Guwahati Masters: Mithun to face Sanskar in men’s singles final
Guwahati, Dec 6: India will have at least one title assured at the Guwahati Masters Super 100, with Mithun Manjunath and Sanskar Saraswat reaching the men’s singles final while Tanvi Sharma confirmed her place in the women’s singles final here on Saturday. Saraswat, who won his maiden senior National doubles title alongside Arsh Mohammad in Bengaluru last year, defeated Indonesia’s Dendi Triansyah 21-19, 21-9 in the semifinals. Manjunath, in the other last-four match, outplayed fellow Indian Tushar Suveer 22-20, 21-8 to set up an all-Indian final. In women’s singles, world junior championships silver medallist Tanvi continued her impressive run, overcoming Japan’s third seed Hina Akechi 21-18, 21-16 in a 42-minute semifinal. The 16-year-old from Punjab, who had reached the semifinals at Syed Modi International Super 300 last week, will face Tung Ciou-Tong of Chinese Taipei in the final In men’s doubles, top seeds Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy and Sai Pratheek K. advanced to the final with a 21-16, 22-20 win over Indonesia’s Anselmus Breagit Fredy Prasetya and Pulung Ramadhan in a 38-minute contest. The women’s doubles campaign ended for India as eighth-seeded Ashwini Bhat K. and Shikha Gautam lost 14-21, 10-21 to second seeds Ong Xin Yee and Carmen Ting of Malaysia. . (PTI)
PWL to begin on January 15; 300 players register for auction
New Delhi, Dec 6: The Pro Wrestling League (PWL) will open on January 15 next year and culminate on February 1 with all matches scheduled to take place at the Noida Indoor Stadium, the WFI announced on Saturday. The organisers had earlier announced that Delhi will be the only venue for the League, which was suspended after four seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 300 wrestlers from over 20 countries – including Olympic medallists, World Championships finalists and India’s strong senior competitors – have registered for the auction, according to WFI President Sanjay Singh. All six teams will have nine wrestlers, including four women, on their roster. All teams can have five Indian and four foreign wrestlers. (PTI)
Indian Pickleball League: Hyderabad stun Chennai
New Delhi, Dec 6: Hyderabad Royals staged a comeback from 0-2 down to topple Chennai Super Warriors 4-2 in Qualifier 1, sealing their spot in the final of the Indian Pickleball League here on Saturday. A resurgent Mumbai Smashers then defeated Lucknow Leopards in the Eliminator with an identical score to advance to Qualifier 2. A three-way tie for fourth meant a Play-In preceded the knockouts, with the Global Pickleball Federation President Javier Regalado in attendance. With Grand Rallies played to 25, Mumbai Smashers edged Capital Warriors Gurgaon 25-24 in the opener, then backed it up with a composed 25-22 win over Bengaluru Blasters to secure fourth place and seal their spot in the playoffs. In the final placement rally, Bengaluru defeated Gurgaon 25-21 to finish fifth. In the Qualifier, first-placed Chennai Super Warriors faced the second-ranked Hyderabad Royals for a direct ticket to the final. (PTI)
