๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐.๐. ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ง/๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ง!
"Excellent win... much needed for the Indian team at the Asian Games. For Arjun, whoโs been one of the top Indian doubles players for a long time, injuries have stalled his progress. Finally, everything is coming together for him. Very happy for him."๐ฎ๐ณ
Fresh off their brilliant Indonesia Open Super 1000 QF run, the Indian duo put on a clinic in court control to defeat USAโs Lee/Xing 21-13, 21-13 at the Australian Open R32. ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ
An analytical breakdown of how they dismantled the rank gap:
๐น GAME 1-The Front-Court Squeeze: Arjun completely dominated the net from point one. By suffocating return angles, he forced the Americans into high, defensive clears. Combined with seamless attacking transitions with Hariharan, they ruthlessly exploited deep corners to take it 21-13. ๐
๐น GAME 2- The Tactical Gear Shift: The US pair fought back with flat, rapid drives, pushing the Indians to a tight 11-10 at the interval. But elite pairs know how to adapt. Post-break, Arjun/Hariharan deliberately slowed the tempo, broke the Americans' rhythm with deceptive drop shots, and zipped ahead to close it out. ๐ง
๐ฃ๏ธ แดแดsสสแดแด แดแดสแดแดแดสสษช แดษด แดสแดษชส สแดแดแดษดแด สษชsแด:
"๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง... ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ. ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ง, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐, ๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ."
With injuries finally in the rearview mirror, this partnership is clicking at the absolute perfect time for Indian badminton. Next stop: ROUND OF 16! ๐
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๐ธ: @BAI_Media
Straight-games DOMINANCE! ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฅ
โArjun M.R. and Hariharan Amsakarunan put on a masterclass, taking down the Popov brothers 21-19, 21-15 to storm into the Round of 16! ๐ธ๐ฅ
๐ธ @badmintonphoto
So winning Thomas Cup๐ฅdid not qualify to be the national news but players complaining over it not being the national news is the national news? Saddest part is itโs not even surprising that something like this happened
The Indian Team had self designed jersey for the Thomas Cup 2026 Campaign ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฝ
"We designed the Thomas Cup jersey on our own. We printed our own shirts. HS Prannoy came up with the idea that we will wear shirts written Thomas Cup on it which will have one star. We designed two T-shirts - white and black."
"We bought it, we sent it for printing, and whatever few T-shirts we were able to sell, we donated the money to charity."
- Satwik to India Today in an interview
Great to see both experience and young talent contributing in this Thomas Cup campaign ๐ @lakshya_sen, @satwiksairaj, @Shettychirag04, @PRANNOYHSPRI, @srikidambi, Ayush Shetty and the entire Indian team played an important role in this bronze medal finish. Indian badminton continues to rise ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ธ
๐ BWF World Ranking
๐ธ Menโs Doubles
๐ 5 May 2026
Indra/Joaquin ๐ฎ๐ฉ goes up to 12, a new career high.
Popov/Popov ๐ซ๐ท re-enter the top 20.
Amsakarunan/Arjun ๐ฎ๐ณ rises to 31.
#Badminton#TUC2026
A stellar performance from the team today to assure a medal for the country .
super proud to be a part of this bunch ๐๐ช
We go again tmrw ๐ฅ
#thomascup
Breaking ๐จ
Doubles star MR Arjun expressed his joy of watching and supporting his fellow players dominating on court against Chinese Taipei in quarterfinals.
๐ฃ๏ธ " Most of us were in the squad last time when history was created and we're here again to lift the title again."
India ensured the second Thomas Cup medal after sweeping Chinese Taipei 3-0.
@BAI_Media@BadmintonJust #badminton @arjunmr@PRANNOYHSPRI
Good luck to Lakshya Sen and the Indian cricket team for the finals. Days like this remind you how special sport can be. Really excited and will be keeping an eye on both matchesโฆ two TVs ready. ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ช #RP17
3rd consecutive title for Arjun/Hariharan pairing ๐
> Winning streak of 14 matches NOW.
> Not a single game dropped throughout the tournament.
> Breaks into Top 80 with their 5th tournament played together.
#TelanganaIC
Hariharan & Arjun Won The MD Title At The Turkiye International Challenge . 2 Titles In 2 Weeks For Them . This Was Their 4th Tournament As A Pair . They Will Likely Break Into The Top 100 In The World Rankings Next Week . Congratulations To Both Of Them โค๏ธโจ
#TurkiyeIC2025
M.R Arjun/Hariharan are the Al Ain Masters 2025 Champions!!โจ
What a fantastic month for them, 1 S100 title, 1 RU S100 and 1 QF ๐ซถ
By just playing three tournaments they'll break into Top 140 next week๐ค
This is Arjun's 1st ever WT and S100 title ๐ฅน
#AlAinMasters2025
#IndianOil continues to shine at the PSPB Badminton Tournament 2024-25, clinching victories across categories!
IndianOil secured a remarkable win against ONGC in the men's team event, led by active player M R Arjun along with our sports scholars Tushar Suveer, Nicholas Nathan Raj and Sanskar Saraswat, showcasing the strength of our rising stars.
The triumph extended to the veteran category as well, while our women's team put up a spirited fight to finish as runners-up. A proud moment for our #IndianOilSportstars as they script success on the court! #IndianOilForSports
@China_Amb_India & @ChinaSpox_India , I am MR Arjun, an international badminton player selected to represent India at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2025 in Qingdao, China. I submitted my passport for a Chinese visa at the VFS office Delhi on 24th January
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