Dubai: Fahyani Rianto and Sajayan Balan entered the semi-finals of the master singles 40 and above category in the 39th India Club UAE Open Badminton Tournament 2016 by defeating Abid Ali and Shanavas Mohammad 21-18, 21-10 in two straight sets.
In the men’s doubles quarter-finals, Indian Olympian Diju V. partnering Indian seeded player Nandagopal Kidambi beat Bennet Antony Anchery and Manjush Mohan 21-18, 21-7 and secured their place in the semis.
In the ladies doubles semi-final match, Lailanie Osea and Ma Isabelle Villaran pair defeated Haritha Harinarayanan and Teena Mary Cherian 21-17, 21-17 in two straight sets to make their way into the finals.
Results:
Ladies doubles semi-final: Lailanie Osea / Ma Isabelle Villaran bt Haritha Harinarayanan / Teena Mary Cherian 21-17, 21-17;
Master’s doubles 40 & above: Navdeep Singh / Srikant Bakshi bt Biju Krishnan / Sijil Karim 21-17, 21-12;
Quarter-final: Fahyani Rianto / Sajayan Balan bt Abid Ali / Shanavas Mohammad 21-18, 21-10;
Men singles: Dilashad Kamaludheen bt Sachin Seth 17-21, 21-13, 21-18;
Kornelius Mujiono bt Balasubramannim Narendran G. 21-14, 21-16;
Veteran doubles 50 & above: George Thomas / Nahaz Ommer bt Abdul Latheef / Bhavadas Ramdas 21-16, 21-18;
Men’s doubles: Asep Andriyana / Soopiyan Piya bt Avinash Kumar / Balasubramannim N. 21-18, 13-21, 21-19;
Dilashad Kamaludheen / Suraj Haridas bt Denny John / Shamsudeen Ebrahim 21-13, 21-17;
Sachin Seth / Manoj Karthikeyan bt Nitin Mahiwal / Rakesh Ramakrishanan 21-12, 14-21, 21-13;
Quarter-final: Diju V. / Nandagopal Kidambi bt Bennet Antony Anchery / Manjush Mohan 21-18, 21-7;
Mix doubles: Balasubramannim N. / Ma Isabelle Villaran bt Manoj Karthikeyan / Sarah Caraig 21-13, 19-21, 21-5;
Veteran’s doubles 45 & above: Nitin Gandhi / Siyad Mohammad bt C. P. Kamaludheen / George Thomas 17-21, 22-20, 21-13;
Veteran’s doubles 50 & above: Pradeep Kumar / Lal Mani bt Dr. Shafi Ul Mulk / Sunil Singh 21-12, 21-13
