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Good day for AP, Kerala

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, AUG. 24. Andhra Pradesh and Kerala set up title clash in three events — men's,. women's and girls — in the 60th South Zone inter-State badminton championship at the Karnataka Badminton Association stadium here today. The host, Karnataka salvaged some pride by making it to the boys' final, where it meets Tamil Nadu.

The results:

Rahimtoola Cup for men: Semifinals: AP bt Tamil Nadu 3-0 (C.M. Sshidhar bt N. Venkatesh 15-12, 15-8; S.D.S. Krishna bt Jerry Martin 15-13, 15-11; K. Sinivasan/M. Vinayak bt Ajith Haridas/E. Raghavan 17-15, 13-15, 15-11). Kerala bt Karnataka 3-0 (Sanave Thomas bt Utsav Prakash 15-6, 15-12; Thomas Kurien bt Rohan Castelino 17-14, 15-8; Jseel P. Ismail/Sanave Thomas bt Ajit Wijetilak/Jose George 12-15, 15-12,15-7). Quarterfinals: Kerala bt Pondichrry 3-0 (Thomas Kurien bt V. Irudayaraj 15-1, 15-1; Joy Antony bt Satish Mathew 15-4, 15-4; Jaison Xavier/Sanave Thomas bt Mohd. Habib Rehamn/Jahfar Sadique 15-3, 15-4).

Narang Cup for boys: Semifinals: Karnataka bt AP 2-1 (V. Amar lost to P. Kashyap 9-15, 15-7, 7-15; Adip Nayak/Shashank Shastry bt M. Lokesh/Naveen Kumar 15-11, 15-11; Adip Nayak bt N. Srujan 15-13, 15-10). Tamil Nadu bt Kerala 2-0 (Vijaya Anand bt Shankar Gopan 15-12, 15-4; Vijay Anand/Sharath Chandran bt Shankar Gopan/Arjun Prasad 8-15, 15-10, 15-10). Quarterfinals: Tamil Nadu bt Pondicherry 2-0 (Aditya elango bt Thirumalpriyan 15-12, 15-11; Vijay Anand /Sharath Chandra bt Aloysius Vijay/K. Silambarasan 15-6, 15-6).

Chadha Cup for women: Semifinals: Kerala bt Tamil Nadu 2-0 (Aparna Balan bt Ashwathy Mary Mathew 11-7, 11-6; Fathima Mohd/Aparna Balan bt A. Divya/A. Priya 15-4, 1-51. AP bt Karnataka 2-0 (Saina Nehwal bt Aditi Biswas 11-4, 11-7; Sarada Reddy/Sarada Goverdhan bt Varsha Belwadi /Soumya Padhe 15-8, 7-15, 15-7). Quarterfinals: Andhra Pradesh bt Pondicherry 2-0 (Saina Nehwal bt M.Suguna 11-0, 11-0; Sarada Reddy/Sarada Goverdhan bt V. Aishwarya/Kavitha 15-1, 15-13).

Shafi Quareshi Cup for girls: Semifinals: AP bt Tamil Nadu 2-0 (Saina Nehwal bt Ashwaty Mary Mathew 11-0, 11-2; Saina Nehwal/Sarada Goverdhan bt Anees Kausar/A.Priya 15-2, 15-8). Kerala bt Karnataka 2-0 (Aparna Balan bt G.M. Nischitha 11-1, 11-6; Aparna Balan/M. Sruthi bt G.M. Nischitha/Ruth Misha 15-8, 15-6). Quarterfinals: Kerala bt Pondichery 2-0 (Aparna Balan bt B. Kavitha 11-2,11-4; Aparna Balan/M. Shruthi bt Kavitha/M. Suguna 15-2, 15-2).

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