The loss nothwithstanding, Punjab made it through to the quarterfinal stage along with Railways and Services.
Karnataka men, who lost their opening two encounters, had a bad start to the final group game losing the opening set 20-25. However, the State men bounced back to win 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 19-25, 15-13.
Results: Men: Group A: Railways bt Services 25-18, 25-22, 18-25, 25-23; Karnataka bt Punjab 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 19-25, 15-13. Group B: Tamil Nadu bt Haryana 25-21, 25-22, 25-16; Kerala bt Uttarakhand 25-18, 25-14, 25-16. Group D: Uttar Pradesh bt Madhya Pradesh 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12; Himachal Pradesh bt Assam 21-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-20; Uttar Pradesh bt Chandigarh 25-23, 25-17, 27-25; Assam bt Madhya Pradesh 22-25, 25-22, 31-29, 23-25, 15-10. Group E: Andhra Pradesh bt Jammu & Kashmir 25-12, 25-15, 25-22; Gujarat bt Goa 25-22, 25-20, 25-23; Andhra Pradesh bt Orissa 25-17, 25-22, 25-19; Jammu & Kashmir bt Goa 25-27, 25-18, 25-17, 25-16. Group F: Delhi bt Maharashtra 25-27, 25-18, 25-20; Rajasthan bt Bihar 25-16, 25-19, 25-12.
Women: Group C: Himachal Pradesh bt Mizoram 25-11, 25-13, 25-13. Group E: Uttar Pradesh bt Chhattisgarh 27-25, 25-23, 25-20. Group F: Madhya Pradesh bt Delhi 25-19, 20-25, 19-25; Uttarakhand bt Bihar 25-15, 25-22, 25-22.
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