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Four share lead in Cusat Open

KOCHI: Four players, Tamil Nadu’s J. Sridhar, Ram S. Krishnan, Kerala’s M.A. Joy Lazar and Andhra Pradesh’s C.R.G. Krishna, were in the lead after the penultimate round of the 21st Cusat Open all-India FIDE-rated chess tournament at the Cochin University campus here on Monday evening.

The results (ninth round): Linda Rangarajan (Pud, 7) lost to J. Sridhar (TN, 7.5), Ram S. Krishnan (TN, 7.5) bt Uttam Sharma (TN, 6.5), M.A. Joy Lazar (Ker, 7.5) bt S. Ganesh Babu (TN, 6.5), C.R.G. Krishna (AP, 7.5) bt M. B. Muralidharan (Ker, 6), N.T. Suresh Kumar (Ker, 6) lost to M. Srinivasa Rao (AP, 7), O.T. Anilkumar (Ker, 7) bt D. Salil Kumar (Ker, 6), R. Ganesh (TN, 6) lost to J. Arun (TN, 7), Binju Oommen (Ker, 7) bt Malla Nooka Raju (AP, 6), P. V. Gireesh (Ker, 6) drew with B. Prasanna Krishna (AP, 6), U.C. Mohanan (Ker, 6.5) bt P. V. Santhosh (Ker, 5.5).

Eighth round: Uttam Sharma lost to Linda, Ganesh Babu drew with Ram Krishnan, Srinivasa Rao drew with Joy Lazar, Hemant Kumar lost to C.R.G. Krishna, J. Sridhar bt U.C. Mohanan, Salil Kumar drew with R. Ganesh, M.B. Muralidharan bt C.T. Pathrose, O.T. Anilkumar bt K.V. Ramani, P.V. Santhosh drew with P.V. Gireesh, M. Nooka Raju bt Abhilash Reddy.

Seventh round: Uttam Sharma drew with Ganesh Babu, Ram Krishnan bt Hemant, Linda bt J. Arun, R. Ganesh drew with J. Sridhar, Joy bt Uttar Sarker, Navin Kanna lost to Salil Kumar, Srinivasa Rao bt K. Srikanth, C.R.G. Krishna bt K.V. Anilkumar, Mohanan bt Mohammed Fasal.

Joy for Joy Antony

Cochin Port Trust’s Joy T. Antony clinched a double in men’s badminton in the Corporate Champions League, organised by Club FM, here. After winning the singles crown, he bagged the doubles title with Deepak Amarnath.

FISL’s Vysakh Ravi also walked away with a double, in table tennis, taking the men’s singles and doubles (with Umamaheshwar) crowns.

Final placings: Badminton: Men: 1. Joy P. Antony (CPT), 2. George Andrews (Merchem); Doubles: Joy & Deepak Amarnath (CPT); Women: 1. Sheeja (Eastern Condiments), 2. Rathi Pillai (UST Global).

Table tennis: Men: 1. Vyshakh Ravi (Fragoman Immigration Services Ltd), 2. Jerin M. Jos (Cordiant Technologies); Doubles: 1. Vyshakh & Umamaheshwar (FISL), 2. Philip P. Thomas & Delvin Raphel (Wrench Solutions); Women: 1. Anna (Dream Hotel), 2. Jackie (Dream Hotel).

Race walk: Men: Anil Antony (Vallabhadas Kanchi Ltd), 2. Nirmal Kumar (VKL); Women: 1. Haripriya (Poornam Info Vision), 2. Radhika Gopakumar (PIV).

Chess: 1. Ramasubrahmanyam (VKL), 2. Augustine Thomas (LIC).

Carrom: Singles: 1. Bijoy Antony (Merkam), 2. M.A. Venu (LIC); Doubles: 1. M.L. Biju & M.A. Venu (LIC), 2. Abdul Mubarak & Jibin (ACAS).

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