<p>Karnataka’s Anup Sridhar was made to work hard by ASS Siril Varma of Andhra Pradesh before he wrapped up the match 21-15, 18-21, 21-13 to advance into the final of the Canara Bank all-India Senior-ranking badminton tournament at the KBA courts, here on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Sridhar will face PET’s Sourabh Varma, who beat Sameer Verma of Madhya Pradesh 21-16, 21-15, in the final on Saturday. <br /><br />The women’s final will be between Tanvi Lad of Air India and Rituparna Das of Andhra Pradesh. Tanvi knocked out top seed Arundhati Pantawane of Maharashtra 21-13, 20-22, 21-16 while Rituparna powered past Sayali Gokhale 21-17, 22-20.<br /><br />Sridha expected a tough fight from Varma and although he got the win in the end, could not escape getting a red card after breaking his racquet in frustration after the match. “I was under a lot of stress and pressure and I just did it in the heat of the moment, I have apologised to everyone and assure it will never happen again,’’ Sridhar said. <br /><br />In the first game, Varma, who stunned Arvind Bhat in the quarters, used the forehand to good effect planting them in empty spaces as the contest was tied at 15-15 before Sridhar took charge to win the game. <br /><br />Varma staged a scintillating comeback after being down 8-14 in the second game to keep the match alive with a 21-18 win riding on his smart net play, drop shots and well placed smashes. <br /><br />But Sridhar was unstoppable in the deciding third game as he gave Varma no chance with an aggressive approach and penetrative play. <br /><br />It was game and match to Sridhar at 21-13 but the racquet breaking act soon after took away some of the sheen.<br /><br />DH News Service<br />Results (Prefix denotes seedings): Men’s singles (Semifinals): 1-Sourabh Varma (PET) bt 6-Sameer Verma (MP) 21-16, 21-15; 2-Anup Sridhar (Kar) bt ASS Siril Varma (AP) 21-15, 18-21, 21-13<br />Quarterfinals: Sourabh Varma bt 8-Subhankar Dey (Mah) 21-17, 14-21, 21-16; Sameer Verma (MP) bt Moheet Kamat (Rly) 21-12, 21-13; ASS Siril Varma (AP) bt 7-Arvind Bhat (Kar) 23-21, 21-18; Anup Sridhar bt Chetan Anand B (PET) 21-16, 21-11. <br />Men’s doubles (Semifinals): 1-Pranaav Jerry Chopra/ Akshay Dewalkar (AI) bt Rupesh Kumar KT (PET)/ Sanave Thomas (Ker) 21-16, 21-17; K Nanda Gopal (AAI)/ T Hemanagendra Babu (AP) bt Bennet Antony/ Suraj PH (Ker) 21-10, 21-11. <br />Quarterfinals: Pranaav Jerry Chopra (PET)/ Akshay Dewalkar (AI) bt Prem Singh Chouhan (Raj)/ Manish Gupta (CG) 21-10, 21-13; Rupesh Kumar KT (PET)/ Sanave Thomas (Ker) bt 3-Manu Attri (AAI)/ B Sumeeth Reddy (AP) 21-13, 16-21, 21-13; K Nanda Gopal (AAI)/ T Hemanagendra Babu (AP) bt 4-Tarun K (PET)/ Jishnu Sanyal (AI) 21-18, 21-13; Bennet Antony/ Suraj PH (Ker) bt 2-Alwin Francis (Ker)/ Arun Vishnu (PET) 21-17, 21-17. <br />Women’s singles (Semifinals): 3-Tanvi Lad (AI) bt 1-Arundhati Pantawane (Mah) 21-13, 20-22, 21-16; 2-Rituparna Das (AP) bt 4-Sayali Gokhale (AI) 21-17, 22-20. <br />Quarterfinals: Arundhati bt 8-Mudra Dhainje (AI) 0-1 retd; Tanvi bt 6-Neha Pandit (AAI) 22-20, 21-14; Sayali bt Aditi Mutatkar (PET) 21-12, 22-20; Rituparna bt Rasika Raje (Mah) 21-7, 21-18. <br />Women’s doubles (Semifinals): 1-Prajakta Sawant (PET)/ Arathi Sara Sunil (Ker) bt 4-Varsha Belawadi/ Nischitha GM (Kar) 21-11, 21-12; Meghana J (AP)/ Siki Reddy N (AAI) bt Dhanya Nair (Rly)/ Mohita Sahdev (AAI) 21-14, 21-17. <br />Quarterfinals: Prajakta Sawant (PET)/ Arathi Sara Sunil (Ker) bt Amrita Mukherjee/ Sheshadri Sanyal (WB) 21-8, 21-8; Varsha Belawadi/ Nischitha GM (Kar) bt Haritha MH (Ker)/ Pramada V (AP) 21-13, 17-21, 21-14; Meghana J (AP)/ Siki Reddy (AAI) bt Jamuna Rani R/ Leela Lakshmi R (AP) 21-12, 21-11; Dhanya Nair (Rly)/ Mohita Sahdev (AAI) bt Jamuna Rani R/ Leela Lakshmi R (AP) 21-12, 21-11; Dhanya Nair (Rly)/ Mohita Sahdev (AAI) bt Mahima Aggarwal/ Shikha Gautam (Kar) 21-17, 21-13. <br />Mixed doubles (Semifinals): 1-Tarun K/ Ashwini Ponnappa (PET) bt Sanave Thomas (Ker)/ Prajakta Sawant (PET) 21-13, 21-16; 2-K Nanda Gopal/ Siki Reddy N (AAI) bt Hemanagendra Babu/ Poorvisha S. Ram (Kar) 21-14, 21-16. Quarterfinals: Tarun K/ Ashwini (PET) bt Prem Singh Chouhan (Raj)/ Garima Yadav (MP) 21-13, 21-14; Sanave (Ker)/ Prajakta (PET) bt Sanyam Shukla/ Sanyogita Ghorpade (AI) 13-21, 21-13, 21-14; T Hemanagendra (AP)/ Poorvisha (Kar) bt Ram C Vijay/ Arathi Sara Sunil (Ker) 21-19, 13-21, 21-19; K Nanda Gopal/ Siki N (AAI) bt Adarsh Kumar/ Nischitha GM (Kar) 21-8, 21-11.</p>
<p>Karnataka’s Anup Sridhar was made to work hard by ASS Siril Varma of Andhra Pradesh before he wrapped up the match 21-15, 18-21, 21-13 to advance into the final of the Canara Bank all-India Senior-ranking badminton tournament at the KBA courts, here on Friday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Sridhar will face PET’s Sourabh Varma, who beat Sameer Verma of Madhya Pradesh 21-16, 21-15, in the final on Saturday. <br /><br />The women’s final will be between Tanvi Lad of Air India and Rituparna Das of Andhra Pradesh. Tanvi knocked out top seed Arundhati Pantawane of Maharashtra 21-13, 20-22, 21-16 while Rituparna powered past Sayali Gokhale 21-17, 22-20.<br /><br />Sridha expected a tough fight from Varma and although he got the win in the end, could not escape getting a red card after breaking his racquet in frustration after the match. “I was under a lot of stress and pressure and I just did it in the heat of the moment, I have apologised to everyone and assure it will never happen again,’’ Sridhar said. <br /><br />In the first game, Varma, who stunned Arvind Bhat in the quarters, used the forehand to good effect planting them in empty spaces as the contest was tied at 15-15 before Sridhar took charge to win the game. <br /><br />Varma staged a scintillating comeback after being down 8-14 in the second game to keep the match alive with a 21-18 win riding on his smart net play, drop shots and well placed smashes. <br /><br />But Sridhar was unstoppable in the deciding third game as he gave Varma no chance with an aggressive approach and penetrative play. <br /><br />It was game and match to Sridhar at 21-13 but the racquet breaking act soon after took away some of the sheen.