Prem Kumar Ale (born 26 September 1987) is an Indian ex-army soldier and a professional para badminton player. 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.
In 2019, he defeated the top-seeded Thomas Wandschneider in the BWF Para Badminton World Championships. He also won a gold medal at the Dubai Para Badminton International in 2021.
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.
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 YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2021Dubai Para Badminton International Abu Hubaida Thomas Jakobs David Toupé13–21, 13–21 Runner-up2021Uganda Para Badminton International Abu Hubaida Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider21–23, 19–21 Runner-up Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult2020Brazil Para Badminton International Tatiana Gureeva Yang Tong Li Hongyan15–21, 10–21 Runner-up2020Peru Para Badminton International Tatiana Gureeva Abu Hubaida Cynthia Mathez21–9, 21–12 Winner2021Dubai Para Badminton International Tatiana Gureeva Luca Olgiati Karin Suter-Erath21–11, 21–18 Winner
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