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Maharashtra in final
Chennai: Holders Tamil Nadu will meet Maharashtra in the final of the Central Revenue Sports Control Board second Inter-state volleyball tournament on Tuesday. In the semi-finals, Maharashtra beat Andhra Pradesh 22-25 17-25 25-20 28-26 15-11 while Tamil Nadu defeated Delhi 25-19 25-18 25-22.

Seeds advance
Vijayawada: All seeded players in the Mini boys singles entered the second round on the opening day of the13th Mini/Sub-junior National badminton championship.

Results: Sub-junior boys: Rohan Castelino Ktk bt Jaideep Sarviya Guj 15-8, 15-2; B Vikas Reddy AP bt Mukul Thapa UP 15-6, 15-9; Vineet Manuel Ker bt Premkumar Bih 15-6, 15-2; Utsav Prkash Ktk bt Mayank Behl Pun 16-17, 15-0, 15-3. Mini: T Dinesh AP bt Datta Prasad Sakanth Goa 15-2, 15-4; Ashutosh Pant UP bt Suranjam Bhobare Asm 15-3, 15-1; P Kashyap Ktk bt Renu Chkravarty Tpr 15-1, 15-2; Anshuman Hazarika Asm bt Gautam Ker 15-0, 15-1; Ajay Jayram Mah bt Alexusviyaj Pon 15-0, 15-0; Anand Pawar Mah bt Vasho Vardan 15-1, 15-1; Rohi Sadani Mah bt Rohul Dey Asm 15-1, 15-1; Amit Khadgi Mah bt Akash Shah Guj 15-0, 15-1.Mini girls: Krishna Deka Raj Asm bt Nandini HP 11-1, 11-0; Shipi Kankane Mah bt Ch Sivarani Devi Mnp 11-0, 11-0; Vaidehi Dave Guj bt Kawleen Sehtal Raj 11-3, 11-5; Charu Bajaj UP bt Vanisha Kalhotra JK 13-10, 11-7.