In other Stage 1 matches, Delhi accounted for Maharashtra B, Punjab and Goa in a four-team Group G to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals at the Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium.
Placed in the top-half, Maharashtra and Delhi could well run into in the semifinals.
There could be another interesting match-up in offing in Stage 2 when Tamil Nadu women, in the bottom half of the draw, take on Andhra Pradesh in the last 16-stage.
The teams that qualified for the pre-quarters also include Railways, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, hosts Chattisgarh and Chandigarh.
The Results (League):
Women: Group A: Maharashtra A bt Rajasthan 3-0, Maharashtra A bt Andhra 3-0, Andhra bt Rajasthan 3-0;
Group B: North Bengal bt Haryana 3-0, North Bengal bt Jharkhand 3-0, Haryana bt Jharkand 3-0;
Group C: PSPB bt Tripura 3-0, PSPB bt Himachal Pradesh 3-0, Himachal Pradesh bt Tripura 3-1;
Group D: West Bengal bt Mizoram 3-0, Chattisgarh bt Uttarakhand 3-1, West Bengal bt Uttarakhand 3-0, Chattisgarh bt Mizoram 3-0, West Bengal bt Chattisgarh 3-0, Uttarakhand bt Mizoram 3-0;
Group E: Tamil Nadu bt Manipur 3-0, Madhya Pradesh bt Manipur 3-1, Tamil Nadu bt Madhya Pradesh 3-0;
Group F: Gujarat bt Pondicherry 3-0, Chandigarh bt Pondicherry 3-1, Gujarat bt Chandigarh 3-0;
Group G: Maharashtra B bt Goa 3-0, Delhi bt Punjab 3-0, Maharashtra B bt Punjab 3-0, Delhi bt Goa 3-0, Delhi bt Maharashtra B 3-0, Punjab bt Goa 3-2;
Group H: RSPB bt Bihar 3-0, Assam bt Meghalaya 3-0, RSPB bt Meghalaya 3-0, Assam bt Bihar 3-0, RSPB bt Assam 3-0, Bihar bt Meghalaya 3-1.
