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{{Short description|Indian badminton player (born 1992)}}
{{Indian name|Prannoy|Sunil Kumar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Prannoy H. S.
| image = Prannoy H.S. Kumar.jpg
| caption = Prannoy in 2022
| birth_name = Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar
| country = India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1992|07|17}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| height = 1.79 m
| weight = 73 kg
| handedness = Right
| years_active =
| coach = [[Pullela Gopichand]]
| event = Men's singles
| career_record = 285 wins, 195 losses
| highest_ranking = 6
| date_of_highest_ranking = 29 August 2023
| current_ranking = 34
| date_of_current_ranking = 5 May 2026
| played =
| titles =
| best_result =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2023 BWF World Championships|2023 Copenhagen]] | [[2023 BWF World Championships – Men's singles|Men's singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Thomas Cup]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022 Bangkok]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2026 Thomas & Uber Cup|2026 Horsens]] | Men's team }}
{{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 at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]] | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's team|Men's team]] }}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Hangzhou | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's singles|Men's singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Championships|Asian Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2018 Badminton Asia Championships|2018 Wuhan]] | Men's singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships|Asia Mixed Team Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships|2023 Dubai]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Team Championships|Asia Team Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships|2016 Hyderabad]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships|2020 Manila]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati–Shillong]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2016 Guwahati–Shillong | Men's singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Youth Olympic Games|Youth Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics|2010 Singapore]] | [[Badminton at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' singles|Boys' singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2010 BWF World Junior Championships|2010 Guadalajara]] | [[2010 BWF World Junior Championships – boys' singles|Boys' singles]] }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 83950
}}
'''Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar''' (born 17 July 1992), also known as '''H. S. Prannoy''', is an Indian [[badminton]] player who currently trains at the [[Gopichand Badminton Academy]] in [[Hyderabad]].<ref>[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140917/sports-other-sports/article/prannoy-promises-punch-higher Prannoy training at the Gopichand Academy]</ref> He has won bronze medals at the [[2023 BWF World Championships – Men's singles|2023 World Championships]] and at the [[2022 Asian Games]]. Prannoy was part of India winning team at the [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2018 Commonwealth Games]] and [[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022 Thomas Cup]]. He originally hails from [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and has a career-high [[BWF World Ranking|world ranking]] of number 6, which he attained in August 2023.<ref>[http://www.badmintonindia.org/players/rankings/senior/ Badminton India Rankings]</ref> He studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya Akkulam.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manorama Sports Star 2017: Prannoy's giant-killing acts |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/sports/other-sports/2018/02/25/manorama-sports-star-2017-hs-prannoy.html |website=Manorama Online |access-date=23 March 2019}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Early career ===
Prannoy came to prominence after winning the silver medal in the boys' singles at the [[2010 Summer Youth Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Savaliya|first=Gautam|title=Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar Singapore Youth olympics 2010|url=http://www.trivandrumbuzz.com/prannoy-haseena-sunil-kumar-the-badminton-superstar-from-trivandrum/|access-date=29 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824052732/http://www.trivandrumbuzz.com/prannoy-haseena-sunil-kumar-the-badminton-superstar-from-trivandrum/|archive-date=24 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> He followed it up with another silver, this time at the Bahrain International Challenge, in 2011.<ref>[http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=830426B5-5FE8-4F6E-A5CB-5C774A1BB131&draw=8 Bahrain International Challenge]</ref> However, as he struggled for form and injuries, Prannoy endured a somewhat barren spell following these achievements.

=== 2013 ===
In 2013, Prannoy managed to reach the final of the Tata Open International Challenge in [[Mumbai]], eventually losing to compatriot [[Sourabh Verma]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sourabh Varma overcomes Prannoy to win Tata Open crown|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/sourabh-varma-overcomes-prannoy-to-win-tata-open-crown/articleshow/27433163.cms|access-date=15 December 2013|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=15 December 2013}}</ref>

=== 2014 ===
In 2014, Prannoy claimed two All India Senior National Ranking Championships: Manorama Indian Open All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament, [[Kerala]]<ref>[http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=144479D4-EFF3-4209-9CDA-6B54915FFB23&draw=6 Manorama Indian Open 2014]</ref> and the V. V. Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament, [[Pune]].<ref>[http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=D1F5D5F9-CC78-4E8C-BD4C-AE2EACE1F9E4&draw=2 V.V.Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament]</ref> However, it was his exploits on the international circuit that caught everyone's attention. He was a semi-finalist at the [[2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold]],<ref>[http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=7596546B-7F3D-499A-90E9-90806ECA6123&draw=1 Indian Grand Prix Gold, 2014]</ref> [[Bitburger Open|Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold]],<ref>[http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=6C6A8325-63B2-45E6-AB03-D92A5B77B300&player=150 Bitburger Badminton Open] </ref>[[2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold]] and the Sri Lanka Open International Badminton Challenge in [[Colombo]].<ref>[http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=7596546B-7F3D-499A-90E9-90806ECA6123&draw=1 Sri Lanka Open International Badminton Challenge, 2014]</ref>

