Maharashtra State Open: Top Seed Tanay In Semis; Upsets Galore In Women's Section

Top seed Tanay Mehendale fought back gallantly to beat Mishil Shah to enter men’s semifinals of Maharashtra State Open bminton tournament 2024 here on Saturday.

Mehendale won 17-15, 15-11. second seed Shvetank Karnik prevailed over Piyush Kamble 15-11, 15-10 to enter last eight.

But in women’s section, top four seeds failed to vance to next round.

number one seed Shivani Herlekar went down fighting to unseeded Anushka Bhise 29-30 in 17 minutes in pre-quarterfinals.

Later, in quarterfinals, Shravni Patil defeated second seed Shrdha Hakke 15-9, 15-8, while third seed Manasvi Vaidya suffered a 13-15, 2-15 defeat at hands of unseeded Devanshi Shinde.

Prisha Shah produced a strong performance as she rallied from losing first game against fourth seed Netra Jhalani to win 8-15, 15-7, 15-2 and seal a semi-final spot.

Results: Women's Singles (Quarterfinals): Prisha Shah beat 4-Netra Jhalani 8-15, 15-7, 15-2; Anushka Bhise beat Arya Phalane 15-13, 15-4; Shravni Patil beat 2-Shrdha Hakke 15-9, 15-8; Devanshi Shinde beat 3-Manasvi Vaidya 15-13, 15-2.

Men's singles (Quarterfinals): 2-Shvetank Karnik beat Piyush Kamble 15-11, 15-10; 4-Soham Phatak beat Tanay Joshi 15-11, 15-8; Harshit Mahimkar beat 3-Yash Tiwari 15-7, 15-5; 1-Tanay Mehendale beat Mishil Shah 17-15, 15-11.