The Hindu : Chandigarh stuns Karnataka

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Sunday, Jan 25, 2004

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Chandigarh stuns Karnataka

By Our Sports Reporter

KOLKATA, JAN. 24. Chandigarh caused the biggest upset of the day as it defeated last year's runner-up Karnataka and topped Group B in the boys' section of the 30th National junior volleyball championship at Baidyabati on Saturday.

Chandigarh had four wins to its credit while Karnataka was second with three wins and a loss in the seven-team group.

The results (league):

Boys: Group A: Bengal bt MP 3-0; MP bt Delhi 3-0; Bengal bt Mizoram 3-0; AP bt Kerala 3-0. Group B: Goa bt Chhattisgarh 3-0; HP bt Assam 3-1; Chandigarh bt Karnataka 3-0; Chandigarh w/o Goa; Orissa bt Assam 3-1; Karnataka w/o Goa; Chandigarh bt HP 3-0. Group C: Haryana bt Gujarat 3-0; TN bt J & K 3-0; TN bt Jharkhand 3-0; Manipur bt Gujarat 3-0. Group D: Pondicherry bt Tripura 3-1; UP bt Bihar 3-0; Punjab bt Rajasthan 3-2; UP bt Maharashtra 3-0; Rajasthan bt Pondicherry 3-0; Punjab bt Bihar 3-1.

Girls: Group A: J & K w/o Goa; Chandigarh bt Delhi 3-0; Kerala bt Manipur 3-0; Manipur w/o Goa; Kerala bt Chandigarh 3-1; J & K bt Delhi 3-1. Group B: Rajasthan bt Tripura 3-0; Bengal bt Gujarat 3-0; Karnataka bt Bihar 3-0; Bihar bt Tripura 3-1; Karnataka bt Gujarat 3-0; Bengal bt Rajasthan 3-0. Group C: Orissa bt Assam 3-0; MP bt Pondicherry 3-0; AP bt Assam 3-0; Orissa bt Pondicherry 3-0. Group D: Chhattisgarh bt Haryana 3-2; TN bt HP 3-0; HP bt Punjab 3-0; TN bt UP 3-0; Chhattisgarh bt Jharkhand 3-0.

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