The Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy was founded by Pullela Gopichand in 2008 in Hyderabad, with an aim to produce future badminton champions. The Academy has trained and groomed World ranking players like Saina Nehwal, P.V Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap, H.S Prannoy and Gurusai Dutt.