Dubai: Angad Khaneja won the singles title in the boys under-10 event at the India Club-Western Union UAE Open Badminton tournament.
Khaneja beat Atif Ahmad Ansari 21-14, 22-20. In the girls under-12 singles, Prachi P. Shetty and Ira Sharma are expected to battle it out for the title.
Shetty beat Shubaani R. Maitra 21-19, 21-15 while Sharma beat Sonia Kokatnur 21-13, 21-7 in the semifinals.
In the semifinal match in the veteran (above-40) doubles, Prabhakaran Menon and Xavier Raphel beat Robby Varghese and C.P. Kamaludheen 21-14, 21-10.
Prabhakaran Menon and Xavier Raphel now face a tough challenge from Lalmoney K. and Manoj Mathews for the title.
Men Singles:
Pre-Quarter Finals: James Varghese bt Hooman Bagheri 21-16, 22-20; Bobby Sebastian bt Rakesh Ramakrishnan 21-9, 21-9; Mo'en Ahmad bt Mohammad Munawar 21-19, 21-17;
Quarterfinals: Xavier Raphel bt Rakesh Ramakrishnan 21-15, 21-15.
Men Doubles: Mo'en Ahmad/Asep Andriana bt Gareth Spring/Sanjeev Kumar 21-11, 21-11; Donnie De Dois/Rowell V. bt Sarangan K. N./N. S. Prasad 21-8, 21-12; Dileep Kumar/John Martin bt Shameej Kunnumel/Blesson Menon 19-21, 21-14, 21-13; Kush Kataria/Robby V. bt Dileep K./John Martin 21-14, 21-17; James Varghese/Vivek Nair bt Charles Anto / Nishad T. 21-8, 21-14; Sathyanarayanan K. / Binu Vijay got a W/O against Sakeer Hussain / Fazal Mohammad; Anish A. / Mathew M. Mammen bt Bobby Joseph / Dilson Jose 21-7, 21-13;
Pre-Quarter Finals: Mo'en Ahmad/Asep Andriana bt Yasir Arafat/Abdul Najeeb 21-10, 21-13; Vishnu B./Praveen Babu bt Sibi V. C./Arun K. 22-20, 21-19; Raymond Choi/Matin Castrodes bt Junaid K. P. K./Rajesh M. 21-17, 22-20; Anish A./Mathew M. Mammen bt Sathyanarayanan K./Binu Vijay 21-15, 24-22; Mathew P. John/Gregory Thomas bt Hooman Bagheri/Venugopal T. G. 17-21, 21-14, 21-19; Rohit Haridas/Manoj Mathews bt Sajayan P. Balan/Shabbir Ahmad. 21-14, 21-11;
Veteran ( Above 40 Years ) Doubles: Semifinals: Prabhakaran Menon/Xavier Raphel Bt Robby Varghese / Kamaludheen C. P. 21-14, 21-10.
