Abhishek Yeligar, seeded ninth, caused an upset, defeating top seed Hemanth MG 18-21, 21-13, 21-12 in the quarterfinals of the R Subbanna memorial and Yonex Karnataka State badminton championship here on Friday.
Having lost the first game 18-21, Yeligar fought hard and bounced back to claim the next two 21-13, 21-12 to advance to the semifinals.
Meanwhile in the women's singles semifinals, Shikha Gautam continued her rich vein of form to beat Chaitanya P Bhat 21-13, 21-8. In the final, Shikha will take on seventh seed Deepthi Ramesh, who overcame sixth seed Archana Pai 14-21, 21-15, 21-12 in the other last-four clash.
Results: Men's singles, quarterfinals: 9-Abhishek Yeligar bt 1-Hemanth MG 18-21, 21-13, 21-12; 7-Sahil Sipani bt 4-Karthikey K 21-9, 10-3 retd.; 3-Daniel Farid S bt 10-Kiran Kumar G 21-13 retd.; 6-Raghu M bt 2-Sachin C 21-16, 21-12.
Doubles: quarterfinals: 5-Abhishek Yeligar/ Hemanth MG bt 1-Guru Prasad D/ Vineeth Manuel 13-21, 21-14, 21-17; 4-Kiran Kumar G/ Madhusudan M bt 7-Kushal Raj S/ Rahul Prasad 21-18, 23-21; 3-Prakash Raj S/ Vaibhav bt Abhinand Shetty/ Ashith Surya 14-21, 21-17, 21-18; 2-Jagdish Yadav/ Venkatesh Prasad S bt 8-Shiva Kumar M/ Vishwas TS 21-17, 21-10 .
Boys: U-19: singles, quarterfinals: 1-Balraj Kajla bt 7-Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad 14-4 retd.; 3-Nikhilshyam Sriram bt Rohith M 21-13, 21-13; 4-Kiran B bt 8-Saif Ali 21-14, 21-10; 2-Raghu M bt 6-Glanish Ashley Pinto 21-9, 21-14.
Doubles, semifinals: 2-Raghu M/ Saif Ali bt 3-Abi Amudhan S/ Nikhit Laxman 20-22, 21-16, 21-16
U-17: singles, quarterfinals: 1-Mayuresh Janpandit bt Rohith M 21-11, 21-18; 3-Tejas Kallolkar bt 19-Saket CS 21-12, 21-9; Saketh Upadhya bt 14-Ajinkya Joshi 19-21, 21-18, 21-16; 2-Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad bt 13-Pruthvi Roy K 23-21, 21-14.
Women: singles: semifinals: 5-Shikha Gautam bt Chaitanya Bhat P 21-13, 21-8; 7-Deepthi Ramesh bt 6-Archana Pai 14-21, 21-15, 21-12.
Doubles: semifinals: 2-Ashwini Bhat K/ Mithula UK bt Avani Pawar V/ Navya Kadekar 21-3, 21-2.
Quarterfinals: Prarthana Anand/ Tanya C bt 3-Divya A/ Vidisha Reddy A 21-12, 21-17; Avani Pawar V/ Navya Kadekar bt 4-Anusha GM/ Kaveramma CM w.o.
Girls: U-17: singles, quarterfinals: 5-Trisha Hegde bt 1-Sheethal D 22-20, 21-16; 7-Keerthana P Shroff bt 4-Ananya Praveen 21-13, 13-6 retd.; 3-Medha Shashidharan bt 22-Drithi Yatheesh 23-21, 11-6 retd.; 2-Deepthi Ramesh bt 8-Jayashree G 21-12, 21-4.
U-19: Mixed doubles: semifinals: 5-Balraj Kajla/ Mithula UK bt 3-Glanish Ashley Pinto/ Ashma Glancia Pinto 21-3, 21-10.![]( "deft touch BPBA's Deepti Ramesh returns during her win over Archana Pai of Cosmo Club in the women's semifinal at the KBA on Friday. dh photo")
Abhishek Yeligar, seeded ninth, caused an upset, defeating top seed Hemanth MG 18-21, 21-13, 21-12 in the quarterfinals of the R Subbanna memorial and Yonex Karnataka State badminton championship here on Friday.
Having lost the first game 18-21, Yeligar fought hard and bounced back to claim the next two 21-13, 21-12 to advance to the semifinals.
Meanwhile in the women’s singles semifinals, Shikha Gautam continued her rich vein of form to beat Chaitanya P Bhat 21-13, 21-8. In the final, Shikha will take on seventh seed Deepthi Ramesh, who overcame sixth seed Archana Pai 14-21, 21-15, 21-12 in the other last-four clash.
Results: Men’s singles, quarterfinals: 9-Abhishek Yeligar bt 1-Hemanth MG 18-21, 21-13, 21-12; 7-Sahil Sipani bt 4-Karthikey K 21-9, 10-3 retd.; 3-Daniel Farid S bt 10-Kiran Kumar G 21-13 retd.; 6-Raghu M bt 2-Sachin C 21-16, 21-12.
