Sai Pratik is an Indian badminton player. He won a silver medal in the men’s team event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
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Wiki/Biography
Krishnaprasad Sai Pratik was born on Wednesday, 3 May 2000 (age 23 years; as in 2024) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He attended Jain (Deemed University) in Bengaluru, Karnataka, where he studied commerce.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 11″
Weight (Approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Sai Pratik’s father’s name is Krishna Prasad; He used to play football. His mother’s name is Anuradha. He is an accountant.
livelihood
Of. Sai Pratik got involved in sports when he was nine years old. He started playing football and switched to badminton after a knee injury. Pratik started badminton training at ITI Sports Club. He then started training at the i-Sports (Innovative Sports) Badminton School in Bengaluru, Karnataka under coach Krishna Kumar. In an interview, Pratik revealed that he used to start training every day at 4:30 am at the Sri Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium in Bengaluru with his coach BN Sudhakar. After this he does a two-hour training session at 10:30 in the morning and another training session in the evening. He further said that he focused on academics amid his training.
SAI symbol in the middle of the game on the badminton court
As of 2023, Pratik has won three titles and five runner-ups in the BWF International Challenge/Series along with one runner-up finish in the BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Tour. In 2022, Mandya Bulls bought Pratik for Rs. 3.5 lakh in the Grand Prix Badminton League (GPBL) auction. However, Mandya Bulls team lost in the final round of GPBL. Prateek was part of the Indian team that won the men’s team event at the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. His teammates were Prannoy HS, Lakshya Sen, Srikanth Kidambi, Mithun Manjunath, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Arjun MR, Dhruv Kapila and Rohan Kapoor.
Sai Pratik (top row, second from right) with the Indian men’s team posing with the silver medal won at the 19th Asian Games
As of 2023, Pratik is ranked 124th in the world in men’s doubles and 72nd in the world in mixed doubles.
medal
Sleep
- 2022: Mixed doubles with partner Ashwini Ponnappa at the 36th National Games of India held in Surat, Gujarat.
- 2023: Men’s event at the 37th National Games of India, held in Goa.
Sai Pratik posing with the gold medal won in the 37th National Games
BWF International Challenge/Series
- 2021: Men’s doubles at the Polish International with partner Ishaan Bhatnagar.
- 2022: Men’s doubles with partner Ishaan Bhatnagar at the India International Challenge, held in Chhattisgarh.
Sai Pratik (left) and Ishaan Bhatnagar pose after winning the 2022 India International Challenge
- 2022: Mixed doubles at the India International Challenge with partner Ashwini Ponnappa.
silver
2023: Men’s team event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Congratulations to our men’s badminton team on winning the silver medal in the Asian Games.
Congratulations @srikidambi, @PRANNOYHSPRI, @lakshya_sen, @satwiksairaj, @shettychirag04, @manjunathmithun, @dhruvakpila, @saipratik12, @arjunmr, @RohanKa43345391,
His extraordinary… pic.twitter.com/h6jL0hoZqS
-Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1 October 2023
BWF International Challenge/Series
- 2019: Partner K. Mixed doubles with Ashwini Bhatt at Maldives International.
- 2021: Mixed doubles event at the India International Challenge with partner Gayatri Gopichand.
- 2021: Men’s doubles event at the Ukraine International with partner Ishaan Bhatnagar.
- 2023: Men’s doubles event at Bahrain International with partner Krishna Prasad Garga.
- 2023: Mixed doubles at Nantes International with partner Tanisha Crasto.
Sai Pratik with Tanisha Crasto at Nantes International Challenge
BWF World Tour Men’s Doubles
2023: Odisha Masters Super 100 level with partner Krishna Prasad Garaga.
Sai Pratik (left) with partner Krishna Prasad Garaga at the Odisha Masters.
Respect
In 2023, Sai Pratik was honored with a cash prize by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for winning a silver medal at the 19th Asian Games.
Sai Pratik (top row, third from left) with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (seated, third from left)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Sai Pratik’s idol is Roger Federer.
- Pratik is a drummer trained at the London School of Music. When he feels stressed he plays drums.
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