Wijetilek, Gupta in summit clash

HYDERABAD, June 20: Fifth seed Ajit Wijetilek will take on third seed Abhinn Shyam Gupta while CH Deepthi will clash with top seed Manjusha ...

HYDERABAD, June 20: Fifth seed Ajit Wijetilek will take on third seed Abhinn Shyam Gupta while CH Deepthi will clash with top seed Manjusha Kanwar in the Indian Grand Prix badminton tournament finals at Jubilee Hills International Centre tomorrow.

In the men’s semi-finals, Wijetilek stunned top seed Nikhil Kanetkar 15-11, 4-15, 15-3 while Gupta rallied back to down second seed Srikant Bakshi 12-15, 15-9, 15-11.

In the women’s semi-finals, unseeded Deepthi came back with vengeance to outplay unseeded Sampada Shetty 6-11, 12-11, 11-1 while former national champion Manjusha thwarted PVV Lakshmi 3-11, 12-10, 11-1.

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Men’s singels (semi-finals): Ajit Wijetilek (Kar) bt Nikhl Kanetkar (Mah) 15-11, 4-15, 15-3; Abhinn Shyam Gupta (A-I) bt Srikant Bakshi (Rly) 12-15, 15-9, 15-11.

Women’s singles (semi-finals): CH Deepti (AP) bt Sampada Shetye (A-I) 6-11, 12-11, 11-1; Manjusha Kanwar (Del) bt PVV Lakshmi (AP) 3-11, 12-10, 11-1.

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