BPS State Badminton Ranking Tournament 2026

Arjun Pednekar’s tournament lasted nine minutes, beginning at 10:06 am on 9 Aug in the U9 Boys’ Singles draw at Navelim. Facing Rafael Anacleto De Ataide in round one, Pednekar lost 15-4, 15-0 and finished with four points to his opponent’s 30.

The match’s rally detail shows a clear split: Pednekar won four of 29 rallies when receiving but none of the five rallies recorded on his serve. He also won three of 17 longer rallies, compared with one of 17 shorter exchanges. That pattern is notable because his strongest recorded work came when points extended, even though the overall score remained one-sided.

He opened the match with two wins in the first ten rallies and took four of the first 19, but never built a lead. His longest winning streak was one rally, while his opponent recorded a 15-rally run. Pednekar’s seven clutch-rally opportunities produced one win, against three wins in 27 baseline rallies. After the interval, his rally record was unchanged at 0-for-9 before and 0-for-9 after.

There was no second event, no decider and no rest interval between matches to manage: this was his only scheduled contest. The campaign ended in round one, with the rally-level record offering a small but specific takeaway—his four receiving points and three longer-rally wins were the bright spots in a brief singles appearance.