Published: November 8, 2026 at 12:25 pm
Unseeded Bharat Raghav will take on sixth seed Tushar Suveer in the men’s singles final, while top seed Rakshitha Sree Santosh Ramraj will meet ninth seed Rujula Ramu in the women’s final of the Telangana India International Challenge 2026 in Hyderabad.
Sixth seed Tushar had an easy outing against Hmar Lalthazuala in a straight games victory in the semifinals. Tushar was more than a handful for his rival as he took the opening game at 21-14. In the second game, Hmar tried to make a comeback as he gave his seeded opponent a fight, but Tushar was up to the task. He took the second game at 21-19 to book his berth in the final.
In the other semifinal, Bharat had to wage a grim battle before subduing Lokesh Reddy Kalagotla in three games. The first two games were tight affairs with the players sharing one each.
Bharat began well by edging Lokesh 21-19, but Lokesh hit back strongly to take the next game at 21-18. However, Bharat tightened his game and took the decider 21-10.
Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy defeated Malaysia’s Lau Yi Sheng and Lee Yi Bo 21-18, 21-15 to set up a final clash against Sai Pratheek K and Ruban kumar Rethinasabapathi, who defeated fifth seeds Niranjan GN Nandakumar and Mithileish P Krishnan 21-5, 17-21, 21-11.
Rakshitha and Rujula made to sweat it out
The women’s singles semifinals were keenly fought matches. Top seed Rakshitha Sree was stretched by unseeded Adita Rao in a tough three-game contest. Rakshitha came from behind to pip her opponent. She went down 19-21 but pulled her socks up and show Adita Rao her place. Rakshitha won the next two games at 21-16, 21-12 to reach the final.
In the other semifinal, ninth seed Rujula Ramu had to dug deep to overcome a fighting Tara Shah in another three-game contest.
Rujula took the tough first game at 21-18 but suffered a lapse and went down 17-21 to Tara. However, Rujula recouped fast and thrashed Tara 21-8 in the decider to reach the final.
The women’s doubles final will be between seventh seeds Phattharin Aiamvareesrisakul and Sarisa Janpeng of Thailand and second seeds Mei Sudo and Mai Tanabe of Japan.
The Thailand pair defeated Aditi Bhatt and Shravani Walekar 21-19, 21-18, while the Japanese duo overcame a fighting Ashwini Bhat K and Shikha Gautam 19-21, 21-10, 21-19 in a tough three-game encounter.
In the mixed doubles, Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova defeated Viraj Kuvale and RutaparnaPanda 21-16, 21-16 and will take on eighth seeds Satish Kumar Karunakaran and Ashwini Ponnappa, who defeated C Lalramsanga and Keerthy Manchala 21-19, 21-8.
Results (Semifinals): Men’s singles: 6-Tushar Suveer beat Hmar Lalthazuala 21-14, 21-19; Bharat Raghav beat Lokesh Reddy Kalagotla 21-19, 18-21, 21-10.
Men’s doubles: Krishna Prasad Garaga / and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy beat Lau Yi Sheng / Lee Yi Bo (Malaysia) 21-18 21-15; Sai Pratheek K / Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi beat 5-Niranjaan GN Nandakumar / Mithileish P Krishnan 21-15, 17-21, 21-11.
Women’s singles: 1-Rakshitha Sree Santosh Ramraj beat Adita Rao 19-21, 21-16, 21-12; 9-Rujula Ramu beat Tara Shah 21-18, 17-21, 21-8.
Women’s doubles: 7-Phattharin Aiamvareesrisakul / Sarisa Janpeng (Thailand) beat Aditi Bhatt / Shravani Walekar 21-19, 21-18; 2-Mei Sudo / Mai Tanabe (Japan) beat Ashwini Bhat K / Shikha Gautam 19-21, 21-10, 21-19.
Mixed doubles: Rodion Alimov / Alina Davletova beat Viraj Kuvale / Rutaparna Panda 21-16, 21-16; 8-Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Ashwini Ponnappa beat C Lalramsanga / Keerthy Manchala 21-19, 21-8.