Prannoy surprised one and all by reaching the final of the [[2014 Vietnam Open Grand Prix]] where he lost to top seed and tournament favourite [[Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka]] of Indonesia.<ref>[http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=C36BBEFE-B7D9-4EC8-B46C-821960390346&draw=2 Vietnam Open, 2014]</ref> In the very next tournament, the [[Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold]], Prannoy went one better, this time beating local favourite [[Firman Abdul Kholik]] of Indonesia in straight sets.<ref>[http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=C36BBEFE-B7D9-4EC8-B46C-821960390346&draw=2 Indonesian Masters, 2014]</ref> He managed to end the year as the third-highest ranked Indian at World no. 21.

=== 2015 ===
Prannoy started off the year on a good note reaching the semifinals of the [[2015 India Open Grand Prix Gold]]. He put up a spirited performance in the semifinals before bowing out to compatriot [[Srikanth Kidambi]] in 3 sets. His greatest victory came in the pre-quarters of the [[2015 India Super Series]], when he beat an in-form world number 2 [[Jan Ø. Jørgensen]] in 3 sets.<ref>{{cite news|title=India Open Super Series: Prannoy stuns top seed Jorgensen; Kashyap ousted|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/india-open-super-series-prannoy-stuns-top-seed-jorgensen-kashyap-ousted/articleshow/46711320.cms|access-date=27 March 2015|newspaper=[[New Indian Express]]|date=27 March 2015}}</ref> He played his heart out in the quarter-finals as well, but ultimately suffered defeat to Denmark's [[Viktor Axelsen]].

=== 2016 ===
Prannoy started 2016 on a good note by beating German ace [[Marc Zwiebler]] in the finals of the Swiss Open Grand Prix gold 21–18, 21–15.<ref>{{cite news|title=Badminton: HS Prannoy wins the 2016 Swiss Open men's singles|url=https://scroll.in/latest/805426/badminton-hs-prannoy-wins-the-2016-swiss-open-mens-singles|access-date=20 March 2016|newspaper=[[Scroll.in]]|date=20 March 2016}}</ref>

=== 2017 ===
Prannoy played for the [[Mumbai Rockets]] franchise in the 2017 season of the [[Premier Badminton League]]. In the [[2017 Indonesia Super Series Premier|2017 Indonesia Open]], he defeated the reigning Olympic silver medalist [[Lee Chong Wei]] and the reigning Olympic champion [[Chen Long]] in consecutive matches, but lost to Japanese [[Kazumasa Sakai]] in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kazumasa Sakai halts HS Prannoy's dream run in Indonesia Open semis|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2017/jun/17/kazumasa-sakai-halts-hs-prannoys-dream-run-in-indonesia-open-semis-1617806.html|access-date=17 June 2017|newspaper=[[New Indian Express]]|date=17 June 2017}}</ref> At the [[2017 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold|2017 U.S. Open]], he defeated Vietnamese [[Nguyễn Tiến Minh]] to reach the finals, where he beat compatriot [[Parupalli Kashyap]] to win the title.<ref>{{cite news|title=HS Prannoy beats Parupalli Kashyap to win US Open title|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/hs-prannoy-beats-praupalli-kashyap-to-win-us-open-title-4764299/|access-date=24 July 2017|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|date=24 July 2017}}</ref>

=== 2018 ===
Prannoy participated in the [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles|2018 Commonwealth Games]], where he finished in fourth place after being beaten by [[Rajiv Ouseph]] of England in the bronze medal match.<ref>{{cite news|title=Commonwealth Games 2018: HS Prannoy loses badminton men's singles bronze medal match to Rajiv Ouseph|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2018-hs-prannoy-loses-in-badminton-mens-singles-bronze-medal-match-to-rajiv-ouseph-4431825.html|access-date=14 April 2018|newspaper=[[Firstpost]]|date=14 April 2018}}</ref> He then won a bronze medal at the [[2018 Badminton Asia Championships|2018 Asian Championships]], after beating second seed [[Son Wan-ho]] in the quarterfinals. However, he was defeated in the semifinal by third seed [[Chen Long]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A moment to cherish for a long time': Prannoy happy with Asian C'ships bronze after CWG disaster|url=https://scroll.in/field/877284/a-moment-to-cherish-for-a-long-time-prannoy-happy-with-asian-cships-bronze-after-cwg-disaster|access-date=29 April 2018|newspaper=[[Scroll.in]]|date=29 April 2018}}</ref>

