Rik DE BACKER beats Tejas VENUGOPAL to move on to the Round of 32 in the men's singles this VICTOR JOT U17 2026

It went all the way at the VICTOR JOT U17 2026: Rik DE BACKER held their nerve in the decider to beat Tejas VENUGOPAL 21-17 18-21 21-19 in the Men's Singles Round of 64.

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21-19 — game 3 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

Rik DE BACKER advances to the Round of 32 of the VICTOR JOT U17 2026, while Tejas VENUGOPAL's run ends here. Up next for Rik DE BACKER: the Qualifying Round of 64 at the Yonex Belgian International 2026 against Alvaro MORAN — 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 Rik DE BACKER 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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