1st seeds Yuki Bhambri (IND, 46) and Ray Ho (TPE, 65) saw their campaign at the 2026 ATP Challenger 125 in Seoul end in the semifinals on Friday, bowing out 3-6, 4-6 in 1 hour and 3 minutes against 4th seeds Finn Reynolds (NZL, 88) and James Watt (NZL, 89) after saving 5 set points in their quarterfinal win a day earlier.
Main Draw Report · Doubles
In Friday’s semifinal, Reynolds (NZL, 88) and Watt (NZL, 89) held all 10 of their service games and won all 3 deciding 40-40 break points they faced, including a final-game deciding point at 5-4 in the 2nd set after Bhambri (IND, 46) and Ho (TPE, 65) had dropped serve from 40-15 up at 3-3. Earlier in the week, the top-seeded Indo-Taiwanese pair opened with a 61-minute 6-3, 6-2 win over Jesse Delaney (AUS, 215) and Calum Puttergill (AUS, 163) without dropping serve before rallying from 3-6 down in the 1st-set tiebreak—saving 5 set points in total across the opener—to beat Thijmen Loof (NED, 119) and Kaito Uesugi (JPN, 81) 7-6(8), 6-3 in the quarterfinals.
A 40-15 lead at 3-3 in Set 2 and 0-for-3 on deciding return points
After dropping serve once at 1-2 in the opening set, Bhambri (IND, 46) and Ho (TPE, 65) built a 40-15 lead on serve at 3-3 in the 2nd set, only for Reynolds (NZL, 88) and Watt (NZL, 89) to string together 3 straight points for the decisive break. Across the 63-minute contest, all 3 break points Bhambri and Ho earned came on deciding 40-40 points—at 2-4 and 3-5 in Set 1, and from 40-15 down in the final game at 4-5 in Set 2—with the New Zealand pairing winning all 3.
Yuki Bhambri & Ray Ho · 2026 ATP Challenger 125 Seoul Results
| Round | Match | Score | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF | [4] Finn Reynolds (NZL, 88) / James Watt (NZL, 89) def. [1] Yuki Bhambri (IND, 46) / Ray Ho (TPE, 65) | 6-3, 6-4 | Reynolds and Watt held all 10 service games and won all 3 deciding 40-40 points faced in 1h 03m. |
| QF | [1] Yuki Bhambri (IND, 46) / Ray Ho (TPE, 65) def. Thijmen Loof (NED, 119) / Kaito Uesugi (JPN, 81) | 7-6(8), 6-3 | Bhambri and Ho saved 5 set points in Set 1, rallying from 3-6 down in the tiebreak to win in 1h 31m. |
| R16 | [1] Yuki Bhambri (IND, 46) / Ray Ho (TPE, 65) def. Jesse Delaney (AUS, 215) / Calum Puttergill (AUS, 163) | 6-3, 6-2 | Bhambri and Ho held all 9 service games and saved the only break point they faced in 1h 01m. |