Date:14/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/14/stories/2008091459361600.htm

Sport - Carrom

Srinivas shocks Sujjan

VIJAYAWADA: Unseeded S. Srinivas created ripples, defeating State No. 1 K. Sujjan Kumar of Railway Institute 17-8, 9-19, 19-15 in the third round of the Krishna district carrom championship for men and women at the IGMC Stadium, here on Saturday.

The results: Men’s singles: Third round: N. Sangeetha Rao (RI) bt P. Mose Rao (GPP) 25-18, 25-18; S. Srinivas (KDCA) bt K. Sujjan Kumar (RI) 17-8, 9-19, 19-15; M.G. Bhargava Ram (BSNL) bt Ch. Raju (Vij) 25-8, 25-10; S. Srinivasa Rao (Mtm) bt P. Murali Krishna (Vij) 25-7, 25-6; A. Shyam Prasad (Mtm) bt M. Alexander (RI) 20-19, 20-18; K. Jagan Mohan (Mtm) bt T.J. Rajesh (Vij) 25-0, 25-0; M. Pathri (Mtm) bt Saleem Kureshi (Vij) 25-0, 25-0; C. Rajesh (Vij) bt A. Srinivasan (Vij) 21-14, 21-17.