BPS State Badminton Ranking Tournament 2026

Devansh Sakpal’s tournament began with a 15-minute doubles win and ended in a singles decider against the No. 2 seed. Across men’s singles and doubles at the BPS State Badminton Ranking Tournament 2026, he played six completed matches, won four, and spent 158 minutes on court.

With his doubles partner, Sakpal opened by beating Pallab Samanta and Paranjay Thakur 15-4, 15-8. The biggest result followed: a 2-1 comeback over fourth-seeded Kamlesh Kanji and Parag Chauhan, including a 16-14 deciding game. The doubles campaign ended that evening against Sushil Nayak and Yash Kunkalienkar, 12-15, 15-7, 14-16.

His singles run also started on 8 August, when he recovered from losing the second game to beat Shaheen C K in three. Later, after only 50 minutes between that match and his next start, he defeated Chirag Mahale 15-7, 15-9. The 19-minute gap before the doubles loss was the tightest turnaround in the dossier. On Sunday, Sakpal took a game from second-seeded Arjun Bhagat but fell 7-15, 15-11, 7-15 in round three.

The rally pattern adds a quieter detail: Sakpal won almost exactly as many points after intervals as before them, 39 to 42 overall, while his final games produced 82 wins from 154 rallies compared with 70 from 142 in first games. His campaign therefore finished with a stronger closing-game record than opening-game record, even as both event runs ended in three-game matches. He leaves Navelim with four wins, two losses, and a tournament defined by two parallel draws.