Doubles: quarterfinals: 5-Abhishek Yeligar/ Hemanth MG bt 1-Guru Prasad D/ Vineeth Manuel 13-21, 21-14, 21-17; 4-Kiran Kumar G/ Madhusudan M bt 7-Kushal Raj S/ Rahul Prasad 21-18, 23-21; 3-Prakash Raj S/ Vaibhav bt Abhinand Shetty/ Ashith Surya 14-21, 21-17, 21-18; 2-Jagdish Yadav/ Venkatesh Prasad S bt 8-Shiva Kumar M/ Vishwas TS 21-17, 21-10 .
Boys: U-19: singles, quarterfinals: 1-Balraj Kajla bt 7-Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad 14-4 retd.; 3-Nikhilshyam Sriram bt Rohith M 21-13, 21-13; 4-Kiran B bt 8-Saif Ali 21-14, 21-10; 2-Raghu M bt 6-Glanish Ashley Pinto 21-9, 21-14.
Doubles, semifinals: 2-Raghu M/ Saif Ali bt 3-Abi Amudhan S/ Nikhit Laxman 20-22, 21-16, 21-16
U-17: singles, quarterfinals: 1-Mayuresh Janpandit bt Rohith M 21-11, 21-18; 3-Tejas Kallolkar bt 19-Saket CS 21-12, 21-9; Saketh Upadhya bt 14-Ajinkya Joshi 19-21, 21-18, 21-16; 2-Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad bt 13-Pruthvi Roy K 23-21, 21-14.
Women: singles: semifinals: 5-Shikha Gautam bt Chaitanya Bhat P 21-13, 21-8; 7-Deepthi Ramesh bt 6-Archana Pai 14-21, 21-15, 21-12.
Doubles: semifinals: 2-Ashwini Bhat K/ Mithula UK bt Avani Pawar V/ Navya Kadekar 21-3, 21-2.
Quarterfinals: Prarthana Anand/ Tanya C bt 3-Divya A/ Vidisha Reddy A 21-12, 21-17; Avani Pawar V/ Navya Kadekar bt 4-Anusha GM/ Kaveramma CM w.o.
Girls: U-17: singles, quarterfinals: 5-Trisha Hegde bt 1-Sheethal D 22-20, 21-16; 7-Keerthana P Shroff bt 4-Ananya Praveen 21-13, 13-6 retd.; 3-Medha Shashidharan bt 22-Drithi Yatheesh 23-21, 11-6 retd.; 2-Deepthi Ramesh bt 8-Jayashree G 21-12, 21-4.
U-19: Mixed doubles: semifinals: 5-Balraj Kajla/ Mithula UK bt 3-Glanish Ashley Pinto/ Ashma Glancia Pinto 21-3, 21-10.
Having lost the first game 18-21, Yeligar fought hard and bounced back to claim the next two 21-13, 21-12 to advance to the semifinals.
Meanwhile in the women's singles semifinals, Shikha Gautam continued her rich vein of form to beat Chaitanya P Bhat 21-13, 21-8. In the final, Shikha will take on seventh seed Deepthi Ramesh, who overcame sixth seed Archana Pai 14-21, 21-15, 21-12 in the other last-four clash.
Results: Men's singles, quarterfinals: 9-Abhishek Yeligar bt 1-Hemanth MG 18-21, 21-13, 21-12; 7-Sahil Sipani bt 4-Karthikey K 21-9, 10-3 retd.; 3-Daniel Farid S bt 10-Kiran Kumar G 21-13 retd.; 6-Raghu M bt 2-Sachin C 21-16, 21-12.
Doubles: quarterfinals: 5-Abhishek Yeligar/ Hemanth MG bt 1-Guru Prasad D/ Vineeth Manuel 13-21, 21-14, 21-17; 4-Kiran Kumar G/ Madhusudan M bt 7-Kushal Raj S/ Rahul Prasad 21-18, 23-21; 3-Prakash Raj S/ Vaibhav bt Abhinand Shetty/ Ashith Surya 14-21, 21-17, 21-18; 2-Jagdish Yadav/ Venkatesh Prasad S bt 8-Shiva Kumar M/ Vishwas TS 21-17, 21-10 .
Boys: U-19: singles, quarterfinals: 1-Balraj Kajla bt 7-Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad 14-4 retd.; 3-Nikhilshyam Sriram bt Rohith M 21-13, 21-13; 4-Kiran B bt 8-Saif Ali 21-14, 21-10; 2-Raghu M bt 6-Glanish Ashley Pinto 21-9, 21-14.
Doubles, semifinals: 2-Raghu M/ Saif Ali bt 3-Abi Amudhan S/ Nikhit Laxman 20-22, 21-16, 21-16
U-17: singles, quarterfinals: 1-Mayuresh Janpandit bt Rohith M 21-11, 21-18; 3-Tejas Kallolkar bt 19-Saket CS 21-12, 21-9; Saketh Upadhya bt 14-Ajinkya Joshi 19-21, 21-18, 21-16; 2-Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad bt 13-Pruthvi Roy K 23-21, 21-14.
