Mutatkar reaches semis of Maharashtra badminton

Mumbai - India No.2 Aditi Mutatkar outplayed Mumbai Suburban’s Ridhi Panjwani 21-12, 21-14 to enter the women’s single semifinal in the second Maharashtra Senior State Selection Badminton Tournament here Saturday.

In another quarterfinal match, second seed Pune’s Anuradha Shrikhande overcame Shruti Mundada 17-21, 21-18, 21-9.

In the men’s singles quarterfinals, top seed Sagar Chopda scored an easy 21-5, 21-11 win over Mumbai’s Arijeet Bose to set up a last four clash with the third seed from Pune, Mayank Gole, who beat Nagpur’s player Sarang Lakhanee 21-12, 21-12.

Quarterfinal results:

Men’s: 1-Sagar Chopda (Mumbai) bt Arijeet Bose (Mumbai) 21-5, 21-11; 3-Mayank Gole (Pune) bt Sarang Lakhanee (Nagpur) 21-12, 21-12; Akshat Patil (Mumbai) bt Rohit More (Mumbai) 21-15, 13-21, 21-14; 2-Subhankar Dey (Thane) bt Amit Kshatriya (Mumbai) 21-17, 21-12.

Women’s: 1-Aditi Mutatkar (Pune) bt Ridhi Pajwani (Mumbai) 21-12, 21-14; 3-Sonal More (Mumbai) bt Varada Dixit (Nagpur) 30-28, 21-11; 4-Riya Pillai (Mumbai) bt Sampada Sahasrabudhe (Pune) 21-9, 24-22; 2-Anuradha Shrikhande (Pune) bt Shruti Mundada (Pune) 17-21, 21-18, 21-9.