Top players Nicholas Ali, Jonathan Mangra and Avinash Odit are through to the men’s Open semi-finals of the National Sports Commission, Mashramani badminton tournament which commenced Thursday at the National Gymnasium.
In the quarter-finals, Ali defeated Marlon Chung: 21-14, 21-6; Mangra defeated Gokarn Ramdhani 21-11, 21-7 and Odit defeated Javed Rahaman 26-24, 16-21, 21-19.
The fourth quarter-final match between Ronald Chang Yuen and Darrel Carpenay was scheduled to be contested yesterday.
In the ladies open round robin tournament top seed Priyanna Ramdhani and Greer Jackson each scored two wins.
Ramdhani defeated Ayanna Watson: 21-9, 21-11 and Emelia Ramdhani 21-12, 21-12; Greer Jackson defeated Pricilla Moore: 21-10, 21-8 and Emelia Ramdhani 21-11, 21-10 while Moore defeated Watson 21-15, 21-10.
