MR ARJUN

Badminton player | Best world ranking 19 | Kochi/Hyderabad | Thomas cup 2022🥇 Asian games 2022🥈

[myKhel.com @mykhelcom]

🔥 𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌.𝐑. 𝐀𝐫𝐣𝐮𝐧/𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧!

"Excellent win... much needed for the Indian team at the Asian Games. For Arjun, who’s 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."🇮🇳

Fresh off their brilliant Indonesia Open Super 1000 QF run, the Indian duo put on a clinic in court control to defeat USA’s Lee/Xing 21-13, 21-13 at the Australian Open R32. 🇦🇺🏸

An analytical breakdown of how they dismantled the rank gap:

🔹 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. 📐

🔹 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. 🧠

🗣️ ᴋᴀsʜʏᴀᴘ ᴘᴀʀᴜᴘᴀʟʟɪ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ʀɪsᴇ:
"𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧... 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐣𝐮𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦."

With injuries finally in the rearview mirror, this partnership is clicking at the absolute perfect time for Indian badminton. Next stop: ROUND OF 16! 🚀

HAS INDIA FOUND AN ALTERNATE MEN'S DOUBLES PAIR AFTER #SatChi? Drop Your Opinion In The Comments 👇And Follow @mykhelcom

@BadmintonJust @parupallik @bwfmedia @arjunmr

#Arjun_Hariharan #AustralianOpen2026 #IndianBadminton #TeamIndia #Badminton

📸: @BAI_Media

[Express Sports @IExpressSports]

‘Explosive, fearless, world-class’: Gopichand on doubles talent Hariharan

By Shivani Naik

https://t.co/rr9b5MO5BS

[BAI Media @BAI_Media]

Straight-games DOMINANCE! 🇮🇳🔥

​Arjun 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! 🏸💥

📸 @badmintonphoto

[MR ARJUN @arjunmr]

@BadmintonJust Thank you so much ❤️

[Vaibhav Manocha @BeingMinchu]

So winning Thomas Cup🥉did not qualify to be the national news but players complaining over it not being the national news is the national news? Saddest part is it’s not even surprising that something like this happened

[The Khel India @TheKhelIndia]

The Indian Team had self designed jersey for the Thomas Cup 2026 Campaign 🇮🇳🎽

"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

[Shikhar Dhawan @SDhawan25]

Great to see both experience and young talent contributing in this Thomas Cup campaign 👏 @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 🇮🇳🏸

[Statminton @Statminton]

🏅 BWF World Ranking
🏸 Men’s Doubles
🗓 5 May 2026

Indra/Joaquin 🇮🇩 goes up to 12, a new career high.
Popov/Popov 🇫🇷 re-enter the top 20.
Amsakarunan/Arjun 🇮🇳 rises to 31.

#Badminton #TUC2026

[MR ARJUN @arjunmr]

A stellar performance from the team today to assure a medal for the country .
super proud to be a part of this bunch 😍💪

We go again tmrw 🔥
#thomascup

[RevSportz Global @RevSportzGlobal]

Breaking 🚨

Doubles star MR Arjun expressed his joy of watching and supporting his fellow players dominating on court against Chinese Taipei in quarterfinals.

🗣️ " 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

[PRANNOY HS @PRANNOYHSPRI]

Back at it for the Thomas Cup 🇮🇳
Same hunger, same goal—bring the noise, we need you with us! 🔥

#thomascup #teamindia

[Rishabh Pant @RishabhPant17]

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 matches… two TVs ready. 🇮🇳💪 #RP17

[Badminton_Freak🏸 @Sportyyhead]

3rd consecutive title for Arjun/Hariharan pairing 🚀

> 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

[Badminton Media @BadmintonMedia1]

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 ❤️✨

#TurkiyeIC2025

[Shubham @Rahul85789090]

@BWFScore MR arjun on front court when he is totally fit:

[BadmintonRanks @BadmintonR45199]

First men's doubles title (world tour level) for 🇮🇳India this year! 🏆

[MR ARJUN @arjunmr]

@Sportyyhead Means a lot thanks ❤️

[Badminton_Freak🏸 @Sportyyhead]

M.R Arjun/Hariharan are the Al Ain Masters 2025 Champions!!✨

What a fantastic month for them, 1 S100 title, 1 RU S100 and 1 QF 🫶

By just playing three tournaments they'll break into Top 140 next week🤙

This is Arjun's 1st ever WT and S100 title 🥹
#AlAinMasters2025

[Indian Oil Corp Ltd @IndianOilcl]

#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

[MR ARJUN @arjunmr]

Winner at the iran international challenge 🥇

[MR ARJUN @arjunmr]

@MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar @IndiaSports @mansukhmandviya @BAI_Media @khadseraksha @Media_SAI I would like to thank @China_Amb_India and @ChinaSpox_India for their prompt support I have gotten my VISA successfully and can now take part in both competitions!

I would also like to thank
@BAI_Media
@MEAIndia
@Media_SAI
@mansukhmandviya
@IndiaSports
for their support

[MR ARJUN @arjunmr]

@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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[MR ARJUN @arjunmr]

@MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar @IndiaSports @mansukhmandviya @BAI_Media @khadseraksha @Media_SAI Thanks to @BAI_Media in helping me with submitting and forwarding the passport to the embassy .
Hoping for a positive reply on Monday 🙏