PANAJI
Bambino Dias will face Sachin Chatte in the men's singles finals of the inter-media badminton tournament organised by the Sports Journalists Association of Goa, in collaboration with the Sports Authority of Goa, Goa Badminton Association, and the Panjim Table Tennis Club at Indoor Stadium, Campal.
The tournament saw the participation of media personnel from different media houses across Goa. The opening day of the tournament witnessed some exciting matches in men's singles, women's singles, and men's doubles categories on Friday.
In the men's singles quarterfinals, Bambino Dias defeated Hemant Parab while Akhil Sawant won against Shirish Kunkalkar. Amresh Parab defeated Niraj Prabhu, and Sachin Chatte emerged victorious against Vijay Kamble. In the semifinals, Bambino defeated Akhil and Sachin won against Amresh. Bambino will now face Sachin in the men's singles finals.
In the women's singles semifinals, Prachi Gaonkar defeated Shrishti Athanikar and Trisha Naik won against Manisha Jadhav. The two finalists, Prachi and Trisha, will face each other for the title.
In the men's doubles semifinals, Bambino and Sachin won against Akhil and Vijay, while Amresh and Hemant defeated Subhashish Govekar and Vincent Rosario. Bambino and Sachin will face Amresh Parab and Hemant Parab in the finals.
The tournament will continue on April 15 which will also feature events in table tennis. Earlier, an inaugural function was held where GBA secretary Sandeep Heble, SJAG president Mahesh Gaonkar, SJAG secretary Dhiraj Mahambre and senior journalist Niraj Prabhu graced the occasion among others.
