Tarun Kona

Tarun Kona (born 17 November 1989) is an Indian badminton player. He entered the national team in 2006, and in 2011, he won the men's doubles title at the National Championships.

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 India Grand Prix Shruti Kurien Arun Vishnu Aparna Balan 14–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 12 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Bangladesh International Arun Vishnu Bùi Bằng Đức Đào Mạnh Thắng 21–7, 22–20 Winner 2012 Iran Fajr International Arun Vishnu Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2016 Guatemala International Alwin Francis Job Castillo Lino Muñoz 21–8, 21–14 Winner 2016 Peru International Series Alwin Francis Job Castillo Lino Muñoz 21–8, 21–12 Winner 2016 Brazil International Alwin Francis Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2016 Jamaica International Alwin Francis Matijs Dierickx Freek Golinski 19–21, Retired Runner-up 2016 Norwegian International Akshay Dewalkar Oliver Leydon-Davis Lasse Mølhede 18–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2016 Botswana International Alwin Francis Aatish Lubah Julien Paul 21–12, 21–19 Winner 2017 Uganda International Alwin Francis Aatish Lubah Julien Paul 21–8, 21–14 Winner 2017 Peru International Alwin Francis Mario Cuba Diego Mini 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2017 Kharkiv International Alwin Francis K. Nandagopal Rohan Kapoor 21–18, 22–24, 18–21 Runner-up 2017 South Africa International Saurabh Sharma Aatish Lubah Julien Paul 21–9, 21–15 Winner 2018 Iran Fajr International Saurabh Sharma Alwin Francis K. Nandagopal 11–9, 6–11, 11–7, 8–11, 9–11 Runner-up 2018 Jamaica International Saurabh Sharma Gareth Henry Samuel Ricketts 21–17, 21–17 Winner 2018 Brazil International Saurabh Sharma Jason Ho-Shue Nyl Yakura 7–21 retired Runner-up 2018 Dubai International Lim Khim Wah Kim Sang-soo Yoo Yeon-seong 16–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2020 Uganda International Shivam Sharma Godwin Olofua Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 21–15, 22–20 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 India International Ashwini Ponnappa Akshay Dewalkar Pradnya Gadre 17–21, 21–18, 18–21 Runner-up 2015 Uganda International N. Sikki Reddy Muhammed Ali Kurt Kader İnal 11–6, 11–4, 11–6 Winner 2015 Romanian International N. Sikki Reddy Jones Ralfy Jansen Cisita Joity Jansen 11–7, 11–8, 11–4 Winner 2015 Lagos International N. Sikki Reddy Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba 19–21, 7–21 Runner-up 2020 Uganda International Meghana Jakkampudi Shivam Sharma Poorvisha S. Ram 21–7, 14–21, 21–16 Winner 2022 El Salvador International Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli Joan Monroy Ania Setién 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2024 (II) Bahrain International Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli Dmitriy Panarin Aisha Zhumabek 21–18, 18–21, 12–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament