Viraj KUVALE / Rutaparna PANDA beats Lokesh VISWANATHAN / V R NARDHANA to move on to the Semi Finals in the mixed doubles this KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026

Viraj KUVALE / Rutaparna PANDA kept it clean at the KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026, seeing off Lokesh VISWANATHAN / V R NARDHANA 21-17 21-14 without dropping a game in the Mixed Doubles Quarter Finals.

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21-17 — game 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 4 points.

What's Next

Viraj KUVALE / Rutaparna PANDA advances to the semi-finals of the KBA DIAMOND JUBILEE India International Challenge 2026, while Lokesh VISWANATHAN / V R NARDHANA's run ends here. Up next for Viraj KUVALE / Rutaparna PANDA: the Semi Finals against C LALRAMSANGA / Angel PUNERA — a player winning 60% of 42 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Both sides were new to our results ledger, so the Oracle had no form to go on and said so: it flipped a coin and called Viraj KUVALE / Rutaparna PANDA. The coin was right. Coin flips are labelled as such and never counted in the Oracle's accuracy. Who did you have? Tell us in the comments.

Player profiles: Viraj KUVALE · Viplav KUVALE

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