Young shuttler Ruthvika Shivani will take on P C Thulasi in the finals of the women's singles competition at the All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament here tomorrow.
In men's singles, Rahul Yadav and Shreyansh Jaiswal have set up a summit clash after dispatching their respective opponents in the semifinals today.
Fifth seed Shivani beat Arundhati Pantawane 21-11 21-19 in a 40-minute match, while Thulasi spanked eighth seed Sai Uttejitha Rao Ch 21-11 21-5 in another match.
In men's singles, 15th seed Rahul Yadav eked out a stunning 22-24 21-16 21-16 win over top seed Aditya Joshi in a match that lasted an hour and 25 minutes, while second seed Shreyansh beat 10th seed Pratul Joshi 21-14 21-8 in another match.
Top seeds in mixed doubles, Arun Vishnu and Aparna Balan saw off Shivam Sharma and Harika V 21-13 21-14, while second seeds Hemanagendra Babu T and Poorvisha S Ram defeated third seeds Rohan Kapoor and Meghana J 21-14 22-20. The two pairs will now face off for the title tomorrow.
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Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth failed to cross the first round hurdle in the men's singles event after being stunned by unseeded Korean shuttler Lee Dong Keun today.
Eight seeded Indian conceded one-game advantage to go down 21-13 12-21 19-21 to his Korean rival in a contest that lasted an hour and 15 minutes.
