Gorakhpur: Uttarakhand defeated Bihar 3-0 to enter the final of the senior team event of the East Zone Inter-State Badminton Tournament being hosted by Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association in Gorakhpur
In the first men’s singles match of the semi-final, Bihar team fielded Sameer in place of Tabrez. Sameer was defeated by Bhavesh of Uttarakhand in a very close match. Bhavesh defeated Sameer 21-11, 18-21, 24-22 in a three-game tussle. In the second match, Bihar’s Saloni lost the match 14-21, 20-22 against Aditi of Uttarakhand.
In the singles event, Tabrez continued his stellar form as he defeated Prateek of Uttar Pradesh 21-08, 22-24, 21-11. Among women, Simran Singh lost her match 21-11, 21-15 against Himanshi of Uttarakhand. Akanksha Pandey of Bihar defeated Shreya Biswal of Orissa 21-13, 21-13 to make it to the quarterfinals. In the individual event of boys’ singles under-19, Saksham Vats of Bihar crashed out of the individual event of the tournament after losing 21-11, 21-9 to Neer Nehwal of Uttar Pradesh.
