BPS State Badminton Ranking Tournament 2026

Aswin Mannambalath’s tournament ended with the No. 1 men’s doubles seeds on the other side of the net—and a 4–0 record in the event. With his partner, he beat Aryaman Saraf / Rudra Phadte 15–11, 6–15, 15–9 in 37 minutes on 9 Aug 2026, completing the biggest win in his campaign and the event’s final-round victory.

The men’s doubles run began with a straight-games win over Owais Tahasildar / Shaurya Naik on 8 Aug, followed by victories against the No. 6 seeds Divyesh Shirsat / Fredrick Fernandes and the No. 3 seeds Arjun Rehani / Ayaan Shaikh. The third-round match lasted 33 minutes and went to a decider; the final did too. Across the event, the pair won 145 points and dropped 106, with both deciders going their way.

Mannambalath also entered mixed doubles. He and his partner opened by beating Mahesh Kandkura / Nidhi Nair 15–9, 15–8, then fell to No. 4 seeds Sanath Kamat / Anar Singbal in a 34-minute, three-game second-round match. That loss came after a 41-minute gap from his men’s doubles win, the shortest rest interval in the tournament. His six completed matches took 155 minutes on court, with rest gaps of 77, 41 and 298 minutes between matches.

The rally pattern adds a less obvious detail: after intervals, he won 45 of 72 recorded rallies, compared with 37 of 72 before them. The improvement was especially clear in men’s doubles, where the after-interval figure was 34 of 48. With one mixed-doubles loss but a men’s doubles title, Mannambalath leaves Navelim with five wins from six matches and the tournament’s strongest closing result.