JOIN USMeanwhile, the scheduled men’s Group A match between Delhi and Uttarakhand did not start due to confusion over the latter fielding two players, Yadwinder Singh and Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, who had shifted from the Railways.
Delhi objected saying the two players had not taken No Objection Certificates from the Railways to represent Uttarakhand. The Basketball Federation of India has sought a legal opinion pending which the match has been kept in abeyance.
Results (preliminary league): Men: (Level 1): Group A: Indian Railways: 99 (Gagandeep Singh 26, Tilwar Singh 17, Prakash Vishva 14) bt Uttar Pradesh: 70 (Rudra Pratap Singh 24, Veerendra Kumar 14). HT: 56-40.
Group B: Services: 70 (Narender Kumar 18, K.Vipin 18, Dilip Kumar 12) bt Chhattishgarh: 66 (Kiran Pal Singh 21, Bobby Singh 11). HT: 25-37.
(Level 2): Group C: Himachal Pradesh: 75 (Surjit Singh 27, Ashok Kumar 16, Dinesh Kumar 14) bt Chandigarh: 72 (Ravi Baradwaj 20, Rajeer Singh 12). HT: 36-35.
Group E: Odisha: 75 (Ashish Behera 12, Sangeeba 11) bt Bihar: 37 (Mahavendra 13). HT: 33-14; Group F: Maharashtra: 84 (Raj Kaldhor 22, Akshay Bhosle 17) bt Puducherry: 48 (Harikrishna 19, Navinkanth 18). HT: 40-18.
Women (Level 1): Group A: Chattisgrarh: 74 (Deepa 11, Kavitha 18, Poonam 10) bt Maharashra: 44 (Shirin 15, Trisha 7). HT: 42-18. Indian Railways: 103 (Kokila 22, Harjit Kaur 14, Anita 12) bt Punjab: 37 (Kiranjit Kaur-13). HT: 58-20.
Level 2: Group E: Odisha: 46 (Sitamani Tudor 10, SS Patnaik 8) bt Chandigarh: 20 (Sudharani 10). HT: 33-14.