Anuja wages grim battle

Anuja was given a scare by Neelam Mittal yesterday before the fourth seed managed to emerge winner in tie-breaker.

Late last night, Anuja8217;s elder sister Meenal Bairagi created a major upset when she defeated second seed Judith Walia of Karnataka in straight frames, winning 42-39, 43-39.

However, on Wednesday morning Judith managed to pip veteran Kamla C.Babu of Tamil Nadu 79-13, 49-58, 64-21.

Defending champion and top seed Heena Khandelwal Maharashtra trounced Karnataka8217;s Bhanu K.Mendon 41-22,56-19 in group A. In other matches, in group E, Pooja Galundia of Rajasthan trounced Sonal Mamoonwala Mah 68-19, 69-11. Varsha Mazumdar Mah thrashed Uma Devi Kar 55-31, 65-11.

Results
Group A: Heena Khandelwal Mah bt Bhanumati K Mendon Karnataka 41-22, 56-19.
Group B: Judith Walia Karnataka bt Kala C Babu TN 79-13, 49-58, 64-21.
Group E: Pooja Galundia Raj bt Sonal Mamoonwala mah 68-19, 69-11; Varsha Mazumdar Mah bt Uma Devi karnataka 55-31, 65-11.
Group F: Neeta Sangvi Mah bt Cynthia Mukherjee Bengal 69-34, 64-5.
Group H: Renu Bharkatiya MP bt Sadhna Patel Karnataka 41-57, 48-30, 54-51; Jagruti Patel Mah bt Soumini Srinivas TN 75-1, 41-24; Jagruti Patel bt Sadhna Patel 27-13, 59-58.