Visa @ Badiwars 4.0 - Insportz Open
🏢 VISA – COMPANY PERFORMANCE REPORT
Badiwars 4.0 – Insportz Open (Tournament 1)
📍 Insportz Arena, Soukya Road, Whitefield | 📅 Jan 18
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## A) Company Summary Report (VISA)
Visa had a strong and widespread presence in Badiwars 4.0 Tournament 1, featuring **5 players** across **Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, and Men’s 35+ Doubles**, with additional appearances in **35+ Men’s Singles**. Visa recorded multiple wins including a notable Round of 16 Men’s Singles victory by **Rahul Jain**, and a dominant Men’s Doubles win where Rahul Jain & Aditya M cruised past Dell in straight games. Despite solid participation and multiple category entries, Visa’s campaign ended in the quarterfinal stages, with no podium finishes. Overall, Visa showed depth and competitiveness but fell short against elite knockout-stage opposition.
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## B) Player-by-Player Performance Data
### 1) Rahul Jain (Visa)
**Categories Played:** Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles
**Partner (MD):** Aditya M (Visa)
**Rounds Reached:**
- Men’s Singles: Quarterfinals (R8)
- Men’s Doubles: Quarterfinals (R8)
**Match Results:**
**Men’s Singles**
- Bye in Round of 32
- ✅ Def Dadakhalandar Rampur (Morgan Stanley) – 21-19, 10-21, 21-13
- ❌ Lost to Shaik Shafi (IQVIA) – 10-21, 18-21
**Men’s Doubles**
- ✅ Def Ashish Sharma & Pankaj Mimani (Dell) – 21-8, 21-6
- ❌ Lost to Dipanjan Saha (SAP) & Harsha Kumar (LSEG) – 8-21, 5-21
**Record (Played Matches Only):** 2 Wins – 2 Losses
**Summary:** Visa’s standout performer of the tournament. Rahul delivered a strong 3-set singles win and a dominant doubles victory before running into the eventual champions.
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### 2) Aditya M (Visa)
**Category Played:** Men’s Doubles
**Partner:** Rahul Jain (Visa)
**Round Reached:** Quarterfinals (R8)
**Match Results:**
- ✅ Def Ashish Sharma & Pankaj Mimani (Dell) – 21-8, 21-6
- ❌ Lost to Dipanjan Saha (SAP) & Harsha Kumar (LSEG) – 8-21, 5-21
**Record:** 1 Win – 1 Loss
**Summary:** Played a key role in Visa’s most dominant win of the tournament, but the pair was stopped by the strongest doubles team in the bracket.
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### 3) Sasekumar Elangovan (Visa)
**Categories Played:** Men’s 35+ Doubles, 35+ Men’s Singles
**Partner (35+ Doubles):** Santosh Bangalore (Visa)
**Rounds Reached:**
- Men’s 35+ Doubles: Quarterfinals (R8)
- 35+ Men’s Singles: Round of 32
**Match Results:**
**Men’s 35+ Doubles**
- Bye in Round of 16
- ❌ Lost to Pushparaj CB & Sachin Malhan (Dell) – 19-21, 13-21
**35+ Men’s Singles**
- ❌ Lost to Sandeep Mohandas (Voya India) – 17-21, 20-21
**Record (Played Matches Only):** 0 Wins – 2 Losses
**Summary:** Came close in the 35+ singles battle with a tight second game, but could not convert in clutch points.
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### 4) Santosh Bangalore (Visa)
**Categories Played:** Men’s 35+ Doubles, 35+ Men’s Singles
**Partner (35+ Doubles):** Sasekumar Elangovan (Visa)
**Rounds Reached:**
- Men’s 35+ Doubles: Quarterfinals (R8)
