Date:12/10/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/10/12/stories/2006101211102000.htm

Sport - Badminton

BPCL in final

HYDERABAD : BPCL scored a 2-0 win against ONGC in the women's team championship semifinals of the 28th All India PSPB inter-unit badminton tournament at the Gachibowli indoor stadium here on Wednesday.

The results: Men: Team championship: Semifinals: IOC bt OIL 3-0 (P. Kashyap bt S.D.S. Krishna 20-22, 21-13, 21-6; A.S. Gupta bt Anshuman Hazarika 21-13, 21-7; J.B.S. Vidhyadhar & Markose Bristow bt Pallav Deka & Jose George 21-17, 16-21, 21-11).

ONGC bt BPCL 3-1 (Siddarth Jain bt George Thomas 21-4, 21-13; Chetan Anand lost to Anup Sridhar 22-20, 4-21, 24-26; Rupesh Kumar & V. Diju bt George Thomas & Milind Ghate 21-7, 21-7; Rohan Castelino bt Ajit Wijetilak 21-9, 21-9).

Women: BPCL bt ONGC 2-0 (Saina Nehwal bt V. Ruth Misha 21-12, 21-12; Shruthi Kurien & Gutta Jwala bt Ashwini Ponappa & Nitya Sosale 21-14, 21-17).

IOCL bt OIL 2-0 (Trupti Murgunde bt Krishna Deka Raja 21-16, 21-12; Aparna Balan & B.R. Meenakshi bt Oli Deka & Krishna Deka Raja 21-16, 21-18).

Third place: ONGC bt OIL 2-1 (Ruth Misha bt Krishna Deka Raja 21-17, 21-18; Ashwini Ponappa &Nitya Sosale bt Oli Deka & Krishna Deka Raja 21-14, 21-18).