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All India Carrom Federation Cup: RBI & Maharashtra men advance to the doubles finals, while TN & PSPB women accomplish the same

Arpita Kushwaha January 08, 2025 11:27 AM

There were some crucial matches in both the men’s and women’s divisions on the third day of the All India Carrom Federation Cup competition.

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The Andhra State Carrom Association, the Nellore District Carrom Association, and the Nellore Club are supporting the tournament’s organization. Top seed Gufran lost to Dilli Babu in the men’s singles competition.

Andhra carrom players Ch Janardhan Reddy and MSK Harika, both from Visakhapatnam, made their debut appearance in the pre-quarterfinals.

The third-round men’s and women’s singles matches are underway, while the men’s and women’s doubles have advanced to the finals.

Among the significant outcomes on day three are the following in the men’s doubles semifinals: Vikas Harish Dharia & Pankaj Ashok Pawar (MAH) bt Sandeep Dive & Zaid Ahmed, Farooqi (Jain Irrigation): Scores: 24-18, 25-18; Zaheer Pasha & Prashant More (RBI) bt Rahim Karim Khan & Abhijit Tripankar (Jain Irrigation): Scores: 22-18, 25-04

B. Shobhika & S. Preeti Princes (TN) vs. Rashmi Kumari & Ilavazhakhi (PSPB) in the women’s doubles semifinals; scores: 22-09, 07-25, 17-12; M. Khazima & V. Mitra (PSPB) vs. K. Nagajothi & Neelam Ghodke (CCSCSB): 25-12, 20-11.

Women’s singles second round matches: Vanish Shruthi (Guj) vs. Ch. Sudha (Andhra): scores: 24-09, 25-08, 25-20; Rashmi Kumari (PSPB) vs. Seema Chauhan (Raj): scores: 25-0, 25-0 Nagajyothi (Telangana) and Nidhi Gupta (AAI) had scores of 25-15 and 25-10. Scores for L Keertana (TN) against Anjali Prajapathi (DASCB) were 25-0 and 25-07, while scores for B Shobhika (TN) against Kavitha Somanchi (RBI) were 06-20, 25-0, and 15-09.

Men’s third-round matches: Dilli Babu defeats top seed Gufran; K Srinivas (PSPB) defeats Ali Abbas (UP) 25-10, 25-09; Irshad Ahmed (Vidharba) defeats Uma Maheshwara Rao (Andhra): 17-22, 22-06, 21-16; Sandeep Dive (Jain Irrigation) defeats Md. Barkath Ali (Bihar): 25-01, 21-09; V Anil Kumar (CAG) defeats Musharaff (AAI); scores: 25-18, 25-10; Dillibabu (LIC) defeats Md Ghufran (PSPB) 20-19, 10-25, 25-0; Prashant More (RBI) defeats R Prajoy (DASCCSB), 25-05, 25-05.