Rakshitha Ramraj Leads India's Three-Title Badminton Haul

By: Women Entrepreneurs Review Team | Monday, 9 November 2026

Indian badminton players delivered a strong performance at the Telangana India International Challenge 2026, securing three of the five titles contested at the tournament. Tushar Suveer and Rakshitha Ramraj won the men's and women's singles titles, respectively, while the Indian men's doubles pair of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy also emerged victorious.

The international badminton tournament took place from November 3 to 8 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana. Organized under the Badminton Association of India, the competition featured players across five categories: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.

In the men's singles final, sixth-seeded Tushar Suveer defeated compatriot Bharat Raghav in a closely contested three-game match. After losing the opening game 15-21, Tushar recovered to win the next two games 21-18 and 21-19, securing the championship. His victory added another international title to his career after reaching the semifinals at the India International Challenge in Bengaluru the previous week.

Key Highlights:

• Tushar Suveer and Rakshitha Ramraj won the men's and women's singles titles at the Telangana India International Challenge 2026
• India's men's doubles pair Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy secured the country's third title
• Japan won the women's doubles title, while Russia claimed the mixed doubles championship after defeating the Indian pair

Another of the top seeds, Rakshitha Ramraj, also won the women's singles title by defeating 9th seed Rujula Ramu. After the first loss to 16-21, Rakshitha didn't lose her cool and went on to win the other two 21-15, 21-14 to successfully win the title. The win comes after her performance at the Vietnam International Challenge, enhancing her global win streak.

The top seed in men's doubles, Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy defeated the other Indian pairs, Sai Pratheek K, Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi, to win India's third title. The two winning teams had scores of 21-12 and 21-18 in straight sets.

India just missed out on the fourth medal in the Mixed doubles category. Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Ashwini Ponnappa from India were defeated by Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova of Russia. The Indian duo, who took the initial game 21-19, went down in the next two games 11-21 and 13-21, securing a runner-up position.

The rest of the doubles went to Japan. Mei Sudo and Mai Tanabe beat Phattharin Aiamvareesrisakul and Sarisa Janpeng 21-11 and 21-11 to seal a straight game win. India got a three title haul at the international tournament, with its performance in the singles and men's doubles categories.