Rlys women lose, PSPB stay in control

Thereafter, it was neck-and-neck. Beaten again, 8-11, in the third game, the PSPB boy found answers to Chakravarthy8217;s attacking game in the next two, edging through 11-9 and 12-10 to complete a 3-2 win.

Kashyap polished off DD Mohanty 3-0 in the last match, after India No 1 A Sharath Kamal8217;s stroll over Sourav Sengupta, the team winning 3-0.

PSPB again find Railways Sports Promotion Board RSPB at the other end of the table, for the title clash, as last year8217;s runners-up managed to hold off Air India 3-2.

However, with the expected names lining up on the men8217;s side, it was the women8217;s draw that made news. The result apart, it was the way the defending champions RSPB went down that was remarkable 8211; a 0-3 semi-final thrashing by Banks8217; Sports Board.

Anindita Chakraborty was struggling for words to explain, with none of the three team members being able to put up much challenge. After young gun Soumi Mondal was disposed of by the inconsistent but dangerous Mamta Prabhu 9-11, 8-11, 4-11, Aninidita went down to N Arul Sevi 11-8, 11-13, 8-11, 8-11. Sumana Bose capped the misery by losing to Swetha Kumaravel 10-12, 8-11, 9-11.

Banks8217; Sports will take on PSPB in the title-clash tomorrow, after the latter eased away 3-0 over Air India in their semi-final.