
PUNE, Jan 7: Top seeded Abhinsham Gupta of Air India will clash with Vijay Lancy of Maharashtra in the finals of the men8217;s singles in the Vth VV Natu Memorial All India Badminton Tournament organised by the PDMBA.
In the semi-finals Abhinsham ousted teammate B Kiran Kumar in straight games 15-5, 15-7. A well fought tussle, lasting 41 minutes, saw Kiran Kumar put on a brave fight giving nothing away. However the top seeded Abhinsham has proved his ranking in the tournament so far.
In the women8217;s section top seeded Manjusha Kanwar of Maharashtra will lock horns with second seed PVV Laxmi of Andhra Pradesh for the women8217;s title.
Manjusha Kanwar downed Nirmala Kotnis 11-5, 11-6 in a 25 minute long encounter. PVV Laxmi8217;s victory over Archana Deodhar was rather effortless, the former winning in straight games 11-2, 11-2.
Results
Women: Singles: S/F: Manjusha Kanwar Mah b Nirmala Kotnis AI 11-5, 11-6; PVV Laxmi AP b Archana Deodhar Mah 11-2, 11-2.
Doubles: Q/F: Manjusha Kanwar and Archana Deodhar Mah b Pashmina Desai and Jayashree Bedarkar Mah 15-3, 15-4; Vinaya Shetty and Kirti Kadam Rly b Kranti Sane and Sim Sim Salaria Mah 15-3, 15-1; Ketaki Thakar and D Sweta AI b M Radhika and C H Deepti AP 15-6, 15-9; PVV Laxmi and G Sharda Reddy AP b Trupti Murgunde and Meena Patwardhan Mah 15-5, 15-5.
MEN: Singles S/F: Abhinsham Gupta AI b Kiran Kumar AI 15-5, 15-7; Vijay Lancy Mah b Nimesh Goyal Mah 15-9, 15-2.
Q/F: Abhinsham Gupta AI b Amrish Shinde Rly 15-17, 15-11, 15-0; B Kiran Kumar AI b B Chetanand AI 15-6, 11-15, 15-6; Nimesh Goyal Mah b JBS Vidyadhar Rly 15-10, 15-1; Vijay Lancy Mah b Parag More AI 15-13, 15-8.