Ramit loses in semis

Boys’ under-15 top seed Ramit Tandon, playing for Tamil Nadu, crashed out of the Junior National Squash Championships at the CRC on Friday. Ramit accounted for Aadit Zaveri of Maharashtra 9-1, 9-1, 9-1 in the quarter finals. But in the semis, he lost to Maharashtra’s Aditya Jagtap 7-9, 9-6, 0-9, 9-7, 3-9. Aditya will meet Ravi Dixit in the final.

RESULTS (SEMI-FINALS)

Boys U-11: Kush Kumar (Del) bt Aditya Khatri (Mah) 9-0, 9-5, 9-5; Raghav Mehrotra (Mah) bt Roshan Kanna (TN) 9-0, 4-9, 9-3, 9-4. Boys U-13: Mahesh Mangaonkar (Mah) bt Rishi Tandon (TN) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0; Karan Thariamal (Raj) bt Caran Arora (Mah) 9-3, 9-2, 9-3. Boys U-15: Aditya Jagtap (Mah) bt Ramit Tandon (TN) 9-7, 6-9, 9-0, 7-9, 9-3; Ravi Dixit (TN) bt Karan Malik (TN) 6-9, 9-3, 2-9, 10-8, 9-2. Boys U-17: Vikram Malhotra (Mah) bt Gunraj Singh (Raj) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0; Sujat Barua (TN) bt Laxman Joshi (Mah) 9-6, 9-6, 9-3. Girls U-11: R. Lakshya (TN) bt Heba G A Johnson (Raj) 9-7, 9-0, 9-0; Likhitta Dugar (TN) bt Pankhuri Malhotra (Raj) 9-3, 9-1, 9-0. Girls U-13: Anaka Alankamony (TN) bt Sachika Balwani (Mah) 9-4, 9-4, 9-3; Saumya Karki (Mah) bt Aparajitha Balamurukan (TN) 3-9, 9-7, 9-6, 9-3. Girls U-15: Harita Om Prakash (TN) bt Ankita Sharma (Mah) 9-6, 9-1, 9-3; Dheeya Somaya (MP) bt Rinky Soni (Mah) 9-5, 9-0, 9-0. Girls U-17: Surbhi Misra (Raj) bt Sruti Ashok (TN) 9-0, 9-7, 9-2; Shivangi Paranjpe (Mah) bt Swati Muchhal (MP) 9-3, 9-0, 9-5. Girls U-19: Dipika Pallikal (TN) bt Vidushyi Sahni (Del) 9-1, 9-0, 9-0; V. Anwesha Reddy (TN) bt Shweta Singh (Mah) 9-2, 9-1, 9-1.

TODAY IN SPORT

CHESS: All India Fide-rated meet at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra: Round IX from 9.30 am Round X from 2.30 pm.

FOOTBALL: CFL Premier Division: East Bengal vs George Telegraph at Barasat Stadium from 2.45 pm.

TENNIS: Merchants’ Cup — Day I action at South Club.