Date:19/08/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/08/19/stories/2005081905212000.htm

Sport - Badminton

Chennai, Madurai in final

Sports Reporter

ERODE: Chennai beat host Erode 3-1 to enter the final of the Tamil Nadu inter-district and senior State badminton championship, organised by the Erode District Badminton Association, at the Nilgiris Indoor Hall courts here on Thursday.

The results: Men (Team event, semifinals): Madurai bt Salem 3-0 (Venkatesh bt C. Navin Prasad 15-2, 13-15, 15-0, Subramanian bt Ajay Adithiya 17-14, 15-5, Subramanian & Illayaraja bt C. Navin Prasad & V. Karthik 15-3, 15-13); Chennai bt Erode 3-1 (Prakash bt Lajjith 15-4, 15-5, Siddarth Jain bt E. Krishnakumar 15-0, 15-3; Karthikeyan & Narayan lost to V. Karthikeyan & Senthilvelan 8-15, 15-12, 5-15; Adithiya Elango bt Senthilvelan 15-8, 15-3).

Quarterfinals: Chennai bt Ramnad 3-0 ; Madurai bt Namakkal 3-1; Salem bt Cuddalore 3-0 ; Erode bt Tiruvallur 3-1 .

Women (Team): Semifinals: Cuddalore bt Erode 2-0 (K. Ramya bt V.K. Priya 11-6, 11-0; K. Ramya & Srisubravarthini bt V.K. Priya & G. Ramya 15-5, 15-4); Chennai bt Namakkal 2-0 (A. Priya bt Kiruthika 11-0, 11-0; Anis Kusar & Amrin bt Kiruthika & Silpa 15-9, 15-4).