Raj Kumar

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.

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 Gold 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Cheah Liek Hou 17–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze 2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Bartłomiej Mróz 9–21, 16–21 Bronze 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 Gold 2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,Ulsan, South Korea Rakesh Pandey Suryo Nugroho Tay Wei Ming 10–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze 2019 St. Jakobshalle,Basel, Switzerland Rakesh Pandey Shi Shengzhuo He Zhirui 21–17, 12–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo, Japan Chirag Baretha Dheva Anrimusthi Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara 14–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze 2024 Pattaya Exhibition andConvention Hall,Pattaya, Thailand Chirag Baretha Muhammad Fareez Anuar Cheah Liek Hou 17–21, 18–21 Silver 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 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 Silver 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Chirag Baretha Dheva Anrimusthi Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara 11–21, 21–19, 11–21 Silver 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 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 LevelPartner 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 LevelPartner 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 TournamentPartner 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 TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Parul Parmar Guillaume Gailly Mary Margaret Wilson 21–16, 21–12 Winner

Awards Arjuna Award (2016)