=== 2021 ===
Prannoy had a disastrous start to 2021 after exiting in the early rounds of the [[2021 Swiss Open (badminton)|2021 Swiss Open]] and the [[2021 All England Open]]. However, he came back strongly in the second half of the year, most notably defeating reigning Olympic champion [[Viktor Axelsen]] in the 2nd round of the [[2021 Indonesia Masters]] in November.<ref>{{cite news|title=HS Prannoy stuns Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen, moves into Indonesia Masters quarter-finals|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/badminton/story/hs-prannoy-stuns-olympic-champion-viktor-axelsen-moves-into-indonesia-masters-quarter-finals-1878301-2021-11-18|access-date=18 November 2021|newspaper=[[India Today]]|date=18 November 2021}}</ref> He got further success in the [[2021 BWF World Championships]], held in December, where he upset World no. 9 [[Ng Ka Long]] of Hong Kong in the 1st round and World no. 10 [[Rasmus Gemke]] in the pre-quarterfinals. He lost to the eventual world champion [[Loh Kean Yew]] of Singapore in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite news|title=BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy crashes out in quarterfinals after straight-game defeat vs Yew Kean Loh|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/badminton/story/bwf-world-championships-hs-prannoy-crashes-out-in-quarterfinals-after-straight-game-defeat-vs-yew-kean-loh-1889148-2021-12-17|access-date=17 December 2021|newspaper=[[India Today]]|date=17 December 2021}}</ref> His consistent performances in the last few months of the year enabled him to rise to World no. 27 at the end of the year.

=== 2022 ===
Prannoy was part of the India squad for the [[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022 Thomas Cup]]. In the quarter-final against Malaysia, he won the decider match against [[Leong Jun Hao]] to assure India a semi-final spot and its first-ever medal in the [[Thomas Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Men's Badminton Team Scripts History, Defeats Malaysia In Thomas Cup Quarter-Finals To Assure First-Ever Medal {{!}} Badminton News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/india-assured-of-first-ever-medal-at-thomas-cup-after-mens-team-defeats-malaysia-in-last-eight-2970806 |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}</ref> He repeated this performance in the semi-final against Denmark, beating [[Rasmus Gemke]] in the deciding match to take India to the final,<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Prannoy pulls off another thriller as India down Denmark 3–2|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/prannoy-pulls-off-another-thriller-as-india-down-denmark-3-2-to-enter-thomas-cup-final/articleshow/91549722.cms |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> which India eventually won.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Historic title triumph: India stun Indonesia 3–0 to win Thomas Cup|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/india-beat-indonesia-3-0-to-lift-maiden-thomas-cup-trophy/articleshow/91576637.cms |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

Prannoy also had a consistent year on the [[2022 BWF World Tour|BWF World Tour]], reaching six quarterfinals and two semifinals, as well as the quarterfinal of the [[2022 BWF World Championships – Men's singles|2022 BWF World Championships]]. This enabled him to re-enter the Top 15 in the [[BWF World Ranking|BWF World Rankings]] after 4 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2022 |title=HS Prannoy storms into top 15 of BWF rankings for the first time in four years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/hs-prannoy-storms-into-top-15-of-bwf-rankings-for-the-first-time-in-four-years/articleshow/94476850.cms |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He also qualified for the [[2022 BWF World Tour Finals|BWF World Tour Finals]] for the first time in his career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2022 |title=BWF World Tour Finals: Sindhu, Prannoy named for season finale|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/bwf-pv-sindhu-hs-prannoy-world-tour-finals-complete-list-qualified-players/article66173178.ece |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== BWF World Championships ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2023 BWF World Championships – Men's singles|2023]]
| align="left" | [[Royal Arena]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Kunlavut Vitidsarn]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 13–21, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Asian Games ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's singles|2022]]
| align="left" | Binjiang Gymnasium, [[Hangzhou]], China
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Shifeng]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Asian Championships ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2018 Badminton Asia Championships#Finals|2018]]
| align="left" | [[Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium]], [[Wuhan]], China
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Long]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white"| [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== South Asian Games ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! 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}} [[Srikanth Kidambi]]
| align="left" | 21–11, 14–21, 6–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

=== Youth Olympic Games ===
''Boys' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FBCEB1"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' singles|2010]]
| align="left" | [[Singapore Indoor Stadium]], Singapore
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Pisit Poodchalat]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Silver medal.svg|16px]] '''Silver'''
|}

=== BWF World Junior Championships===
''Boys' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | [[2010 BWF World Junior Championships – boys' singles|2010]]
| align="left" | Domo del Code Jalisco, [[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kang Ji-Wook]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

===BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)===
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |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=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | [[2022 Swiss Open (badminton)#Finals|2022]]
| align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]]
| align="left" | Super 300
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Jonatan Christie]]
| align="left" | 12–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2023 Malaysia Masters#Finals|2023]]
| align="left" | [[Malaysia Masters]]
| align="left" | Super 500
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Weng Hongyang]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 13–21, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2023 Australian Open (badminton)#Finals|2023]]
| align="left" | [[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian Open]]
| align="left" | Super 500
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Weng Hongyang
| align="left" | 9–21, 23–21, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

=== BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 1 runner-up)===
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold|Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold]]. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center" | [[2014 Vietnam Open Grand Prix#Finals|2014]]
| align="left" | [[Vietnam Open (badminton)|Vietnam Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 15–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2014 Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold#Finals|2014]]
| align="left" | [[Indonesia Masters|Indonesian Masters]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Firman Abdul Kholik]]
| align="left" | 21–11, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals|2016]]
| align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc Zwiebler]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2017 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals|2017]]
| align="left" | [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kashyap Parupalli]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 20–22, 21–12
| 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 (1 title, 2 runners-up)===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sourabh Varma]]
| align="left" | 23–25, 12–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2013
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International Challenge|Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sourabh Varma
| align="left" | 12–21, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2014
| align="left" | Tata Open India International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[R. M. V. Gurusaidutt]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 20–22, 21–17
| 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

== Record against selected opponents ==
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 31 July 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=H. S. Prannoy head to head |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/head-2-head?OrganizationCode=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&T1P1MemberID=839501 |website=BWF-Tournament Software |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>

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! width="20" | {{abbr|C|Country}}
! width="200" | Player
! width="50" | Matches
! width="50" | Won
! width="50" | Lost
! width="50" | {{abbr|Diff.|Difference}}
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| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} || align="left" | [[Chen Long]] || 6 || 1 || 5 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –4
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} || align="left" | [[Du Pengyu]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} || align="left" | [[Lin Dan]] || 5 || 3 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} || align="left" | [[Shi Yuqi]] || 9 || 2 || 7 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –5
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} || align="left" | [[Tian Houwei]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} || align="left" | [[Zhao Junpeng]] || 3 || 1 || 2 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} || align="left" | [[Chou Tien-chen]] || 14 || 6 || 8 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} || align="left" | [[Anders Antonsen]] || 4 || 2 || 2 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} || align="left" | [[Viktor Axelsen]] || 10 || 3 || 7 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –4
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} || align="left" | [[Jan Ø. Jørgensen]] || 4 || 4 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +4
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} || align="left" | [[Hans-Kristian Vittinghus]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} || align="left" | [[Rajiv Ouseph]] || 4 || 1 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} || align="left" | [[Parupalli Kashyap]] || 4 || 3 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} || align="left" | [[Srikanth Kidambi]] || 10 || 3 || 7 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –4
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} || align="left" | [[B. Sai Praneeth]] || 5 || 3 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} || align="left" | [[Lakshya Sen]] || 8 || 3 || 5 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} || align="left" | [[Anthony Sinisuka Ginting]] || 6 || 4 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} || align="left" | [[Taufik Hidayat]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} || align="left" | [[Sony Dwi Kuncoro]] || 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} || align="left" | [[Tommy Sugiarto]] || 3 || 3 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} || align="left" | [[Kento Momota]] || 8 || 1 || 7 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –6
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} || align="left" | [[Kodai Naraoka]] || 7 || 1 || 6 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –5
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} || align="left" | [[Lee Chong Wei]] || 5 || 2 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} || align="left" | [[Liew Daren]] || 12 || 8 || 4 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +4
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} || align="left" | [[Loh Kean Yew]] || 6 || 4 || 2 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} || align="left" | [[Heo Kwang-hee]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} || align="left" | [[Lee Hyun-il]] || 3 || 1 || 2 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} || align="left" | [[Son Wan-ho]] || 5 || 2 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} || align="left" | [[Boonsak Ponsana]] || 2 || 2 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} || align="left" | [[Kunlavut Vitidsarn]] || 3 || 0 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} || align="left" | [[Kantaphon Wangcharoen]] || 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|VIE}} || align="left" | [[Nguyễn Tiến Minh]] || 2 || 1 || 1 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0
|}
{{col-end}}

== See also ==
*[[Badminton in India]]
*[[India national badminton team]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{BWFB|83950}}
* {{BWFT|9906AA55-580B-465A-8782-2251A4912DB9}}
* {{Olympics.com|name=Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar}}
* {{Olympedia|name=H. S. Sunil Kumar}}
* {{InterSportStats|3000349942|H. S. Sunil Kumar}}
* {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|badminton/athlete-profile-n6018907-h-s-prannoy|H. S. Prannoy}}
* {{Instagram|name=Prannoy H S}}

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{{Badminton in India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prannoy, H. S.}}
[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian male badminton players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Indian national badminton champions]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic badminton players for India]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games badminton players for India]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games badminton players for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in badminton]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in badminton]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton]]

Prannoy H. S. - Revision history

VanessaColls18 at 16:29, 5 May 2026