Mohit Dharsan MAHESH KUMAR beats MOHAMED NAFEEZ RAFFI SMITHA to move on to the Round of 32 in the men's singles this KOTAK India Junior International Series 2026

Mohit Dharsan MAHESH KUMAR kept it clean at the KOTAK India Junior International Series 2026, seeing off MOHAMED NAFEEZ RAFFI SMITHA 21-19 21-19 without dropping a game in the Men's Singles Round of 64.

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

What's Next

Mohit Dharsan MAHESH KUMAR advances to the Round of 32 of the KOTAK India Junior International Series 2026, while MOHAMED NAFEEZ RAFFI SMITHA's run ends here. Up next for Mohit Dharsan MAHESH KUMAR: the Round of 64 at the Wag Badminton Asia U17 U15 Junior Championships 2026 against NGO Nhat Khanh. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored MOHAMED NAFEEZ RAFFI SMITHA with a 63% confidence projection based on world ranking trajectory and match pacing data. Defying the analytical model's 63% projection, Mohit Dharsan MAHESH KUMAR produced a decisive tactical shift to secure the upset.

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