Jain continues his winning run

Soni-Limbachia enter semis
THE Hitavada’s pair of Anupam Soni and Hitesh Limbachia entered the men’s doubles semi-finals of the 5th Badminton Tournament for Mediapersons in progress at the Subhedar Hall.
Soni-Limbachia got the better of Lokmat duo of Pawan Dande and Anand Junankar 21-13, 21-13 in straight games.
They will take top seeds Ashish Jain-Manish Charpe, another Lokmat combination in the semis.
In the other semi-final, Times of India pair of Suhas Nayse and Sarabjit Ahluwalia will play Loksatta’s Vivek Puradbhat-Vijay Sant.
Jain defeated Limbachia in the men’s singles quarter-finals 21-9, 21-7; Sant had the better of Jaideep Hardikar 21-7, 21-6; Tijare edged past Manish Sakharwade 22-20, 21-5 while Suhas Nayse beat Naresh Shelke 21-7, 21-8 to book semi-final berths.
The Hitavada’s Tanveer Shaikh went down fighting to Meenakshi Menon in the women’s singles semi-final while colleague Manjusha Ladke plays Rakhi Chavan in the other semis on Sunday.
The three-day meet ends of Sunday and will be followed by prize distribution. Pro-Vice-Chancellor Dr Gaurishankar Parashar will be the chief guest while Krishnarao Pandav, President, Sanmarg Shikshan Sanstha will preside over. Director, Gurunanak College of Engineering, Dahegaon will be the guest of honour.
The tournament, organised by Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur in co-operation with the Post Graduate Teaching Department of Physical Education, RTM Nagpur University, is being sponsored by Sanmarg Shikshan Sanstha which runs Smt Radhikatai Pandav College of Engineering.

Badminton meet gets under way

Girish Pandav (L), treasurer, Sanmarg Shikshan Sanstha plays
a shot to inaugurate the badminton meet. SJAN president
Dr Ram Thakur looks on. (Pic The Hitavada)


The 5th annual badminton tournament for media employees of the city which got under way at the Nagpur University’s Subhedar Hall, off Amravati Road on Friday.
The tournament is being organised by Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) in association with the Post Graduate Teaching Department of Physical Education (PGTDPE), Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University.
In the early encounters all the seeded players moved up without any tough fight.

Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated at the hands of Girish Pandav, treasurer, Sanmarg Shikshan Sanstha. Co-ordinator of Post Graduate Teaching Department for Physical Education, Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University Dr Yeshwant Patil was also present on the dais.
SJAN treasurer Anupam conducted the proceedings. President Dr Ram Thakur made the introductory remarks while member Aditi Deodhar proposed a vote of thanks.
Results: Men’s singles (2nd round): Vilas Tijare (Lokmat) bt Vivek Puradbhat (Loksatta) 21-8, Ranjeet Deshmukh (ToI) bt Manoj Joshi 21-9, Vijay Sant (Loksatta) bt Amit Sampat (ToI) 21-12, Harshad Pandharipande (ToI) bt Madhav Soman (ToI) 21-13, Suhas Nayse (ToI) bt Vikram Harkare (Loksatta) 21-1, Piyush Patil (Loksatta) bt Bagish Jha (Lokmat Times) 21-4, Manish Sakharwade (ToI) bt Manoj Mule (Sakal) 21-11, Balaji Ayyar bt Charudutta Kahu (Loksatta) 21-11, Hitesh Limbachia (The Hitavada) bt Daniel Warrior (Saam TV) 21-7, Ashish Jain (Lokmat) bt Nilanjan Bhowmik (ToI) 21-8, Fakruddin (ToI) bt Nitin Totewar (Loksatta) 21-7, Anupam Soni (The Hitavada) bt Devendra Sadavarti (Loksatta) 21-14, Nikhil Dixit (The Hitavada) bt Uday Dindolkar (Loksatta) 21-13.
Men’s doubles (1st round): Naresh Shelke-Manoj Mule (Sakal) bt Amol Deokar-Ankit Ghutke (The Hitavada) 21-9, Nikhil Gotmare-Rajesh Vyavhare (Sakal) bt Rajesh Patil- Ram Bhakre (Loksatta) 21-10, Amit Khodke-Vilas Tijare (Lokmat) bt Samaresh Acharya-Rakesh Roshan (ToI) 21-16, Charudutta Kahu-Vikram Harkare (Loksatta) bt Pankaj Ganorkar-Pawan (Tarun Bharat) 21-18, Ravikant Sane-Manoj Joshi (Loksatta) bt Vikas Barokar-Raj Sharma (Tarun Bharat) 21-5.
Women’s singles (1st round): Rakhi Chavan (Loksatta) bt Farina Salim 21-13, Tanvir Sheikh (The Hitavada) bt Ananya Roy (Lokmat Times) 21-10, Nisha Kar (Lokmat Times) bt Aditi Deodhar (The Hitavada) 21-16.

THE DRAW

Jain gets top billing

Badminton meet for mediapersons from Feb 27

Defending champion Ashish Jain of Lokmat has been seeded top in men’s category in the 6th annual badminton tournament for media employees of the city which will be held from February 27 to March 1. Last year’s runner-up Times of India’s Suhas Nayse has been seeded second in the single’s category.
The tournament will be held at Subhedar Hall, off Amravati road. The annual tournament is being jointly organised by Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) and Post Graduate Teaching Department for Physical Education, Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University. Radhikatai Pandav College of Engineering, Umrer road, run by Sanmarg Shikshan Sanstha, has sponsored the event.
Gurunanak College of Engineering, Dahegaon has also joined hands with SJAN in conducting the event.
The categories include men’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s singles and veterans’ (45-plus) singles.
Defending champions Ashish Jain and Manish Charpe of Lokmat are seeded top in the doubles category while the pair of Nayse and Sarabjit Aluwalia (Times of India) has been seeded second.In singles, 60 participants have confirmed their participation. Around 16 women employees from different media (print and electronic) too confirmed their participation. Winners and runners-up in all categories will be awarded attractive prizes.
All the participants are requested to report at the venue at 8 am sharp.
SEEDINGS: (Men’s Singles): 1. Ashish Jain (Lokmat), 2. Suhas Nayse (ToI), 3. Harshad Pandharipande (ToI), 4. Manoj Mule (Sakaal), 5. Vivek Puradbhat (Loksatta), 6. Piyush Patil (Loksatta), 7. Ranjit Deshmukh (ToI), 8. Nikhil Dixit (The Hitavada).
Men's Doubles: 1. Ashish Jain-Manish Charpe (Lokmat), 2. Suhas Nayse-Sarabjit Aluwalia (ToI), 3. Anupam Soni-Hitesh Limbachia (The Hitavada), 4. Harshad Pandharipande-Madhav Soman (ToI).

Badminton tournament for media employees from 27th

The Hitavada, Feb 7
The annual badminton tournament for media employees of the city will be held from February 27 to March 1, 2009, at Subhedar Hall, off Amravati road. Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) in association with Post Graduate Teaching Department for Physical Education, Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, are organising the event. Radhikatai Pandav College of Engineering, Umrer road, run by Sanmarg Shikshan Sanstha, has sponsored the event.The categories include men’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s singles and veterans’ (45-plus) singles.Winners and runners-up in all categories will be awarded attractive prizes, stated a press release issued by Rahul Dixit, Secretary, SJAN.Last date for entries is February 23, 2009. Entries should be confirmed with sports desks of respective newspapers or Anupam Soni, convenor (9822714965). Entry fee is Rs 20 for singles, Rs 30 for doubles.