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Badminton
By Our Special Correspondent
It is unlikely that Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu will pose any problem for Karnataka in the final. Kerala's tactics of holding back its best player, K.A. Anish, the current State champion, for the third singles proved to be its undoing. That singles was not played as the State had slipped to defeat by then. His early entry and perhaps a win could have put Kerala on a strong footing. Still Kerala could have nursed hopes if it had won the first doubles after having gone down in the first two singles, Anup Sridhar getting the better of V. Diju and Rohan Castelino beating Joy T. Antony. The two-hour doubles battle saw fortunes fluctuating with extended rallies and some heart stopping placements, and the tie eventually went in favour of the Karnataka pair Ajit Wijetilak and Jose George. The Kerala pair of Rupesh Kumar and Jaison Xavier showed good touch but were not consistent. Earlier, Diju held the whiphand, after his sensational comeback from a game down, but inexplicably he slipped nearing the winning post. However it was National junior champion Castelino who lit the sparsely filled stadium with an outstanding show. The Karnataka's lad's wristy returns, sliced forecourt drops and taps to the deep had Joy Antony in trouble. It was easily the match of the day. However Kerala could take some comfort later when Aparna Balan inspired the women's team to an upset win over holder Andhra while Ayyappan Krishnan starred in the boys' team victory over Karnataka. Earlier the championship was inaugurated by the Pondicherry Chief Minister, Mr. N. Rangasamy. The results: Men: semifinal: Karnataka beat Kerala 3-0 (Anup Sridhar beat V. Dij 15-8, 4-15, 15-11; Rohan Castelino beat Joy T. Antony 15-12, 15-9; Ajit Wijetilak and Jose George beat Rupesh Kumar and Jaison Xavier 15-13, 7-15, 15-9. Quarterfinal: Tamil Nadu beat Pondicherry 3-0 (R. Venkatesh beat Isathesh Mathew 15-3, 15-11; K.R. Shivakumar beat Irudayaraj 15-9, 15-3; Venkatesh and Raghavan beat Irudayaraj and Bharat 15-13, 15-11). Women: semifinal: Kerala beat AP 2-1 (Fatima Nazneen lost to Saina Nehwal 4-11, 8-11; Fatima Nazneen and Aparna Balan beat Deepti Shalini and T. Sowmya 15-12, 15-8; Aparna Balan beat B. Srilakshmi 11-5, 11-6). Quarterfinal: Tamil Nadu beat Pondicherry 2-0 (Divya beat Ishwarya 11-1, 11-3; Suganya and Anees Kausar beat Ishwarya and Ajitha 15-0, 15-5). Junior boys: semifinal: Andhra Pradesh beat Tamil Nadu 2-0 (T. Dinesh beat Aditya Elango 15-7, 15-2; T. Dinesh and Saratchandra beat Vijaya Anand and Saratchandran 15-13, 15-6). Kerala beat Karnataka 2-1 (Arjun Prasad lost to Rohan Castelino 15-8, 4-15, 0-15; Ayyappan Krishnan and Tariq Mohd beat Utsav Prakash and Vinay Dev 15-11, 15-10; Ayyappan Krishnan beat Utsav Prakash 17-15, 15-8. Quarterfinal: Kerala beat Pondicherry 2-0 (Arjun Prasad beat Silambarasan 15-2, 15-7; Ayyappan beat Satya Saravanan 15-7, 15-4). Junior girls: semifinal: Karnataka beat Tamil Nadu 2-0 (Madhuri Vijay beat Aswathi Mary Mathew 11-2, 13-11; Madhuri Vijay and Nischitha beat A. Divya and Priya 15-12 15-10). Quarterfinal: Kerala beat Pondicherry 2-0 (Susan Rajan beat Ajita 11-1, 11-2; Aparna Balan and Susan Rajan beat Ajita and Ishwarya 15-0, 15-0).
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