Kumar_Nitesh

Nitesh Kumar
Nitesh Kumar
Personal information
Country	India
Born	30 December 1994 (age 29); Bas Kirtan, Rajasthan, India
Residence	Karnal Haryana, India
Years active	2016–present
Handedness	Right
Men's singles SL3; Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Highest ranking	3 (MS 27 December 2022); 2 (MD with Tarun Dhillon 27 December 2022)
Current ranking	3 (MS); 5 (MD with Tarun Dhillon) (10 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing India
World Championships
Asian Para Games

Kumar Nitesh

Indian para-badminton player (born 1994)

Kumar Nitesh (born 30 December 1994) is an Indian professional para-badminton player.^[1] Having made his international debut in 2016, he became world number 3 in the SL3 category on 14 June 2022.^[2] He won his first title at the Irish Para-Badminton International in 2017. In 2019, He started working for Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Haryana as a Senior Badminton Coach.^[3] He currently lives in Karnal, Haryana. He is currently supported by OGQ.

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Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Pramod Bhagat	19–21, 19–21	Silver
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Daniel Bethell	18–21, 22–20, 14–21	Bronze

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Pramod Bhagat	21–17, 17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Daisuke Fujihara	21–15, 18–21, 21–18	Winner
2022	Dubai Para Badminton International	Level 2	Pramod Bhagat	21–19, 17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2023	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Pramod Bhagat	21–12, 21–13	Winner

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Sukant Kadam	Pramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar	19–21, 21–11, 11–21	Runner-up
2022	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Tarun Dhillon	Mohammad Arwaz Ansari Deep Ranjan Bisoyee	21–13, 17–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Tarun Dhillon	Mongkhon Bunsun Siripong Teamarrom	21–13, 21–7	Winner
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Tarun Dhillon	Pramod Bhagat Sukant Kadam	20–22, 21–12, 9–21	Runner-up

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Uganda Para Badminton International	Umesh Vikram Kumar	21–17, 15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Pramod Bhagat	18–21, 21–15, 14–21	Runner-up
2021	Dubai Para Badminton International	Pramod Bhagat	17–21, 18–21	Runner-up

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Dubai Para Badminton International	Fredy Setiawan	Ukun Rukaendi Hary Susanto	17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Turkish Para Badminton International	Tarun Dhillon	Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan	14–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Irish Para Badminton International	Tarun Dhillon	Pramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar	21–13, 18–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2021	Dubai Para Badminton International	Sukant Kadam	Pramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up

Kumar_Nitesh

Kumar Nitesh

Achievements

World Championships

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

International Tournaments (7 runners-up)

References

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