Prem Kumar Ale

Prem Kumar Ale
Personal information
Country	India
Born	(1987-09-26) 26 September 1987 (age 37) Maharashtra, India
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Coach	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)

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	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
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
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
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
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

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.