Kiran Kumar MEKALA beats Nikhil CHETRY in the Qualifying Round of 64 in the men's singles this KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026

Kiran Kumar MEKALA kept it clean at the KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026, seeing off Nikhil CHETRY 22-20 21-14 without dropping a game in the Men's Singles Qualifying Round of 64.

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22-20 — game 1 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 Kiran Kumar MEKALA: the Qualifying Round of 32 against Gautam WALIA — a player winning 50% of 8 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 Kiran Kumar MEKALA with a 68% confidence projection on the draw's seeding. The encounter closely reflected the analytical projection.

Player profiles: Nikhil CHETRY · Kiran Kumar MEKALA

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