Date:23/03/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/23/stories/2008032355451600.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Ernakulam win’s team title

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ernakulam won the men’s team title in the State senior carrom championships here on Saturday. In the final, Ernakulam crushed Thiruvananthapuram 3-0. The host which had upset defending champion Palakkad in the semifinal couldn’t repeat that performance in the final.

The results (men):

Team championship (final): Ernakulam bt Thiruvananthapuram 3-0 (M.M. Santhosh bt V.M. Dileep 25-12, 25-21, P.K. Shanvar bt K. Ramesh 25-5, 25-8; K.P. Anil Kumar bt G.S. Pradeep 25-16, 25-15).

Semifinals: Ernakulam bt Alappuzha 3-0; Thiruvananthapuram bt Palakkad 2-1.

Singles (pre-quarterfinals): P.K. Shanvar (Ekm) bt M. Sharan (Tvm) 25-8, 25-8; K. Salim (Alp) bt C.A. Francis (Tsr) 25-13, 25-14; Krishakumar (Tsr) bt Regi Kumar (Alp) 25-4, 25-14; G.S. Pradeep (Tvm) bt M.S. Priyesh (Pkd) 25-1, 11-25, 25-10; M.M. Santosh (Ekm) bt Kishore Kumar (Tsr) 14-25, 25-2, 25-9; V.M. Dileep (Tvm) bt Hyder Ali (Pkd) 25-12, 25-6; Anil Kumar (Ekm) bt P. Srikanth (Tsr) 13-25, 25-5, 25-11; K.P. Haris (Pkd) bt Anandlal (Ag’s) 25-6, 25-6.