Upsets Galore as Vivek Kumar & Shruthi Raveendran Hold Their Nerve to Win Mixed Doubles at the Monsoon Corporate Open

Badiwars 4.0 | Tournament 7 – Monsoon Corporate Open

📍 Coco Sports, Bengaluru | 🗓 September 27

If there was one category that truly captured the unpredictability of the Monsoon Corporate Open, it was Mixed Doubles.

Seedings collapsed. Favourites fell. And when the dust finally settled, it was Vivek Kumar (Brigade Group) and Shruthi Raveendran (HPE) who stood tall — navigating a draw filled with landmines to claim the Mixed Doubles title at Badiwars 4.0.

🌪 A Draw That Refused to Behave

From the very early rounds, the mixed doubles bracket refused to follow reputation.

Several established pairs were pushed to the brink, while newer combinations rose rapidly — turning the category into a test not just of skill, but of composure.

🔥 The First Shockwaves

The quarterfinals delivered the tournament’s first major surprise.

Ganapathi Nanjappa & Maitreyi Singh produced a stunning upset by knocking out one of the circuit’s most consistent pairs:

Ganapathi Nanjappa & Maitreyi Singh def Hareen Talluri (ICICI Bank) & Tejasvi B (Titan)

21–6, 17–21, 21–15

A result that instantly blew the draw wide open.

⚔️ Semifinal Night: Giants Begin to Fall

The semifinals brought the tension to its peak.

In one half of the draw, Devaiah M E & Devika Chandran delivered arguably the performance of the tournament — taking down the season’s most dominant mixed doubles pair:

Devaiah M E & Devika Chandran def Uzma Fatima (Target) & Amarnath Bansethi (Rockwell Automation)

21–19, 17–21, 21–17

It was a result that sent shockwaves across Coco Sports — ending the title run of a pair that had controlled much of the season.

In the other semifinal, Vivek Kumar & Shruthi Raveendran continued their composed march forward with a straight-sets win:

Vivek Kumar & Shruthi Raveendran def Ganapathi Nanjappa & Maitreyi Singh

21–18, 21–10

🏆 Finals: Composure Over Chaos

The final promised fireworks — and delivered.

Facing the in-form Dell pairing of Devaiah & Devika, Vivek and Shruthi dropped the opening set before resetting quickly and seizing control of the match.

Final

Vivek Kumar & Shruthi Raveendran def Devaiah M E & Devika Chandran

10–21, 21–14, 21–17

Under pressure, the pair held their nerve, defended relentlessly, and capitalised on key moments to close out the match — sealing the Mixed Doubles title in three gripping sets.

🔥 One of the most unpredictable mixed doubles draws of Badiwars 4.0

At the Monsoon Corporate Open, Mixed Doubles wasn’t about rankings — it was about resilience.

And when every favourite stumbled, Vivek Kumar and Shruthi Raveendran proved that calm execution under pressure still wins championships.

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