04/17/2024
We are extremely excited to announce that B.SAI PRANEETH has joined TBC as head coach! Sai, an Olympian, a World Champion medallist as well as a World Junior Champion medallist needs no special introduction to the badminton fraternity. The Arjuna Awardee has beaten players of the likes of Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei, Kento Momota, Anders Antonsen, Chen Long, Anthony Ginting, etc. over his decade long career on the international circuit.
Some of the most memorable moments from Sai's career:
🏸 Won bronze in 2010 World Junior Championships after losing to Viktor Axelsen in 3 games (21-19, 15-21, 15-21).
🏸 At the 2016 All England Super Series, Sai defeated Lee Chong Wei 24-22, 22-20.
🏸 In 2016, he won gold at Canada Open defeating Lee Hyun Il 21-12, 21-10.
🏸 Sai beat Srikanth Kidambi in the finals of the 2017 Singapore Open 17-21, 21-17, 21-12.
🏸 In 2019, Praneeth won a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in Basel, Switzerland after losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Kento Momota. En route to the semi final he beat Ginting & Jonathan Christie, both from Indonesia.
🏸 In 2019, he won silver at the Swiss Open after losing in the finals to Shi Yuqi of China in 3 sets (21-19, 19-21, 12-21).
We are looking forward to welcoming Sai to TBC and happy to share this news with you all!