Mathews advances to quarter-finals

Dubai: Adrian Mathews stopped Athul Kumar 21-16, 21-16 to reach the quarter-final in the boys' Under-12 singles category of the India Club-Western Union UAE Open Badminton Tournament held yesterday.

In the girls' Under-16 singles category, Anjana Urath defeated Shruti Sudarsan 16-21, 21-11, 21-10 in a hard-fought match while Deborah Rebello defeated her opponent Sarah Siraj 21-14, 21-5. Urath and Rebello will now clash in the quarter-finals.

Results

Boys' Under-12 Singles: Stefan G. Crasto bt Atul Krishna Rasi 21-8, 21-19, Aditya R. Gokhale got a walk over against Abhishek Vinod Kumar, Amal Pradeep bt Saumitra Vijay Deo 21-7, 21-15, Vaisakh Vineethan bt Vedand Subramanian 21-12, 21-15, Adrian Mathews bt Athul Kumar 21-16, 21-16, Naveen Pillai bt Nolan Lobo 21-15, 25-27, 21-15.

Girls' Under-16 Singles: Anjana Urath bt Shruti Sudarsan 16-21, 21-11, 21-10, Deborah Rebello bt Sarah Siraj 21-14, 21-5, Sanjana Venkatesh bt Neha Roby 21-14, 21-23, 21-7, Sanjana R. Shetty bt Jaanvi Lachwani 21-8, 21-9.

Women's Singles: Ira Sharma bt Neelam Serai 21-3, 21-1.

Men's Singles: Aadil Sharif bt Suraj K.V. 21-9, 21-10, Khush Kataria bt Bobby Thomas 21-11, 21-10, Amrith P. Jenny bt Madhushan 21-7, 21-10, Xavier Raphael bt Regi Thankppa 21-12, 21-9, Keith Roche bt Moen Ushmankhan Pathan 21-8, 21-12, Suraj Thomas got a walk over against Noushad Rahman, Akhil Pradeep bt Vinod Kumar 21-7, 21-5, Akhil Pradeep bt Sibi V.C. 14-21, 21-15, 21-12, Hooman Bhageri bt Francis David 21-9, 21-12, Krishan Indaka bt Amit Mathrani 21-6, 21-2.