Dev AYYAPPAN / Dhiren AYYAPPAN beats Karthick Raja BALAMURUGAN / P. Parth VAID to move on to the Quarter Finals in the men's doubles this KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026

It went all the way at the KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026: Dev AYYAPPAN / Dhiren AYYAPPAN held their nerve in the decider to beat Karthick Raja BALAMURUGAN / P. Parth VAID 21-19 15-21 22-20 in the Men's Doubles Round of 16.

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21-19 — game 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

Dev AYYAPPAN / Dhiren AYYAPPAN advances to the quarter-finals of the KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026, while Karthick Raja BALAMURUGAN / P. Parth VAID's run ends here. Up next for Dev AYYAPPAN / Dhiren AYYAPPAN: the Quarter Finals against Sai PRATHEEK.K / Ruban Kumar RETHINASABAPATHI — a player winning 56% of 87 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored Dev AYYAPPAN / Dhiren AYYAPPAN with a 68% confidence projection on the draw's seeding. The encounter closely reflected the analytical projection.

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