Mathieu THOMAS beats Manoj SARKAR to move on to the Quarter Finals in the men's singles this BAHRAIN BWF Para World 2026

Mathieu THOMAS came through a competitive Men's Singles Round of 16 against Manoj SARKAR at the BAHRAIN BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026, closing it out 21-18 24-26 21-17.

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26-24 — game 2 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

Mathieu THOMAS advances to the quarter-finals of the BAHRAIN BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026, while Manoj SARKAR's run ends here.

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 Mathieu THOMAS. The coin was right. 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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