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Thomas, Joy in men’s final

KOCHI: Former State champion, Ernakulam’s Thomas Kurien will meet district-mate Joy T. Antony in the men’s final of the 38th Seshasayee all-Kerala badminton tournament on Sunday evening.

In the semifinals today, the top-seeded Thomas defeated Alwin Francis while the fourth-seeded Joy upset second seed Sanave Thomas.

The women’s final will be a clash between Kozhikode’s Aparna Balan and Thrissur’s Nima Lakshmi.

The results (semifinals):

Men’s singles: Thomas Kurien (Ekm) bt Alwin Francis (Ekm) 21-8, 21-8; Joy T. Antony (Ekm) bt Sanave Thomas (Ekm) 21-18, 21-5. Doubles: Rupesh Kumar-Sanave Thomas (Ekm) bt Joy Antony-George Thomas (Ekm) 21-8, 21-12; Thomas Kurien-V. Diju (Ekm) bt Jaison Xavier-Markose Bristow (Ekm) 21-13, 21-13.

Women’s singles: Aparna Balan (Kzd) bt Megha Merin Ninan (Tsr) 21-6, 21-16; Nima Lakshmi (Tsr) bt Arathi Sara Sunil (RSC) 21-13, 21-17. Doubles: Aparna Balan-M. Sruthi (Koz) bt Arathi Sara Sunil-Anjali (RSC) 21-7, 21-5; Merit George-Miral George (Tsr) bt P.S. Linimol (Udyl)-Megha Merin (Tsr) 21-16, 21-14. – Principal Correspondent

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