From Partners to Rivals: How Badiwars’ Biggest Mixed Doubles Battle Was Born

Intro

Two of the most dominant Mixed Doubles teams at Shuttleboi Badiwars.

• Shruthi Raveendran & Vivek Kumar — 2-time champions.
• Uzma Fatima & Amarnath Bansethi — 5-time champions.

When these two pairs crossed paths in Badiwars 4.0, the season quietly started revolving around them.

How It Started

They were once partners.

Now, they stood on opposite sides of the court.

Chapter 1 

• Event: Kreeda Open
• Stage: Semifinal
• Result:

Shruthi Raveendran (HPE) & Vivek Kumar (Brigade Group)

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Uzma Fatima (Target) & Amarnath Bansethi (Rockwell Automation)

Score: 21–17, 20–21, 21–14

Three games. Tight margins. First blood.

Shruthi and Vivek held their nerve in the decider and walked away believing they had cracked the code.

 

How It Turned 

Chapter 2: 

• Event: Mixed Corporate Championship
• Stage: Final
• Result:

Uzma Fatima & Amarnath Bansethi

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Shruthi Raveendran & Vivek Kumar

Score: 21–12, 21–18

Straight games. No hesitation.

The correction came immediately — and it came in a final.

 

Chapter 3 

• Event: Mixed Corporate Fest
• Stage: Final
• Result:

Uzma Fatima & Amarnath Bansethi

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Shruthi Raveendran & Vivek Kumar

Score: 21–15, 21–17

Another final. Same outcome.

Control replaced contest.

 

How It Ended

Chapter 4

• Event: Rajyotsava Cup
• Stage: Final
• Result:

Uzma Fatima & Amarnath Bansethi

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Shruthi Raveendran & Vivek Kumar

Score: 21–17, 21–10

Third straight finals win.

Season closed.

Final Scoreline

Uzma Fatima & Amarnath Bansethi lead 3–1

🏸What Comes Next

Badiwars has one stage left.

Season-ending finals.

One pair knows how to get there first.

The other knows how to finish it.

When the bracket is drawn, the only real question won’t be if they meet again — it will be

WHO WILL BE THE CHAMPIONS OF 2025?