Mithun MANJUNATH beats Akhil Rao SURYANENI to move on to the Round of 32 in the men's singles this KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026

Mithun MANJUNATH kept it clean at the KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026, seeing off Akhil Rao SURYANENI 21-17 21-18 without dropping a game in the Men's Singles Round of 64.

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21-18 — game 2 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 3 points.

What's Next

Mithun MANJUNATH advances to the Round of 32 of the KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026, while Akhil Rao SURYANENI's run ends here. Up next for Mithun MANJUNATH: the Round of 32 against Rushendra THIRUPATHI — a player winning 65% of 17 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 Mithun MANJUNATH with a 68% confidence projection on the draw's seeding. The encounter closely reflected the analytical projection.

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