H.S.Prannoy is the winner of the National Badminton championship (men), 2017. He won the men’s singles title at the 82nd Senior National Championship Senior National Badminton Championships in Nagpur, Maharashtra on November 8, 2017. He defeated higher ranked Kidambi Srikanth in the final. The Indian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organised to crown the best badminton players in India since 1934