Hubaida Spain Ignacio Fernández
Spain Francisco Motero 		21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Turkey Emine Seçkin Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen
Belgium To Man-kei 		18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Turkey Emine Seçkin Chile Jaime Aránguiz
Belgium To Man-kei 		21–13, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 French Para Badminton International Level 1 Turkey Emine Seçkin Brazil Marcelo Alves Conceição
Australia Mischa Ginns 		21–7, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International India Abu Hubaida France Thomas Jakobs
France David Toupé 		13–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International India Abu Hubaida Germany Rick Hellmann
Germany Thomas Wandschneider 		21–23, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Russia Tatiana Gureeva China Yang Tong
China Li Hongyan 		15–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Russia Tatiana Gureeva India Abu Hubaida
Switzerland Cynthia Mathez 		21–9, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International Russia Tatiana Gureeva Switzerland Luca Olgiati
Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath 		21–11, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ^ "Premkumar Ale".
  2. ^ Baparnash, Tridib (23 August 2019). "Prem Kumar Ale ousts top seed in pre-quarters of Para Badminton World Championships". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Victor 2nd National Para Badminton Championships 2018". 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ Scroll Staff. "Para-Badminton World Championships: Prem Kumar Ale stuns top seed to enter quarter-finals". Scroll.in.
  5. ^ "India finish Dubai Para Badminton with 20 medals". 4 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Dubai Para Badminton International: Communication Is Key in Doubles". olympics.bwfbadminton.com.
  7. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
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