BPS State Badminton Ranking Tournament 2026

Arjun Rehani’s tournament began with two matches on the same Saturday afternoon—and two very different outcomes. In men’s doubles, Rehani and his partner beat Om Kunkolienkar and Sahil Sayed 15-10, 15-5 in 17 minutes. An hour later, his singles campaign ended against Chirag Mahale, who won both games 15-13.

The doubles pair returned at 7:42 pm for the day’s defining win: a 42-point, three-game victory over eighth seeds Karan Dhavaskar and Soham Naik. After splitting the first two games, Rehani’s side took the decider 15-13, making it the tournament’s biggest scalp for his campaign. The match lasted 33 minutes, and the pair won 10 of 24 recorded clutch rallies.

Their run ended Sunday against second seeds Aswin Mannambalath and Shaheen C K. Rehani and his partner recovered from a 15-10 first-game loss to take the second 16-14, but the seeded pair closed the match 15-11 in another 33-minute decider. Rehani finishes with two doubles wins and one loss, plus his opening singles defeat.

The schedule left 61 minutes between his first two matches, then 122 minutes before the evening doubles round. Across both events he spent 105 minutes on court and finished with 135 points won to 131 lost. One subtle pattern stands out: he won 28 of 48 recorded rallies after intervals, almost exactly matching his 27 before them, while his overall receive return—75 wins from 133—was stronger than his serve return numbers. The campaign ended in doubles’ third round, but it was the doubles thread that carried him furthest.