Date:09/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/09/stories/2008120960861700.htm

Sport - Badminton

Syeda enters main draw

SIVAKASI: Syeda Roslina Begum defeated Sheetal Mohandas 12-21, 21-19, 21-13 to enter the main draw in the girls’ singles event of the 33rd junior National badminton championship here on Monday.

Other results: Boys: First qualifying round: K.R. Sunu (Bih) bt Manideep (AP) 18-21, 21-18, 24-22; D. Anand Babu (AP) bt K.M. Lokesh (TN) 21-8, 21-14; Amit Kumar Dey (WB) bt K. Siva Theja (AP) 21-4, 21-7; Saravana Balaji (TN) bt Easwar (AP) 16-21, 21-16, 21-16; Anuraj Takkar (MP) bt Abinav (Kar) 21-8, 21-4; K. Srikanth (AP) bt Mirigal George (Ker) 21-12, 21-11; S. Sanjit (Ker) bt J. Trinadha (AP) 21-15, 21-15; Ishikesh Yakjar (Kar) bt Dhiraj Singh 21-10, 21-12; D.J. Jawahar (AP) bt D. Kamabdeen (Ker) 21-18, 21-19; Ronak Kapur (Del) bt Sachin Singh 22-20, 14-21, 21-18; Adarsh Munja (Kar) bt Swagath Prasad 14-21, 21-18, 21-17; Bhasker Chokevarthy (Del) bt Ashok (TN) 21-18, 21-13; K. Karthikey (Kar) bt D. Arun Kumar (TN) 21-16, 22-20; Punnet Bhudhi Raja (Del) bt Sourav Jyothi Barphuken (Asm) 21-6, 21-13; Vijaya Kumar Reddy (AP) bt Denish (Bih) 21-14, 21-6; Dheeraj Kumar (Mah) bt S. Naveen Kumar (AP) 14-21, 21-18, 21-19; Pratap Menon (Kar) bt Sathish Kumar (Bih) 21-9, 21-7.

Girls: Second qualifying round: O. Aditi (AP) bt Neethu Ninan (Ker) 21-8, 21-14; Saili Rane (Mah) bt Krupali (AP) 21-9, 21-10; Alvia Sanalia (AP) bt Sangamitra Sikia (Asm) 21-16, 24-22.

First qualifying round: Alvia Sanalia bt Megna Dutta (Asm) 21-13, 21-14; Saili Rane bt Saloni Chopra (Del) 21-5, 21-10; O. Aditi bt Sumona Phukan (Asm) 21-17, 21-13. — Principal Correspondent