Nishu MALIK / Tanu MALIK beats Mariia GOLUBEVA / Nadezhda NAZARENKO to move on to the Round of 16 in the women's doubles this KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026

Nishu MALIK / Tanu MALIK kept it clean at the KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026, seeing off Mariia GOLUBEVA / Nadezhda NAZARENKO 22-20 26-24 without dropping a game in the Women's Doubles Round of 32.

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22-20 — game 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.

What's Next

Nishu MALIK / Tanu MALIK advances to the Round of 16 of the KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026, while Mariia GOLUBEVA / Nadezhda NAZARENKO's run ends here. Up next for Nishu MALIK / Tanu MALIK: the Round of 32 against Qualification - Q1 — a player winning 0% of 5 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 Mariia GOLUBEVA / Nadezhda NAZARENKO with a 68% confidence projection because one side had a record in our results ledger and the other was new to it. Defying the analytical model's 68% projection, Nishu MALIK / Tanu MALIK produced a decisive tactical shift to secure the upset.

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