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	=== 2018 ===		=== 2018 ===
	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.<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/cwg-2018-kidambi-srikanth-saina-nehwal-give-india-winning-start-in-mixed-team-badminton-at-commonwealth-games/1122088/\|title=CWG 2018: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal give India winning start in Mixed Team badminton at Commonwealth Games\|publisher= www.financialexpress.com\|date=February 5, 2018\|access-date= May 27, 2018 }}</ref>		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.<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/cwg-2018-kidambi-srikanth-saina-nehwal-give-india-winning-start-in-mixed-team-badminton-at-commonwealth-games/1122088/\|title=CWG 2018: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal give India winning start in Mixed Team badminton at Commonwealth Games\|publisher= www.financialexpress.com\|date=February 5, 2018\|access-date= May 27, 2018 }}</ref>

	== Achievements ==		== Achievements ==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Pranaav Chopra
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| nickname = Jerry
| birth_name = Pranaav Jerry Chopra
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|9|6}}
| birth_place = [[Mullanpur Dakha]], [[Ludhiana]], India
| residence = [[Hyderabad]], India
| height = 1.89 m
| weight = 82 kg
| country = {{IND}}
| years_active = 2007
| handedness = Right
| coach = [[Pullela Gopichand]]
| event = Men's & mixed doubles
| highest_ranking = 28 (MD 24 November 2016) 13 (XD 23 March 2017)
| date_of_highest_ranking =
| current_ranking = 33
| date_of_current_ranking = XD 26 March 2021
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|Mixed team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Championships#Badminton Asia Team Championships|Asia Team Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships|2016 Hyderabad]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[South Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati-Shillong]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati-Shillong]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati-Shillong]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Youth Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2008 Commonwealth Youth Games|2008 Pune]] | Boys' doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2009 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2009 Kuala Lumpur]] | Mixed doubles }}
| bwf_id = BF432B78-566B-4D3F-9807-9A6C08A237EE
}}

'''Pranaav Jerry Chopra''' (born 6 September 1992) is an [[India]]n [[badminton]] player. He joined the [[India national badminton team]] in 2007.<ref name="Pranaav">{{cite web|title=Players: Pranaav Jerry Chopra |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/57839/pranaav-jerry-chopra |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]]|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/cwg-2018-kidambi-srikanth-saina-nehwal-give-india-winning-start-in-mixed-team-badminton-at-commonwealth-games/1122088/|title=CWG 2018: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal give India winning start in Mixed Team badminton at Commonwealth Games|publisher= www.financialexpress.com|date=February 5, 2018|access-date= May 27, 2018 }}</ref> 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 ==
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.<ref name="Chopra">{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/Pranav-Chopra-The-next-big-thing-in-Indian-Badminton/articleshow/18823958.cms|title=Pranav Chopra: The next big thing in Indian Badminton|publisher= www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=March 6, 2013|access-date= May 27, 2018 }}</ref>

== Career ==

=== 2007 ===
In 2007, Pranaav made his international debut in the Milo Junior Tournament held in Bandang, Thailand.<ref name="Pranaav"/>

=== 2008 ===
In 2008, Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune, Pranaav won the bronze medal at the [[2008 Commonwealth Youth Games|Commonwealth Youth Games]] in the boys' doubles event partnered with [[B. Sai Praneeth]].<ref>{{cite news|title=India on top of world |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-india-on-top-of-world-1199102 |website=www.dnaindia.com |publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>

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

=== 2011 ===
In 2011, Bern, Switzerland, Swiss International Challenge Pranaav won a silver medal in men's doubles event.<ref name="Chopra"/>

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

=== 2014 ===
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pranaav Chopra Biography |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/badminton/1014173/pranaav_chopra.html |website=results.glasgow2014.com |publisher=Glasgow 2014 |access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>

=== 2016 ===
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/BD/EntryListByEvent/?RSC=BDM400000&lang=en|title=Men's Team - Entry List by Event|work=Incheon 2014 official website|access-date=10 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711061239/https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/BD/EntryListByEvent/?RSC=BDM400000&lang=en|archive-date=11 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

=== 2018 ===
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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/cwg-2018-kidambi-srikanth-saina-nehwal-give-india-winning-start-in-mixed-team-badminton-at-commonwealth-games/1122088/|title=CWG 2018: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal give India winning start in Mixed Team badminton at Commonwealth Games|publisher= www.financialexpress.com|date=February 5, 2018|access-date= May 27, 2018 }}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== South Asian Games ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]]
| align="left" | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, [[Shillong]], [[India]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manu Attri]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sumeeth Reddy]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]]
| align="left" | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, [[Shillong]], [[India]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manu Attri]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
| align="left" | 30–29, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== Asian Junior Championships ===
''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#AABBCC"
| align="center" | [[2009 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2009]]
| align="left" | Stadium Juara, [[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prajakta Sawant]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lu Kai (badminton)|Lu Kai]] {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Bao Yixin]]
| align="left" | 12–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)===
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite news |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=29 November 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=15 January 2018}}</ref>

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | [[2018 Hyderabad Open (badminton)#Finals 5|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Hyderabad Open (badminton)|Hyderabad Open]]
| align="left" | Super 100
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Akbar Bintang Cahyono]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Winny Oktavina Kandow]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 19–21, 23–25
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

=== BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-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 doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold#Finals 3|2016]]
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Goh V Shem]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Wee Kiong]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 22–24, 8–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2017 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold#Finals 5|2017]]
| align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|Syed Modi International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sumeeth Reddy]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
| align="left" | 22–20, 21–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[2016 Scottish Open Grand Prix#Finals 5|2016]]
| align="left" | [[Scottish Open (badminton)|Scottish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Goh Soon Huat]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Shevon Jemie Lai]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 18–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[2016 Russia Open Grand Prix#Finals 5|2016]]
| align="left" | [[Russian Open (badminton)|Russian Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)|Vladimir Ivanov]] {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Valeria Sorokina]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[2016 Brazil Open Grand Prix#Finals 5|2016]]
| align="left" | [[Brasil Open (badminton)|Brasil Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toby Ng]] {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Rachel Honderich]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up) ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Wannawat Ampunsuwan]] {{flagicon|THA}} [[Tinn Isriyanate]]
| align="left" | 14–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Chee Tean]] {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Wee Gieen]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. T. Rupesh Kumar]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanave Thomas]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–17, 23–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | [[Swiss International (badminton)|Swiss International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Lukasz Moren]] {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Szkudlarczyk]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 16–21, 12–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2010
| align="left" | [[Iran Fajr International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sai Praneeth]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Shahhosseini]] {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammadreza Kheradmandi]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{BWF|BF432B78-566B-4D3F-9807-9A6C08A237EE}}
* [https://results.gc2018.com/en/badminton/athlete-profile-n6018904-pranaav-chopra.htm Pranav Chopra] at gc2018.com

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