Shalon defeated MR Deeksha of Mysore to score eight points after the eighth round of matches on the third day of the meet.
Important results (round VIII): Boys, under-17: Niranjan Navalgund (Bel, 7) drew Shreeshan S (Shi, 6.5); Nikhil Hebbar (Udu, 6) lt to Antonio Viani D'Cunha (Man, 7); Sakshath UK (Udu, 7) bt Vedant Patil P (Bel, 5.5); Karthik HS (Ban, 6.5) bt Sadashiv KS (Mys, 5.5); Sachin Bahubali (Sir, 5.5) lt to Ninad V Prabhu Khanolkar (Bel, 6.5); Niranjan Bhat U (Chik, 6.5) bt Adarsh K S (Chik, 5.5).
U-14: Kaushik HS (Ban, 7) bt Pangal Gopalkrishna Nayak (Man, 7); Augustin A (Kod, 7) bt Dheeraj H S (Man, 5.5); Nischal P (Ban, 5.5) lt to Satvik M (Ban, 6.5); Varma Shabdhik (Man, 6.5) bt Amogha K S (Chik, 5.5); Akash K Shetty (Chik, 5.5) lt to Nikhil R Umesh (Shi, 6.5); Lohith BY (Shi, 5.5) lt to Athreya G (Has, 6.5).
Girls: U-17: Shalon Joanne Pais (Man, 8) bt Deeksha M R (Mys, 6); Swathi MR (Tum, 7) bt Shubhashree R Gaonkar (Sir, 6); Seema Melita Crasta (Man, 7) bt Suman Ramesh (Ban, 6); Vanessa D`Souza (Man, 6.5) bt Nikhila V (Dan, 5.5).
U-14: Andria L D`souza (Man, 7.5) bt Ashwini Bagewadi (Bel, 6); Ananya S (Kod, 7) bt Akshatha R (Shi, 6.5); Tulsi M (Mys, 7) bt Navya (Udu, 6); Vradhika Shetty (Udu, 5.5) lt to Vani S Indrali (Dha, 7).
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