Shell @ Badiwars 3.0 - Yuve Corporate Open

Company Performance Report: Shell

Badiwars 3.0 – Tournament 4 (Yuve Corporate Open)

Venue: Yuve Champions Academy

Date: June 29, 2024

A) Team Summary Report 

The team featured strong participation across singles, doubles, women’s events, and veteran categories in Tournament 4. The highlight was the Men’s Doubles run by Barun Sharma and Vinayak Yaji, who reached the semifinals after a close quarterfinal win. Ramanarajan B also delivered the strongest individual campaign, reaching the semifinals in both 35+ Men’s Singles and 30+ Men’s Singles while registering key match wins. Overall, the team showed depth across categories and continued to improve tournament-to-tournament.

B) Player-by-Player Performance Data (Match-by-Match)

1) Ajith Tripathi

Men’s Singles

Round Reached: Round of 32

R32: Lost to Suhas Naidu 18-21, 21-17, 21-11

2) Barun Sharma

Men’s Doubles

Partner: Vinayak Yaji

Round Reached: Semifinals (Podium Finish)

QF: def Vandan Agarwal & Priyanshu Joshi 21-20, 21-3

SF: Lost to Pavaman Z & Siddharth Kidiyoor 21-16, 21-16

Performance Summary:

A solid semifinal finish with a tight quarterfinal win, making this one of the best performances for Shell in Tournament 4.

3) Vinayak Yaji

Men’s Doubles

Partner: Barun Sharma

Round Reached: Semifinals (Podium Finish)

QF: def Vandan & Priyanshu 21-20, 21-3

SF: Lost to Pavaman & Siddharth 21-16, 21-16

4) Sonal Jena

Women’s Singles

Round Reached: Round of 16

R16: Lost to Kanica Sharma 21-15, 21-10

5) Dhanya Nair

Women’s Doubles

Partner: Sunayana Agarwalla

Round Reached: Quarterfinals

QF: Lost to Priyathapa Ghosh & Kanica Sharma 21-15, 21-20

Mixed Doubles

Partner: Vinayak Yaji

Round Reached: Quarterfinals

QF: Lost to Alpesh Goyal & Mayuri Kharde 21-13, 21-20

6) Sunayana Agarwalla

Women’s Doubles

Partner: Dhanya Nair

Round Reached: Quarterfinals

QF: Lost to Priyathapa & Kanica 21-15, 21-20

7) Ramanarajan B

35+ Men’s Singles

Round Reached: Semifinals

QF: def Sandeeb Kurian 21-12, 21-19

SF: Lost to Manu KT 21-20, 21-19

30+ Men’s Singles

Round Reached: Semifinals

QF: def Suhas Naidu 16-21, 21-16, 21-19

SF: Lost to Tony Alex 21-10, 21-15

Performance Summary:

The most consistent veteran performer, delivering multiple wins and reaching semifinals in two categories.

8) Rohit Rajan

30+ Men’s Doubles

Partner: Barun Sharma

Round Reached: Quarterfinals

QF: Lost to Siddharth Kidiyoor & Shivashankar RJ 21-18, 21-12

9) Shashin Yadav

30+ Men’s Singles

Round Reached: Quarterfinals

QF: Lost to Guru Prasath M 21-7, 21-10

⭐ Best Match of the Tournament

Ajith Tripathi vs Suhas Naidu (Men’s Singles R32)

Although it ended in a loss, Ajith pushed the match into three sets and forced a decider battle:

18-21, 21-17, 21-11

⭐ Best Player of the Tournament

Ramanarajan B

Reaching the semifinals in both 35+ Men’s Singles and 30+ Men’s Singles, Ramanarajan was the most consistent overall contributor for the team.

📌 Tournament Snapshot

  • Total Players Featured: 9
  • Total Matches Played (excluding byes): 15
  • Total Wins: 4
  • Podium Finishes: 1 (Men’s Doubles Semifinal)
  • 3-Set Matches Played: 2

Best Match: Ajith Tripathi vs Suhas Naidu (3-set battle)

Best Player: Ramanarajan B