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“It was nice to play with Taufiq Hidayat; successful was simply an added bonus” – Prannoy HS Interview

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Prannoy Haseena Sunilkumar is among the quickest movers on the badminton courtroom. He gained Silver on the Youth Olympics in 2010. He lately defeated former World no. 1 Taufik Hidayat on the Indian Open and is wanting ahead to do properly within the upcoming Indian Badminton League.
He was lately in dialog with Sportskeeda. Listed below are the excerpts:

There was a sudden surge of high quality badminton gamers, each women and men, in India. What has the administration performed proper in response to you?

I don’t assume that the administration has performed something proper. It’s the gamers and the coaches who’re doing a terrific job. The onerous work is fairly evident within the current leads to all of the Tremendous Sequence and Grand Prix tournaments.

Who do you think about to be your foremost competitors within the home circuit?

Effectively, there are 7 to eight gamers who’re within the similar class. I, Kashyap, Ajay, Anand, Sai, Srikanth, Guru and few extra give one another a troublesome time. We now have the identical form of sport and all of it depends upon who performs higher on that specific day.

Are you pleased with how the 12 months has gone for you to date?

Sure I’m pleased with how the 12 months has handed so far. I’ve performed some good matches and overwhelmed some good gamers. I certified for the Indian Open and beat Taufik Hidayat. Additionally I beat Anand and Ajay who’re in nice type currently. I did properly in Singapore as I reached quarters and Indonesia open too. Nonetheless I’m wanting ahead to convert the shut matches I play into wins.

The place do you anticipate to be on the earth rankings by the 12 months finish?

If I hold taking part in good tournaments and do properly in 2 or 3 tournaments, I ought to be capable of attain in prime 35. I’m 54 in the World at the moment. I’m simply hoping to get well totally from a again drawback. I’ve had it for years however its bought lot higher now. I’ve been doing loads of workouts and rehab and in a month I must be 100 % match.

The ladies are doing significantly better than the lads. Any cause?

Effectively I feel it’s unfair to say that as aside from Saina and Sindhu, I don’t assume others are doing higher. Actually if you see the current outcomes, it’s the lads part which is doing properly. In males’s singles, there are not less than 10 individuals competing. Girls haven’t been in a position to do properly even in doubles and blended doubles regardless of being good. Nonetheless Saina and Sindhu have been phenomenal.

You defeated Taufiq Hidayat on the Indian Open. What was it wish to beat a former World No. 1?

It was wonderful. It was simply nice to play with him and successful was simply an added bonus. For those who see his profession document, you’ll know what a terrific participant he’s. It was one among his final matches and he wasn’t fairly in the most effective type. Each badminton participant of my age has grown up watching him. I used to see his movies to play higher.

Do you assume IBL will likely be successful?

All of it depends upon how properly they set up it. It’s anticipated to be the largest league in badminton ever. All the highest gamers and coaches will be collaborating and coming over. It will likely be a terrific expertise for all the Indian badminton gamers since they are going to get to play with and in opposition to the most effective on the earth from each nation. They may share every little thing and can get to be taught so much from coaches of China, Indonesia and so forth.


What’s your coaching schedule like?

We now have three coaching periods in a day. One is within the morning then afternoon and night. We now have an off courtroom session after our night coaching which incorporates gymnasium and health.

You gained Silver on the Youth Olympics few years again. Do you purpose for an Olympic medal in future?

Each participant goals for it. It’s my dream to have it in my hand one day. Nonetheless one has to battle so much and in addition luck performs an essential function. Olympics come each 4 years and in case you apply for 3 years and then get an harm simply earlier than it, that may be unhealthy.

What are the upcoming tournaments lined up for you?

I will likely be collaborating in an All India event in Pune after which will likely be busy with IBL.

Gopichand Academy appears to supply fairly just a few profitable badminton gamers on the world enviornment. Why is that?

I feel it’s due to the superb services offered there. Additionally not simply that, the teaching is updated with the worldwide requirements. Gopi sir travels with us in all of the tournaments and see all our matches. He would then inform us our errors and assist us rectify them. He additionally sees the place different gamers are higher than us after which trains us accordingly. With the extraordinary competitors that exists in badminton, we practice intensely too. He additionally retains us motivated which encourages us to maintain bettering and win.

What’s your energy in your sport?

I beforehand had an attacking sport however now I play an all spherical sport. Since we play entire 12 months spherical, endurance coaching is essential. I’ve been doing it so much and it has helped me play properly in all of the prolonged matches, which have been fairly just a few.