<p>Playing a faster game and using the drop and half smash to good effect, Thulasi -- who scalped second seed Nitchaon Jindapol of Thailand in the second round -- easily subdued unseeded Sayali -- her conqueror in the final of the Indore Nationals two years ago -- in straight games.<br /><br />Thulasi took just half an hour to outclass Gokhale 21-6, 21-14, finishing the match with a round-the-head smash to mid court, to book a berth in Saturday’s title clash against top seed Fransiska Ratnasari of Indonesia at the Cricket Club of India’s courts.<br /><br />Ratnasari also did not face much opposition in her semifinal match against Indian fourth <br />seed Trupti Murgunde and recorded a facile 21-10, 21-11 victory. The men’s final will be an all-Indonesian affair between fifth seed Tommy Sugiarto and top seed Yunus Alamsyah. Alamsyah was given a tough fight by India’s Anup Sridhar, seeded eighth, in the opening game before he won 25-23, 21-9 victory in 40 minutes.<br /><br />Sridhar, in fact, led 19-14, before committing a spate of errors to allow his Indonesian rival to come back strongly and win the match. He lost the second game tamely and made his exit.<br /><br />Results (semifinals, prefix number denotes seeding): <br /><br />Men: 1-Yunus Alamsyah (Ina) bt 8-Anup Sridhar (Ind) 25-23, 21-9; 5-Tommy Sugiarto (Ina) bt 6-Stanislav Pukhov (Rus) 22-20, 21-14.<br /><br />Doubles: 3-Akshay Dewalkar/ Arun Vishnu (Ind) bt Phaisansomsuk Suwat/ Uttamang Wasapol (Tha) 21-16, 21-10; Riyadi Joko/ Yoga Ukikasah (Ina) bt 2-Pranav Chopra/ Kona Tarun (Ind) 21-17, 21-11. <br /><br />Women: P C Thulasi (Ind) bt Sayali Gokhale (Ind) 21-6, 21-14; 1-Fransiska Ratnasari (Ina) bt 4-Trupti Murgunde (Ind) 21-10, 21-11 <br />Doubles: J Nitchaon/ J Pattharaporn (Tha) bt Abantika Deka/ Sampada Sahastrabudhe (Ind) 21-6, 21-9; 1-Savitree Amitapai/ Somsri Nessara (Tha) bt 3-Sosale Nitya/ Kurian Shruti (Ind) 21-14, 21-13. Mixed doubles: Patipat Chalardchaleam/ Savitree Amitapai bt Pranav Chopra/ 4-Prajakta Sawant (Ind) 21-13, 21-12; 2-Arun Vishnu/ Aparna Balan (Ind) bt 3-Nipitphon Puangpuapech/ Somsri Nessara (Tha) 23-21, 21-17.</p>
<p>Playing a faster game and using the drop and half smash to good effect, Thulasi -- who scalped second seed Nitchaon Jindapol of Thailand in the second round -- easily subdued unseeded Sayali -- her conqueror in the final of the Indore Nationals two years ago -- in straight games.<br /><br />Thulasi took just half an hour to outclass Gokhale 21-6, 21-14, finishing the match with a round-the-head smash to mid court, to book a berth in Saturday’s title clash against top seed Fransiska Ratnasari of Indonesia at the Cricket Club of India’s courts.<br /><br />Ratnasari also did not face much opposition in her semifinal match against Indian fourth <br />seed Trupti Murgunde and recorded a facile 21-10, 21-11 victory. The men’s final will be an all-Indonesian affair between fifth seed Tommy Sugiarto and top seed Yunus Alamsyah. Alamsyah was given a tough fight by India’s Anup Sridhar, seeded eighth, in the opening game before he won 25-23, 21-9 victory in 40 minutes.<br /><br />Sridhar, in fact, led 19-14, before committing a spate of errors to allow his Indonesian rival to come back strongly and win the match. He lost the second game tamely and made his exit.<br /><br />Results (semifinals, prefix number denotes seeding): <br /><br />Men: 1-Yunus Alamsyah (Ina) bt 8-Anup Sridhar (Ind) 25-23, 21-9; 5-Tommy Sugiarto (Ina) bt 6-Stanislav Pukhov (Rus) 22-20, 21-14.<br /><br />Doubles: 3-Akshay Dewalkar/ Arun Vishnu (Ind) bt Phaisansomsuk Suwat/ Uttamang Wasapol (Tha) 21-16, 21-10; Riyadi Joko/ Yoga Ukikasah (Ina) bt 2-Pranav Chopra/ Kona Tarun (Ind) 21-17, 21-11. <br /><br />Women: P C Thulasi (Ind) bt Sayali Gokhale (Ind) 21-6, 21-14; 1-Fransiska Ratnasari (Ina) bt 4-Trupti Murgunde (Ind) 21-10, 21-11 <br />Doubles: J Nitchaon/ J Pattharaporn (Tha) bt Abantika Deka/ Sampada Sahastrabudhe (Ind) 21-6, 21-9; 1-Savitree Amitapai/ Somsri Nessara (Tha) bt 3-Sosale Nitya/ Kurian Shruti (Ind) 21-14, 21-13. Mixed doubles: Patipat Chalardchaleam/ Savitree Amitapai bt Pranav Chopra/ 4-Prajakta Sawant (Ind) 21-13, 21-12; 2-Arun Vishnu/ Aparna Balan (Ind) bt 3-Nipitphon Puangpuapech/ Somsri Nessara (Tha) 23-21, 21-17.</p>