Women: singles: semifinals: 5-Shikha Gautam bt Chaitanya Bhat P 21-13, 21-8; 7-Deepthi Ramesh bt 6-Archana Pai 14-21, 21-15, 21-12.
Doubles: semifinals: 2-Ashwini Bhat K/ Mithula UK bt Avani Pawar V/ Navya Kadekar 21-3, 21-2.
Quarterfinals: Prarthana Anand/ Tanya C bt 3-Divya A/ Vidisha Reddy A 21-12, 21-17; Avani Pawar V/ Navya Kadekar bt 4-Anusha GM/ Kaveramma CM w.o.
Girls: U-17: singles, quarterfinals: 5-Trisha Hegde bt 1-Sheethal D 22-20, 21-16; 7-Keerthana P Shroff bt 4-Ananya Praveen 21-13, 13-6 retd.; 3-Medha Shashidharan bt 22-Drithi Yatheesh 23-21, 11-6 retd.; 2-Deepthi Ramesh bt 8-Jayashree G 21-12, 21-4.
U-19: Mixed doubles: semifinals: 5-Balraj Kajla/ Mithula UK bt 3-Glanish Ashley Pinto/ Ashma Glancia Pinto 21-3, 21-10.
Abhishek Yeligar, seeded ninth, caused an upset, defeating top seed Hemanth MG 18-21, 21-13, 21-12 in the quarterfinals of the R Subbanna memorial and Yonex Karnataka State badminton championship here on Friday.Having lost the first game 18-21, Yeligar fought hard and bounced back to claim the next two 21-13, 21-12 to advance to the semifinals.
Meanwhile in the women’s singles semifinals, Shikha Gautam continued her rich vein of form to beat Chaitanya P Bhat 21-13, 21-8. In the final, Shikha will take on seventh seed Deepthi Ramesh, who overcame sixth seed Archana Pai 14-21, 21-15, 21-12 in the other last-four clash.
Results: Men’s singles, quarterfinals: 9-Abhishek Yeligar bt 1-Hemanth MG 18-21, 21-13, 21-12; 7-Sahil Sipani bt 4-Karthikey K 21-9, 10-3 retd.; 3-Daniel Farid S bt 10-Kiran Kumar G 21-13 retd.; 6-Raghu M bt 2-Sachin C 21-16, 21-12.
Doubles: quarterfinals: 5-Abhishek Yeligar/ Hemanth MG bt 1-Guru Prasad D/ Vineeth Manuel 13-21, 21-14, 21-17; 4-Kiran Kumar G/ Madhusudan M bt 7-Kushal Raj S/ Rahul Prasad 21-18, 23-21; 3-Prakash Raj S/ Vaibhav bt Abhinand Shetty/ Ashith Surya 14-21, 21-17, 21-18; 2-Jagdish Yadav/ Venkatesh Prasad S bt 8-Shiva Kumar M/ Vishwas TS 21-17, 21-10 .
Boys: U-19: singles, quarterfinals: 1-Balraj Kajla bt 7-Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad 14-4 retd.; 3-Nikhilshyam Sriram bt Rohith M 21-13, 21-13; 4-Kiran B bt 8-Saif Ali 21-14, 21-10; 2-Raghu M bt 6-Glanish Ashley Pinto 21-9, 21-14.
Doubles, semifinals: 2-Raghu M/ Saif Ali bt 3-Abi Amudhan S/ Nikhit Laxman 20-22, 21-16, 21-16
U-17: singles, quarterfinals: 1-Mayuresh Janpandit bt Rohith M 21-11, 21-18; 3-Tejas Kallolkar bt 19-Saket CS 21-12, 21-9; Saketh Upadhya bt 14-Ajinkya Joshi 19-21, 21-18, 21-16; 2-Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad bt 13-Pruthvi Roy K 23-21, 21-14.
Women: singles: semifinals: 5-Shikha Gautam bt Chaitanya Bhat P 21-13, 21-8; 7-Deepthi Ramesh bt 6-Archana Pai 14-21, 21-15, 21-12.
Doubles: semifinals: 2-Ashwini Bhat K/ Mithula UK bt Avani Pawar V/ Navya Kadekar 21-3, 21-2.
Quarterfinals: Prarthana Anand/ Tanya C bt 3-Divya A/ Vidisha Reddy A 21-12, 21-17; Avani Pawar V/ Navya Kadekar bt 4-Anusha GM/ Kaveramma CM w.o.
Girls: U-17: singles, quarterfinals: 5-Trisha Hegde bt 1-Sheethal D 22-20, 21-16; 7-Keerthana P Shroff bt 4-Ananya Praveen 21-13, 13-6 retd.; 3-Medha Shashidharan bt 22-Drithi Yatheesh 23-21, 11-6 retd.; 2-Deepthi Ramesh bt 8-Jayashree G 21-12, 21-4.
U-19: Mixed doubles: semifinals: 5-Balraj Kajla/ Mithula UK bt 3-Glanish Ashley Pinto/ Ashma Glancia Pinto 21-3, 21-10.