KSCA 'A', B'lore Club enter semis

Sandeep Sodha defeated Deepak Vajralal 50-36 to hand KSCA a 1-0 lead before Bharath Chugh sealed the issue following a 100-27 drubbing of NC Charia. While KSCA take on Malleswaram Association in the first semifinal, Bangalore Club ‘B’ will lock horns against Sadashivanagar Club ‘B’.

Malleswaram Association also registered a prolific 2-0 victory over Catholic Club. In a contest where fortunes kept fluctuating, Santosh held his nerve towards the closing to edge past Kishan Thomas 60-57 to hand Malleswaram the opening rubber. However, things were much easier for SK Balakrishna, who cut apart Karl Alphonso 100-33 as Malleswaram romped into the last-four.

Results: KSCA Club House ‘A’ bt Bowring Institute ‘A’ 2-0 (Sandeep Sodha bt Deepak Vajralal 50-36, Bharath Chugh bt NC Charia 100-27); Malleswaram Association bt Catholic Club 2-0 (Santosh bt Kishan Thomas 60-57, SK Balakrishna bt Karl Alphonso 100-33); Sadashiva Nagar Club ‘B’ bt Indian Gymkhana 2-0 (Chirag bt Ramesh Anand 53-38, Jalan bt Naveen 100-56); Bangalore Club ‘B’ bt Bangalore City 2-1 (Nirau Parikh bt Kushal Agarwal 64-39, Shekar Nath lt to Kalyan Kumar 60-100, YK Parikh bt Raghavendra 68-56).