Date:06/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/06/stories/2008080652742000.htm

Sport - Badminton

One-sided matches on opening day

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: One-sided matches were the order of the day as the first round of the 24th TKV Memorial State ranking badminton tournament began at the Jimmy George indoor stadium here on Tuesday.

The results (first round): Singles: Govind Sivan bt Ranjith Achuthan 21-4, 21-4; Mithilesh Sundar bt Shibin 21-8, 21-9, Manjush Mohan bt Mammen Kurien 21-8, 21-7; Vinod Shankar bt Mithun J.S. Nath 21-10, 21-2; S. Manoj bt V. Shamon 21-1, 21-8; Gyasan bt Savin 21-7, 21-11; Vishnu Rajendran bt J.V.S. Phannendra 21-7, 21-6; Siddharth Sabu bt Jithin Suresh 21-12, 21-14. Balasubramanium bt T. Shibu 21-16, 21-12; Ram C. Vijay bt Linus Cherian 21-9, 21-7.

Doubles: Jamshed & Rehaman bt Unnikrishnan & J.S.V. Phannendra 21-17, 21-8; Shamon & C.Gopakumar bt Raj Kumar & Satish Kumar 21-9, 21-18; S.Pramod & Ravi bt Manu Sabu & Sabu 21-17, 21-13; H.S.Pranoy & Rakesh Shekar bt Jeevan Benans & Sasi 21-6, 21-13; Vineeth Mandan & Shibin bt Linus Cherian & Pradeep 21-5, 21-13.