34th Senior National Sepaktakraw C'ship Women finish quad event runners up, men secure third place

    15-Jan-2025
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Jan 15 : Manipur Women finished quad event runners up as men ended third in the 34th Senior National Sepaktakraw Championship hosted by Telangana from January 10 to 14.
State women went down 7-15, 9-15 to the All India Police team in the final clash yesterday to seal the runners up title.
Earlier in the league stage, Manipur beat Kerala 15-8, 15-13 for the first win, Telangana 15-8, 15-10 for the second win and Uttar Pradesh 7-15, 17-14, 15-11 and qualified for the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinal, Manipur defeated Odisha 15-10, 15-12 and knocked out SSB 15-12, 17-15 in the semi-final to set up the final date with the All India Police team.
Meanwhile, Manipur men suffered a 13-15, 9-15 semi-final loss to the All India Police team to finish quad event third.
Earlier in the league round, Manipur thumped Uttarakhand 15-1, 15-9, beat Rajasthan 15-6, 15-3 in the second match, beat Telangana 15-3, 15-9 for the third straight win, beat West Bengal 15-9, 15-10 for the fourth win, beat Uttar Pradesh 15-13, 15-5 for the fifth win and Bihar 15-3, 15-6 for 6th win on the trot and qualified for the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinal, Manipur beat Himachal Pradesh 15-4, 15-9 before going down to the All India Police team in the semi-final match.
Mention may be made that Manipur had won men's team event title, women's team event bronze, men's regu event bronze earlier.