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Earlier, he won the men's doubles gold with Akash Pal. The World No. 78 defeated third-seeded Slovenian Deni Kozul 3-1 (9-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6) in the men's singles final to secure his first WTT title. Earlier, Bhattacharjee and Pal had combined to win the men's doubles crown, making it a golden double for the Indian at the tournament. After dropping the opening game, Bhattacharjee tightened his placement, seized control of the rallies and reeled off the next three games to beat Kozul. He won the second game 11-4 before extending his advantage with an 11-5 win in the third. Bhattacharjee then maintained his composure in the fourth game, closing it out 11-6 to complete the comeback and seal the singles title. His doubles campaign with Pal had followed a similar pattern of resilience. The Indian pair opened their men's doubles final against Hungary's Csaba Andras Szantosi and Poland's Alan Kulczycki Zalewski with an 11-8 win. Their opponents responded strongly in the second game, levelling the contest with an 11-4 victory. Bhattacharjee and Pal regained the initiative in a tightly contested third game, edging it 13-11. They then held firm in the fourth, winning 11-9 to secure the doubles gold. The twin triumph marks a significant breakthrough in Bhattacharjee's 2026 WTT Feeder Series campaign. The Indian had entered the Olomouc tournament with two quarterfinal appearances and two semifinal finishes on the circuit this year, but had yet to convert those deep runs into a title. He finally broke that barrier in Czechia, adding a maiden WTT singles crown to his growing record on the international circuit. Bhattacharjee had also been a finalist at the Europe Youth Smash in Sweden in 2025. His performance in Olomouc now gives him his biggest WTT breakthrough to date, while the doubles title with Pal further underlines the strength of his campaign at the tournament.