Patna: Yash Bardhan of Muzaffarpur caused biggest upset defeating top seed Tabrez of Patna in the men’s singles semifinal 19-21, 21-6, 21-18 of the Li Ning Bihar State Senior Badminton Championship in Begusarai on Saturday.
In the final, Yash will face Ritesh Kumar of Bhagalpur who beat Payod Puskar of Munger 21-13, 21-14 in the other semifinal.
In the women’s section, Saloni Kumari of Purnia will take on Akansha Pandey of Buxar. In the semifinals, Saloni Kumari beat Vibha Kumari of Patna 21-10, 21-10 and Akansha Pandey beat Simran Singh of Patna 21-8, 21-7.
In the men’s doubles, Md Tabrez amd Aryan Pratap set up final clash with Mayank Raj and Raj Aryan. In the semifinals, Tabrez and Aryan Pratap got the better of Akash Thakur and Shubham Kumar 27-29, 21-15, 23-21. Mayank Raj and Raj Aryan beat Yash Bardhan and Satyam Kumar 17-21, 21-15, 21-16.
In the women’s double singles, Saloni Kumari and Simran Singh will face Fiza Hasan and Sara Kausar.
Match results all quarterfinals
Match results all semifinals
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