<br /><br />DH News Service<br />Results (Prefix denotes seedings): Men’s singles (Semifinals): 1-Sourabh Varma (PET) bt 6-Sameer Verma (MP) 21-16, 21-15; 2-Anup Sridhar (Kar) bt ASS Siril Varma (AP) 21-15, 18-21, 21-13<br />Quarterfinals: Sourabh Varma bt 8-Subhankar Dey (Mah) 21-17, 14-21, 21-16; Sameer Verma (MP) bt Moheet Kamat (Rly) 21-12, 21-13; ASS Siril Varma (AP) bt 7-Arvind Bhat (Kar) 23-21, 21-18; Anup Sridhar bt Chetan Anand B (PET) 21-16, 21-11. <br />Men’s doubles (Semifinals): 1-Pranaav Jerry Chopra/ Akshay Dewalkar (AI) bt Rupesh Kumar KT (PET)/ Sanave Thomas (Ker) 21-16, 21-17; K Nanda Gopal (AAI)/ T Hemanagendra Babu (AP) bt Bennet Antony/ Suraj PH (Ker) 21-10, 21-11. <br />Quarterfinals: Pranaav Jerry Chopra (PET)/ Akshay Dewalkar (AI) bt Prem Singh Chouhan (Raj)/ Manish Gupta (CG) 21-10, 21-13; Rupesh Kumar KT (PET)/ Sanave Thomas (Ker) bt 3-Manu Attri (AAI)/ B Sumeeth Reddy (AP) 21-13, 16-21, 21-13; K Nanda Gopal (AAI)/ T Hemanagendra Babu (AP) bt 4-Tarun K (PET)/ Jishnu Sanyal (AI) 21-18, 21-13; Bennet Antony/ Suraj PH (Ker) bt 2-Alwin Francis (Ker)/ Arun Vishnu (PET) 21-17, 21-17. <br />Women’s singles (Semifinals): 3-Tanvi Lad (AI) bt 1-Arundhati Pantawane (Mah) 21-13, 20-22, 21-16; 2-Rituparna Das (AP) bt 4-Sayali Gokhale (AI) 21-17, 22-20. <br />Quarterfinals: Arundhati bt 8-Mudra Dhainje (AI) 0-1 retd; Tanvi bt 6-Neha Pandit (AAI) 22-20, 21-14; Sayali bt Aditi Mutatkar (PET) 21-12, 22-20; Rituparna bt Rasika Raje (Mah) 21-7, 21-18. <br />Women’s doubles (Semifinals): 1-Prajakta Sawant (PET)/ Arathi Sara Sunil (Ker) bt 4-Varsha Belawadi/ Nischitha GM (Kar) 21-11, 21-12; Meghana J (AP)/ Siki Reddy N (AAI) bt Dhanya Nair (Rly)/ Mohita Sahdev (AAI) 21-14, 21-17. <br />Quarterfinals: Prajakta Sawant (PET)/ Arathi Sara Sunil (Ker) bt Amrita Mukherjee/ Sheshadri Sanyal (WB) 21-8, 21-8; Varsha Belawadi/ Nischitha GM (Kar) bt Haritha MH (Ker)/ Pramada V (AP) 21-13, 17-21, 21-14; Meghana J (AP)/ Siki Reddy (AAI) bt Jamuna Rani R/ Leela Lakshmi R (AP) 21-12, 21-11; Dhanya Nair (Rly)/ Mohita Sahdev (AAI) bt Jamuna Rani R/ Leela Lakshmi R (AP) 21-12, 21-11; Dhanya Nair (Rly)/ Mohita Sahdev (AAI) bt Mahima Aggarwal/ Shikha Gautam (Kar) 21-17, 21-13. <br />Mixed doubles (Semifinals): 1-Tarun K/ Ashwini Ponnappa (PET) bt Sanave Thomas (Ker)/ Prajakta Sawant (PET) 21-13, 21-16; 2-K Nanda Gopal/ Siki Reddy N (AAI) bt Hemanagendra Babu/ Poorvisha S. Ram (Kar) 21-14, 21-16. Quarterfinals: Tarun K/ Ashwini (PET) bt Prem Singh Chouhan (Raj)/ Garima Yadav (MP) 21-13, 21-14; Sanave (Ker)/ Prajakta (PET) bt Sanyam Shukla/ Sanyogita Ghorpade (AI) 13-21, 21-13, 21-14; T Hemanagendra (AP)/ Poorvisha (Kar) bt Ram C Vijay/ Arathi Sara Sunil (Ker) 21-19, 13-21, 21-19; K Nanda Gopal/ Siki N (AAI) bt Adarsh Kumar/ Nischitha GM (Kar) 21-8, 21-11.</p>
