Prem Kumar Ale

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]

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)

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