Neeraj Nair PS beats Mahendra KALAHASTHI in the Qualifying Round of 32 in the men's singles this KOTAK India Junior International Series 2026

Neeraj Nair PS kept it clean at the KOTAK India Junior International Series 2026, seeing off Mahendra KALAHASTHI 25-23 21-16 without dropping a game in the Men's Singles Qualifying Round of 32.

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25-23 — game 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

The result feeds directly into the KOTAK India Junior International Series 2026 standings as the event plays on.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored Neeraj Nair PS with a 51% confidence projection based on world ranking trajectory and match pacing data. The encounter closely reflected the analytical projection.

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