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Percept and M.J. Foundation registered contrasting wins to enter the Challenger Trophy semi-finals,in the 3rd Affinity Corporate Badminton Challenge 2013,jointly organized by the Maharashtra Badminton Association and Evolution Sport,at the NSCI on Monday.
While Percept halted J. Sagar Associates with a 2-0 win,second seeds M.J. Foundation were stretched into the deciding doubles tie before overcoming Bhabha Atomic Research Centre 2-1.
Percept set up a semi-final clash with defending champions RCF,while M.J. Foundation will take on former runners-up BEST in the second semi-final.
Farah Moloobhai and Supriya Devgun of Evolution Sport enjoyed a rewarding day when they entered the combined womens doubles 60+ and mixed doubles 60+ finals.
Results: Challenger Trophy (QF): 1-RCF bt Revenue 2-0; Percept bt J. Sagar Associates 2-0; BEST bt N. Jamnadas & Co 2-0; 2-M.J. Foundation bt BARC 2-1. Women’s Doubles 60+ (SF): 1-Farah Moloobhai/Supriya Devgun (Evolution Sport) bt B.K. Sapra/Urvashi Karnani (BARC) 21-17,21-6. Mixed Doubles 60+ (SF): 1-Ayaz Billawala (M.J. Foundation)/Farah Moloobhai (Evolution Sport) bt Ashish Kapilla (Neumec)/Neelam Chhabria (Wizrocket) 22-20,21-5; 2-Prasad Shetty(RCF)/Supriya Devgun (Evolution Sport) bt Siddharth Shivdasani (Wheel Deal)/Pooja Merchant (Carpet) 21-5,21-8. Mixed Doubles 80+ (SF): 2-Shailesh Daga/Naheed Divecha (M.J. Foundation) bt Sunil Thomas/Neha Agarwal (Wizrocket) 21-13,21-12.
JVPGC ranking TT tourney
The seasons second All Mumbai ranking table tennis tournament – the JVPG CLUB 4- star ranking table tennis tournament will be hosted by Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana Club from June 28. Entries will be accepted online http://www.msdtta.org upto 6 p.m. on June 24. The tournament is open to city and suburban players.
