Olympic and world results
He finished fifth in men’s singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics, losing the quarterfinal to Lin Dan. At the 2021 BWF World Championships he won silver in men’s singles, losing the final to Loh Kean Yew.
Super Series titles
In 2014 he beat Lin Dan to win the China Open Super Series Premier title, the first Indian man to win a Super Series Premier men’s title. In 2015 he won the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold, the first Indian man to do so, and the India Open Super Series.
In 2017 he won four Super Series titles, the Indonesia Super Series Premier, the Australian Super Series, the Denmark Super Series Premier and the French Super Series, a feat he shared with Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan and Chen Long.
- Trailblazing men's singles badminton star who became the first Indian man to win a Super Series Premier title, reach a BWF World Championships final, and capture a Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold.
- Historic career milestones include winning silver at the 2021 BWF World Championships, claiming four Super Series titles in 2017, and captaining India to its first-ever Thomas Cup triumph in 2022 alongside receiving the prestigious Padma Shri in 2018.
- Continues to compete at the highest level in international men's singles, building upon a legacy that includes a 2016 Rio Olympics quarterfinal finish and multiple Commonwealth Games medals.
Awards and honours
He received the Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind on 21 March 2018. The Badminton Association of India also gave cash awards for several of his 2015 and 2017 titles.
