Date:16/10/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/10/16/stories/2004101610671800.htm

Sport - Badminton

Saurabh to meet Raj Kumar

CHANDIGARH, OCT. 15. Top seed Saurabh Varma of Madhya Pradesh will meet second-seeded Raj Kumar of Punjab in the boys' under-13 final of the 18th Mini National badminton championship here on Friday.

The results (semifinals):

Boys' under-13 singles: Saurabh Varma bt Dipak Bhisht 15-6, 15-12; Raj Kumar bt Eshan Naqvi 15-13, 15-12.

Boys' under-13 doubles: Satyanarayan Rao & B. Ashok bt. V. Anvesh & K. Nandgopal 15-12, 15-13; Raj Kumar & Pranav Chopra bt Sai Praneet & Ajay Kumar 15-4, 15-8.

Girls' under-13 singles: Ankita Ashok bt Vaibhavi Sabnis 8-11,11-3,13-10; P.C. Thulasi bt Saili Rane 11-3, 11-5.

Girls' under-13 doubles: Ankita Ashok & Nikita Chadha bt G. Divya & Priyanka 15-13, 13-15, 17-16; Sikki Reddy & P.C. Thulasi bt Vaibhavi Sabnis & Sanyogita Ghorpade 15-6, 15-2. — UNI