Raj Kumar (badminton)

Raj Kumar is an Indian para-badminton player from Punjab. He had been ranked world number one in para-badminton men's doubles SU5 in 2019.

Raj Kumar
Personal information
Country	India
Born	(1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 Punjab, India
Coach	Gaurav Khanna
Men's singles and doubles SU5 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking	9 (MS 16 May 2019) 1 (MD with Rakesh Pandey 16 May 2019) 1 (MD with Chirag Baretha 8 November 2022) 4 (XD with Parul Parmar 16 March 2022)
Current ranking	44 (MS) 1 (MD with Chirag Baretha) 6 (XD with Parul Parmar) (8 November 2022)
Medal record Men's para-badminton Representing India World Championships 2009 Seoul Men's singles 2009 Seoul Men's doubles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles 2013 Dortmund Men's singles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles 2017 Ulsan Men's doubles 2019 Basel Men's doubles 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Men's doubles 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles SU5

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Eyal Bachar	21–11, 21–9	Gold
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Cheah Liek Hou	17–21, 14–21	Bronze
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Bartłomiej Mróz	9–21, 16–21	Bronze

Men's doubles SU5

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Rakesh Pandey	Lin Cheng-che Lee Meng-yuan	21–16, 11–21, 21–17	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Rakesh Pandey	Suryo Nugroho Tay Wei Ming	10–21, 12–21	Bronze
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Rakesh Pandey	Shi Shengzhuo He Zhirui	21–17, 12–21, 17–21	Bronze
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Chirag Baretha	Dheva Anrimusthi Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara	14–21, 15–21	Bronze
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Chirag Baretha	Muhammad Fareez Anuar Cheah Liek Hou	17–21, 18–21	Silver

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Parul Parmar	Rakesh Pandey Manasi Girishchandra Joshi	10–21, 12–21	Gold

Asian Para Games

Men's doubles SU5

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Rakesh Pandey	Cheah Liek Hou Suhalli Laiman	21–11, 11–21, 13–21	Silver
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China	Chirag Baretha	Dheva Anrimusthi Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara	11–21, 21–19, 11–21	Silver

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Parul Parmar	Fredy Setiawan Leani Ratri Oktila	14–21, 15–21	Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 7 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.

Men's doubles SU5

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Chirag Baretha	Abdoullah Ait Bella Méril Loquette	21–12, 21–10	Runner-up
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International I	Level 1	Chirag Baretha	Hardik Makkar Ruthick Ragupathi	19–21, 21–15, 21–16	Winner
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Chirag Baretha	Muhammad Fareez Anuar Cheah Liek Hou	14–21, 21–19, 7–21	Runner-up
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Chirag Baretha	Muhammad Fareez Anuar Cheah Liek Hou	20–22, 23–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International I	Level 1	Chirag Baretha	Hardik Makkar Ruthick Ragupathi	21–12, 21–12	Winner
2023	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Chirag Baretha	Muhammad Fareez Anuar Cheah Liek Hou	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2023	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Chirag Baretha	Muhammad Fareez Anuar Cheah Liek Hou	18–21, 21–19, 14–21	Runner-up
2023	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Chirag Baretha	Muhammad Fareez Anuar Cheah Liek Hou	21–17, 10–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2024	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Chirag Baretha	Muhammad Fareez Anuar Cheah Liek Hou	16–21, 19–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International	Level 1	Parul Parmar	Ruthick Ragupathi Manasi Girishchandra Joshi	21–17, 21–18	Winner

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles SU5

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Uganda Para Badminton International	Chirag Baretha	21–16, 17–21, 18–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles SU5

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Dubai Para Badminton International	Rakesh Pandey	Dheva Anrimusthi Suryo Nugroho	20–22, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Uganda Para Badminton International	Rakesh Pandey	Chirag Baretha Sumith Kumar Garg	21–15, 21–17	Winner
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Rakesh Pandey	Kim Gi-yeon Shin Kyung-hwan	21–19, 21–16	Winner
2019	Denmark Para Badminton International	Rakesh Pandey	Suryo Nugroho Fredy Setiawan	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2020	Brazil Para Badminton International	Rakesh Pandey	Suryo Nugroho Fredy Setiawan	10–21, 21–8, 10–21	Runner-up
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Rakesh Pandey	Méril Loquette Lucas Mazur	21–18, 18–21, 21–16	Winner
2021	Uganda Para Badminton International	Chirag Baretha	Karan Paneer Ruthick Ragupathi	21–14, 21–14	Winner

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Uganda Para Badminton International	Parul Parmar	Guillaume Gailly Mary Margaret Wilson	21–16, 21–12	Winner

Awards

• Arjuna Award (2016)