TN teams win in national carrom championship

Tamil Nadu claimed a double, winning the men's and women's team titles in the 46th Senior National & Inter-State Carrom Championship here today.

In the men's team final, Tamil Nadu beat Maharashtra 3-0 while the women claimed the title with an easy win over Bihar.

In the inter-institutional event, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board won a double, taking the men's and women's team titles.

Results (finals): Inter-State: Men: Tamil Nadu beat Maharastra 3-0 (S Sagayabharathi bt Vikas B 25-17, 24-16; R Dharanikumar bt Abhishek Chavan 13-16, 25-7, 25-1; E Magimai Raj & Sebastian bt A Pankar & Sandeep D 19-16, 25-13).
 

Women: Tamil Nadu beat Bihar 3-0 (G Jothi Pravalika bt M Kumari 25-11, 25-22; R Vinitha bt Khushboo 25-8, 0-25, 22-21; R Gayathri & R Divyapriya bt Sandhya Sinha & Goriyarani Singh 19-12, 16-21, 14-13.

Inter-institution: Men: PSPB beat JISL 2-1 (Sandeep Deoruthkar bt Yogesh Dhangale 16-13, 16-10; Srinivas bt Pankaj Pawar 25-12, 24-7; Md Saijial & Rahimkhan bt Ramesh Babhu & Yogesh Pardeshi 15-12, 11-25).

Women: PSPB beat LIC 2-1 (Rashmikumari bt Appoorva 17-21, 25-5, 22-17; Deepika Sinha bt Kajal Kumari 25-10, 25-5; Parimala & I Ilavazhagi bt Netra Chunekar & Meda Matkari 18-9, 25-4).