Arjun Bhagat

Player profile

1 event

1 runner-up

Summary

Arjun Bhagat Reaches the Final Four After Beating No. 4 Devansh Sakpal

Arjun Bhagat’s tournament ended one round from the title match, but not before the No. 2 seed cleared three opponents and defeated No. 4 seed Devansh Sakpal in a deciding game.

The men’s singles campaign began on 8 Aug with a 15-4, 15-8 win over Sudhanva Udupa. After a 127-minute gap, Bhagat returned at 6:47 pm to beat No. 8 seed Sushil Nayak 15-6, 15-10, then waited 350 minutes before Sunday morning’s longest match. Against Sakpal, he lost the first game 7-15, levelled with a 15-11 second game and took the decider 15-7.

That win was the tournament’s biggest scalp in the dossier and put Bhagat into the fourth round. His campaign ended against No. 1 seed Nishant Shenai, who won 15-12, 15-16. Bhagat’s 26 points were his lowest match total, but the second game went to 16-14, making it his closest scoreline of the tournament.

Across four completed matches, Bhagat spent 91 minutes on court, winning 127 points to 88. The rally detail shows a useful pattern: he won 65 of 105 long rallies, compared with 60 of 107 short rallies. He was also stronger overall on serve than receive, taking 73 of 126 serve rallies and 54 of 89 on return. Yet after intervals, his record was nearly unchanged—25 of 42 rallies, against 27 of 42 before them—suggesting the tournament was shaped more by matchups and starts than by a sharp post-interval swing.

Bhagat leaves Navelim with a 3-1 record, a deciding-game win over the fourth seed and a place in the last four.

Entered events

Men's SinglesRunner-up

Performance analytics

Win–loss: 3–1
Points won: 59%
Deciding games: 1–0
Biggest scalp: Devansh Sakpal
Time on court: 1h 31m

Data note: 4 of 4 played matches include rally insights; 4 include timing.

Serve & rally engine

Serving side58%

57.936507936507944%73 of 126 rallies

Receiving side61%

60.67415730337079%54 of 89 rallies

On this player’s serve58%

57.936507936507944%73 of 126 rallies

Longest streak won9 rallies

Longest streak against6 rallies

Pressure & momentum

Clutch rallies54%

54%27 of 50 rallies

Baseline rallies61%

60.60606060606061%100 of 165 rallies

Clutch delta-7 pts

Max deficit overcome2 points

Max lead surrendered5 points

First 5 rallies64%

64.44444444444444%29 of 45 rallies

Before intervals64%

64.28571428571429%27 of 42 rallies

After intervals60%

59.523809523809526%25 of 42 rallies

Challenge accuracy—

0 of 0 challenges

Timing & endurance

Average rally gap19.8s

Short-gap rallies56%

56.074766355140184%60 of 107 rallies

Long-gap rallies62%

61.904761904761905%65 of 105 rallies

Game 164%

64.04494382022472%57 of 89 rallies

Last game59%

59%59 of 100 rallies

Longest rally gap93.4s · game 1

Event split

Singles and doubles stay separate, so the overall story never hides where the numbers came from.

Event	Seed	W–L	Points won	Deciders	On court
Men's Singlessingles	2	3–1	59%	1–0	1h 31m

Match history

Every played match, from this player’s side of the court.

Avg rest 3h 59m · shortest 2h 7m

Result	Opponent	Event	Score	Duration	Started at
W	Sudhanva Udupa	Men's SinglesRound of 16	15–4, 15–8	15m	Sat, Aug 8, 4:26 PM
W	Sushil Nayak	Men's SinglesQuarterfinal	15–6, 15–10	21m	Sat, Aug 8, 6:47 PM
W	Devansh Sakpal	Men's SinglesSemifinal	15–7, 11–15, 15–7	28m	Sun, Aug 9, 10:07 AM
L	Nishant Shenai	Men's SinglesFinal	12–15, 14–16	27m	Sun, Aug 9, 4:26 PM

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