Goregaon’s Abhinav Krida Mandal put out Shree Siddhi vie tie-breaker 5-0 in the day’s most absorbing tie to storm into the semifinals of the Poinsur Gymkhana’s 7th Open Kabaddi tournament, held at Country Parle Garden, Opposite Tata Steel (Borivali East) last night. But there were no hiccups for Om Sai, who steamrolled past Sangarsha (Goregaon) 21-13 to join Abhinav in the last join four. Other teams to qualify were Santacruz’s Sagar Krida Mandal and Swami Samarth.
In the junior boys section, Kumbhseva frm Goregaon scored over fancied Sahyadri by 21 points margin. (33-12), while Sphurti routed Chetna (Jogeshwari) 37-18.
Results: Men “A”: (Quarterfinals): Abhinav (Goregaon) bt Shree Siddhi (Dahisar) via tie-breaker (5-0). Om Sai (Borivali) bt Sangarsha (Goregaon) 21-13. (Pre-quarterfinals): Abhinav (Goregaon) bt Jolly (Jogeshwari) 13-7; Shree Siddhi (Dahisar) bt Yuva (Kandivali) 10-7; Om Sai (Borivali) bt Prashant (Borivali) 31-5; Sangarsha (Goregaon) bt Parle Sports via tie-breaker 5-0.
Junior Boys: (Quarterfinals): Kumbhsena bt Sahyadri (Jogeshwari) 33-12; Sphurti bt Chetna (Jogeshwari) 37-18. (Pre-quarterfinals): Sahyadri (Jogeshwari) bt Shree Swambhu (Malad) 17-9; Kumbhsena bt Navmaharashtra Sangh 29-13; Sphurti bt Jolly (Jogeshwari) 16-6; Chetna (Jogeshwari) w/o Mahatma (Ghatkopar).
CLOCK FOR SATURDAY
KABADDI- 6.30 P.M. ONWARDS – Poinsur Gym- 7th Open tournament, Country Parle Gardens, Borivali (East).