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Nida tops Evana for title
Nida Najeeb won the under 18 final.

Published: Sat 28 May 2016, 11:05 PM

Last updated: Sun 29 May 2016, 1:09 AM

dubai - Nida Najeeb defeated Evana Bose 21-5, 21-17 in two straight sets to win the under-18 title at the 39th India Club UAE Open Badminton Tournament on Friday.
In the first semifinals played in the veteran mix doubles 45 and above, James Varghese and Vidya Manghnani trounced Santosh Keparambath and Dhanya Mathew 21-12, 21-15 while in the second semifinals, Alam Syah and Rosamay Asignor beat Siyad Mohammed and Meeta Bhandari 21-18, 22-20.
In the semifinals of the ladies doubles, Agna Anto and Amritha Duffield overcame a stiff challenge from Palwasha Bashir and Saima Waqas for a 24-22, 21-18 victory.
Results: Men singles: Ketan Chahal bt Abdulla Shaheer 21-19, 21-9.
> Veteran mix doubles 45 and above semis: James Varghese-Vidya Manghnani bt Santosh Keparambath-Dhanya Mathew 21-12, 21-15.
> Mixed doubles: Manjush Mohan and Hadia Hosny got a walkover against Abdullah Hafez and Partner.
> Veteran mix doubles 45 & above semis: Alam Syah and Rosamay Asignor bt Siyad Mohammed and Meeta Bhandari 21-18, 22-20.
> Men doubles: Sachin Seth and Manoj Karthikyan beat George Koshy and Najeeb K.T. 21-16, 20-22, 21-6; Rajesh Ganesan-Madim Shan beat Mohammed Siddiq Alam-Rajaraman Jankiraman 21-7, 21-10; Renoy Sony-Vidhu bt Amin Samnani-Hussain Hassan Ali 21-7, 21-5; Sachin Seth-Manoj Karthikyan bt Reejo Varghese-Thomas Mathew 21-17, 21-19; George Koshy-Najeeb K. T. bt Pradeep Kumar-Suraj Sunderdas 21-16, 21-15; Deepak Nair-Ramakrishnan Jayakar bt Gaurava Gupta-Shreeharsha Yaganti 21-14, 21-18; Abid Ali Bakhsh-Saud Afzal bt Atish Mehta-Rashil Bhansali 21-7, 21-7; Abhishek Singh-Leejo Cherian bt Jeslin Chembakkunnummal-Ankur Garg 21-14, 21-11; Kiran R.-Vivek Nair bt Kunhaabdullah K.-Prajesh Kaliyath 21-19, 21-11; Hariharan Gurumurthy-Rajasekar P. bt Ajish Nambiar-Vincent Reyes 18-21, 21-13, 21-17;
 > Girls singles U18 final: Nida Najeeb bt Evana Bose 21-5, 21-17.
> Ladies doubles semifinal: Agna Anto-Amritha Duffield bt Palwasha Bashir-Saima Waqas 24-22, 21-18.

By KT Report

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