Railways get better of Delhi girls,Air India and Haryuana into semis

Chandigarh, Nov 24 (UNI) Haryana and Air India moved into semi-final of the Narang Cup for boys Under-19 in the 31st Junior National Badminton Championships being held at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex here in Panchkula here today.

Hosts Haryana defeated West Bengal 2-0 while Air India beat Assam by an identical 2-0 margin.

In the Qureshi Cup for girls U-19 team championship, Railways prevailed over Delhi 2-1 while Uttar Pradesh got the better of Assam by an identical 2-1.

Results (QF) Team Championship:- Narang Cup for Junior Boys: Haryana bt West Bengal 2-0 (Saurav Kapoor bt Kaushik Pal 21-12, 21-12, Saurav Kapoor and Vikas bt Sandeep Banarjee and Kaushik Pal 21-9, 11-21, 21-17).

Air India bt Assam 2-0 (Surjan Nandaluri bt Suranjan Bhobhora 21-14, 17-21, 21-14, Jishnu Sanyal and Akshaye Dewalkar bt Suranjan Bhobhora and Diby Ajyoti Borah 21-7, 21-15).

Quereshi Cup for Junior Girls: Railways bt Delhi 2-1 (Anita Ohlan lost to Chitralekha 13-21, 18-2, Anita Ohlan and Vaidehi Dave bt Mohita Sahdev and Meenakshi Nair 21-9, 21-17, Vaidehi Dave bt Mohit Sahdev 21-15, 21-14).

Uttar Pradesh bt Assam 2-1 (Parsa Naqvi bt Anjali Kalita 21-18, 23-21, Double Parsa Naqvi and Neha Verma lost to Anjali Kalita and Pizza Bharali 21-9, 17-21, 15-21; Neha Verma bt Rituparna Kalita 21-16, 18-21, 21-18).

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