Ashish GARG / Sarthak MADAAN beats Chris Anjen BAPTIST / Puranjay SHARMA in the Qualifying Round of 16 in the men's doubles this KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026

Ashish GARG / Sarthak MADAAN dropped the opener but found another gear at the KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026, overturning Chris Anjen BAPTIST / Puranjay SHARMA 17-21 21-19 21-18 in the Men's Doubles Qualifying Round of 16.

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21-19 — game 2 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

The result feeds directly into the KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026 standings as the event plays on. Up next for Ashish GARG / Sarthak MADAAN: the Round of 32 against Karthick Raja BALAMURUGAN / P. Parth VAID — a player winning 26% of 23 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Both sides were new to our results ledger, so the Oracle had no form to go on and said so: it flipped a coin and called Chris Anjen BAPTIST / Puranjay SHARMA. The coin was wrong. Coin flips are labelled as such and never counted in the Oracle's accuracy. Who did you have? Tell us in the comments.

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