Prem Kumar Ale
Indian para badminton player (born 1987)
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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]
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| Born | 26 September 1987 Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gaurav Khanna | ||||||||||||||
| Men's singles WH1 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 9 (MS 6 November 2022) 3 (MD with Abu Hubaida 25 May 2022) 2 (XD with Emine Seçkin 28 May 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 13 (MS) 10 (MD with Abu Hubaida) 9 (XD with Emine Seçkin) (3 September 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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| 2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 |  Hiroshi Murayama |
18–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2024 | French Para Badminton International | Level 2 |  Yuri Ferrigno |
23–21, 15–21, 21–13 |  Winner |
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Abu Hubaida |
Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama |
3–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | French Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Abu Hubaida |
 Ignacio Fernández Francisco Motero |
21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 |  Emine Seçkin |
 Chan Ho Yuen To Man-kei |
18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Emine Seçkin |
 Jaime Aránguiz To Man-kei |
21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2024 | French Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Emine Seçkin |
 Marcelo Alves Conceição Mischa Ginns |
21–7, 21–7 | Winner |
International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Abu Hubaida |
 Thomas Jakobs David Toupé |
13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Abu Hubaida |
 Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider |
21–23, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Brazil Para Badminton International |  Tatiana Gureeva |
 Yang Tong Li Hongyan |
15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Peru Para Badminton International | Tatiana Gureeva |
Abu Hubaida Cynthia Mathez |
21–9, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2021 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Tatiana Gureeva |
Luca Olgiati Karin Suter-Erath |
21–11, 21–18 | Winner |