- 35+ Men’s Singles: Round of 32
**Match Results:**
**Men’s 35+ Doubles**
- Bye in Round of 16
- ❌ Lost to Pushparaj CB & Sachin Malhan (Dell) – 19-21, 13-21
**35+ Men’s Singles**
- ❌ Lost to Abhilash Balasubramanian (Deloitte) – 16-21, 5-21
**Record (Played Matches Only):** 0 Wins – 2 Losses
**Summary:** Faced tough opposition across both categories and exited early.
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### 5) R Venkateshwara Prasad (Visa)
**Categories Played:** Men’s 35+ Doubles, 35+ Men’s Singles
**Partner (35+ Doubles):** Aswartha Narayana (Visa)
**Round Reached:**
- Men’s 35+ Doubles: Round of 16
- 35+ Men’s Singles: Round of 32
**Match Results:**
**Men’s 35+ Doubles**
- ❌ Lost to Sudhip Mohan (Accenture) & Ritwik Venkatesh (Oracle) – 12-21, 17-21
**35+ Men’s Singles**
- ❌ Lost to Siddharth Srinivasan (Acuity Knowledge Partners) – 11-21, 7-21
**Record:** 0 Wins – 2 Losses
**Summary:** Had a difficult opening draw in both categories against strong knockout-level players.
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### 6) Aswartha Narayana (Visa)
**Category Played:** Men’s 35+ Doubles
**Partner:** R Venkateshwara Prasad (Visa)
**Round Reached:** Round of 16
**Match Results:**
- ❌ Lost to Sudhip Mohan (Accenture) & Ritwik Venkatesh (Oracle) – 12-21, 17-21
**Record:** 0 Wins – 1 Loss
**Summary:** Competitive second game but could not break through against a stronger pair.
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### 7) Karteek Alluvada (Visa)
**Category Played:** Men’s 35+ Doubles
**Partner:** Rakesh Mahana (Visa)
**Round Reached:** Quarterfinals (R8)
**Match Results:**
- Bye in Round of 16
- ❌ Lost to Sreeju Kumar (Pikkol) & Shreeram Muthuraman (Cisco) – 11-21, 18-21
**Record (Played Matches Only):** 0 Wins – 1 Loss
**Summary:** Entered directly into the quarterfinal stage but fell in straight games against a strong combination.
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### 8) Rakesh Mahana (Visa)
**Category Played:** Men’s 35+ Doubles
**Partner:** Karteek Alluvada (Visa)
**Round Reached:** Quarterfinals (R8)
**Match Results:**
- Bye in Round of 16
- ❌ Lost to Sreeju Kumar (Pikkol) & Shreeram Muthuraman (Cisco) – 11-21, 18-21
**Record (Played Matches Only):** 0 Wins – 1 Loss
**Summary:** Showed resistance in the second game but could not force a decider.
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## C) Best Visa Match of the Tournament
🔥 **Rahul Jain (Visa)** def Dadakhalandar Rampur (Morgan Stanley)
**Score:** 21-19, 10-21, 21-13
A gritty 3-set win showcasing Visa’s best singles performance of the tournament, with Rahul holding nerve after dropping the second game.
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## D) Visa Tournament Snapshot
**Total Visa Players Featured:** 5
**Categories Participated:**
- Men’s Singles
- Men’s Doubles
- Men’s 35+ Doubles
- 35+ Men’s Singles
**Total Matches Played by Visa (Excluding Byes & Walkovers):** 10
**Total Wins:** 3
**Total Losses:** 7
**Total Walkovers Involving Visa:** 0
**Podium Finishes Achieved:** None
**Closest Match (Visa Involvement):**
- Rahul Jain (Visa) def Dadakhalandar Rampur (Morgan Stanley) – 21-19, 10-21, 21-13
- Sasekumar Elangovan (Visa) lost to Sandeep Mohandas (Voya India) – 17-21, 20-21
**Best Performer (Visa):**
🏅 **Rahul Jain (Visa)** – 2 wins across singles and doubles, including Visa’s most dominant doubles victory.
**Overall Verdict:**
Visa opened Badiwars 4.0 with strong participation and multiple wins, but lacked the firepower to break into semifinal or finals territory. Rahul Jain led the charge, while Visa’s doubles teams showed promise despite falling to top-seeded opposition.