Harshith R defeated Shreyas R Kulkarni 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9 to enter the semifinals of the cadet boys event in the 2nd KC Bimbesh memorial State-ranking table tennis tournament here on Thursday.
Joining Harshith in the last four was Vedant M Urs, who registered a 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 victory over Samartha R. In other matches, there were victories for Shreyal R Telang and Shreyas M.
Results:
Boys: Cadet, quarterfinals: Harshith R bt Shreyas R Kulkarni 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9; Vedant M Urs bt Samartha R 11-4, 11-7, 11-4; Shreyal R Telang bt Amogh Athani 11-3, 11-4, 11-5; Shreyas M bt Shaolin V Murthy 11-6, 11-4, 11-4.
Mini cadet, pre-quarters: Shreyas S Kulkarni bt Pavan 11-4, 11-5, 11-2; Amogh Athani bt Yashas T Urs 11-5, 11-7, 11-1; Shreyas P Harle bt Yashwanth S 11-1, 11-9, 11-1; Vaibhav bt Tapan Ganapathi 14-12, 11-9, 11-9;  Rishab bt Shashank 11-6, 12-10, 11-3; Gaurav Puri bt Sharath M 11-6, 11-5, 11-1; Kausthub Kulkarni bt Sukesh MS 11-8, 7-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-9; Shaolin V Murthy bt Aryan 11-5, 11-8, 11-3.
Girls: Cadet, pre-quarters: Maitreyi Bailoor bt Pratibha 11-5, 11-2, 11-5; Aishwarya N bt Gayatri Tanksali 11-0, 11-2, 11-4; Madhurya M bt Ruthu Rohit 11-1, 11-3, 11-2; Priyamvada M bt Haripriya 11-3, 11-8, 11-9; Soumya Urs bt Vinitha R 11-9, 11-7, 11-5; Shivani Poovaiah bt Anaika M 11-4, 11-4, 12-10; Ridihi Rohit bt Akanksha D 11-3, 11-7, 11-0.
Mini cadet, quarterfinals: Gayathri Tankasali bt Spoorthy 11-9, 12-10, 9-11, 11-6; Ambika V bt Sushmita R Bidri 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8; Anjana S bt Ruthu Rohit 11-4, 11-3, 11-2.