Dev RUPARELIA beats Pranav MANJUNATH to move on to the Final in the men's singles this KOTAK India Junior International Series 2026

Dev RUPARELIA kept it clean at the KOTAK India Junior International Series 2026, seeing off Pranav MANJUNATH 21-13 21-19 without dropping a game in the Men's Singles Semi Finals.

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

Head-to-Head

This was the first meeting between the two in our results ledger.

Coming in, Dev RUPARELIA had gone W-W-W-W-W in recent recorded matches, while Pranav MANJUNATH stood at L-W-W-W-W.

What's Next

Dev RUPARELIA advances to the final of the KOTAK India Junior International Series 2026, while Pranav MANJUNATH's run ends here. Up next for Dev RUPARELIA: the Qualifying Round of 64 at the Rsl Lithuanian International 2026 against Toms SALA — a player winning 31% of 13 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 Pranav MANJUNATH with a 63% confidence projection based on world ranking trajectory and match pacing data. Defying the analytical model's 63% projection, Dev RUPARELIA produced a decisive tactical shift to secure the upset.

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