Veterans title for Jitendra

Exhibiting superb ball control and spin service, Jitendra never allowed his opponent VK Kumaria to settle down and raced to a 7-1 lead.

However, VK Kumaria made efforts and narrowed the margin 10-15. But Jitendra rallied to beat his rival 21-19, to gain the upper hand.

Jitendra also dominated the second game and was up by 10-5. He won five successive points to win the set 21-18 and wrap up the contest.

Earlier in the semifinal, Jitendra SBP defeated SK Mittal SBI 18-21, 21-15, 21-16. In the second semifinal VK Kumaria SBI had to rely on his reserve to beat SK Bist RBI 21-18, 19-21, 21-19.

Results
Quarterfinals: J Kishore SBP bt TK Datta OBC 21-19, 21-19; SK Mittal bt SS Bedi RBI 21-19, 18-21, 22-20; VK Kumaria SBI bt RK Chibber HFC 21-19, 15-21, 21-16; SK Bist RBI bt SK Gupta SBI 21-18, 21-19.