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Sridhar defeat top seed Ajay Jayaram

Anup Sridhar stunned top seed Ajay Jayaram 16-21, 21-12, 21-14 set up a semifinal clash with P Kashyap in the 74th Senior National Badminton.

Guwahati: Anup Sridhar stunned top seed Ajay Jayaram 16-21, 21-12, 21-14 set up a semifinal clash with P
Kashyap in the 74th Senior National Badminton tournament here today. The top-seed Jayaram started positively to go one up in the first game but Sridhar fought back to settle the issue in the men`s quarter-finals. Kashyap faced a stiff challenge from Sajal Chikla before wrapping up 11-21, 21-11, 21-12. Arvind Bhatt will take on Chetan Anand in the other men`s semi-final. In the women`s section, top seed Sayali Ghokale of Maharashtra kept up her winning run to beat P Tholasi 21-18, 21-17 to make the last-four. She will take on Gayatri Vartak, while Trupti Murugnde will square off against Aditya Mutatkar in the other semi-final. Quarterfinal results: Men`s Singles: P Kashyap bt Sajal Chikla 11-21, 21-11, 21-12; Arvind Bhatt bt Sachin Ratti 21-8, 21-11; Anup Sridhar bt Ajay Jayaram 16-21, 21-12, 21-14; B Chetan Anand bt Rohan Costalino 21-6, 21-16. Women`s Singles: Trupti Murgunde bt Sonal Mour 21-12,21-12; Aditya Mudalkar bt N Sikireddy 21-18,21-18; Gayatri Vartak bt Neha Pandit 21-12, 21-16; 1 Sayali Ghokale bt P Tholasi 21-18, 21-17. PTI