Date:19/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/19/stories/2008081956821900.htm

Sport - Badminton

Ruth in final

BANGALORE: Ruth Misha set up a title clash with Jacqueline Kunnath in the women’s singles section of the M.S. Ramaiah-Anandashram state-ranking badminton tournament here on Monday.

In the semifinals, Ruth Misha rallied to beat Saumya Padhye 9-21, 21-17, 21-11 while Jacqueline humbled Monisha Vinayak 21-14, 21-10.

In the men’s singles, Aditya Prakash, S.D.S. Krishna, Mohit Kamath and Prakash Jolly entered the semifinals.

The results: Men’s quarterfinals: S.D.S. Krishna bt M.D. Anup Kiran 21-8, 21-7; Prakash Jolly bt Romit 21-17, 16-21, 21-18; Mohit Kamath bt Sunil Verma 21-17, 21-17; Aditya Prakash bt Prateek Khurana 21-14, 21-12.

Veteran men’s quarterfinals: K.P. Vasanth Kumar bt Ravindra Bhandari 21-8, 21-8; Vinay Siddaraj bt G. Manjunath 21-5, 21-7; G. Jayaram Pai bt C. Pramod 21-8, 21-11.

Women’s semifinals: Ruth Misha bt Saumya Padhye 9-21, 21-17, 21-11; Jacqueline Kunnath bt Monisha Vinayak 21-14, 21-10.

Veteran women’s semifinals: C.M. Kaveri bt Sujatha 21-12, 21-16; Eliza Tommy bt Gauri 21-4, 21-9.

Doubles final: Marie Padiwal & Eliza Tommy bt Nagamma & Lalitha 21-11, 21-19.