Varsha Sanjeev continued her impressive comeback by defeating Amee Kamani in a shootout to reach the women's semifinals of the second Heyball National Championships in Dehradun. She will face defending champion Vidya Pillai next, while Natasha Chethan and L Shruthi will contest the other semifinal.

Dehradun, July 6: Despite returning to the cue sports circuit after a three-year hiatus, Varsha Sanjeev showed no signs of rust and sailed into the women's semifinals of the second Heyball National Championships here on Monday.

Varsha Sets Up Vidya Clash

The Karnataka cueist edged out the formidable Amee Kamani of Madhya Pradesh in a shootout after being tied 6-6 in regulation time. Varsha, who had beaten Amee in the double-elimination round earlier in the morning, will face reigning champion Vidya Pillai of Karnataka in the last-four stage.

Vidya, who suffered a defeat at the hands of L. Shruthi earlier in the double-elimination round, overcame Anupama Ramachandran of Tamil Nadu 5-3 in the quarterfinals.