Sajan, Dipesh make it to second round
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE KATHMANDU: Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club duo of Sajan Krishna Tamrakar and Dipesh Dhami started the seventh Nationwide Krishna Mohan Memorial Open Badminton Championships with wins here today.
Sajan cruised past Dil Bahadur Dhami of Kanchanpur 21-9, 21-11, while Dipesh hammered Umesh KC of Baglung 21-12, 21-10 to make it to the second round. Likewise, Sahadev Khadka of Kailali defeated Santosh Khadka of Adarsha School 21-13, 21-17 and Pashupati Paneru of Kailali dispatched Yog Malla of Nawalparasi 21-5, 21-7.
Also, Bibek GC of Baglung overcame Madhav Prasad Tiwari of Sindhupalchowk 21-12, 21-14, Rajendra Khadka of Kathmandu rallied to beat Dutta Thapa 10-21, 21-17, 21-18, Suresh Shrestha of Chitwan sneaked past Deepak Ghimire of Jhapa 21-9, 19-21 22-20 and Bishnu Katuwal of Nepal Police Club (NPC) hammered Anand Gurung of Nawalparasi 21-15, 21-5 to advance into the second round.
Nepal champion Bikash Shrestha, Bibek Shrestha and Deepak Bohora of NPC, Ratna Jit Tamang, Irfan Ansari, Indra Mahata, Rajan Siwakoti and Bishal Pradhan of APF, Devendra Khadka and Pratik Shrestha of Sunsari, Shree Prasad Dhimal and Raju Maharjan of Kathmandu, Damodar Khadka of Tribhuvan Army Club, Basanta Bajracharya of Palpa, Sanjeev Khadka and Ram Singh Chaudhary of Kailali, Tulsi Mahara of Dang, Rahul Gupta of Banke, Surbir Sthapit of Nawalparasi and Raju BK of Jhapa earned walkover wins.
Meanwhile, Raju BK/Deepak Ghimire beat Bimal Shrestha/Ram Rai 21-17, 12-21, 21-19 in men’s doubles. Likewise, the pair of Rakesh Singh and Sudip Budhathoki beat Bhishan Shrestha/Bhimsen Shrestha 21-13, 21-5, Rajan Poudel/Binod Adhikari struggled to beat Bibek GC/Umesh KC 21-12, 17-21, 23-21, Ranjit Tamang/Indra Mahata overcame Narayan Shrestha/Keshav Bohora 21-11, 21-8, Aakash Chhantyal/Tek Sunuwar defeated Dhan Prasad Gurung/Jeevan Pun 21-13, 21-12 and Kanchan Thagunna and Sahadev Khadka saw off Bilal Barsi/ Shree Prasad Dhimal 21-15, 21-16.
Likewise, Mahesh Kumar Thapa Magar and Bhawani Angdambe saw off Karma Tamang/Dan Bahadur Tamang 21-10, 21-6 while Roshan Rai/Mukti Gurung recorded 21-15, 21-10 win over Mahendra Maharjan and Jeevan Prasad Thaiba. Other winners include Devendra Khadka/Pratik Shrestha, Deepak Bohora/Bishnu Katuwal, Deepak Bhandari/Mahesh Acharya. The pair of Badri Shrestha/Raj Kumar Shrestha, Birendra Singh Bista/Siddhhartha Sharma, Rajit Shrestha/Deepak Adhikari earned walkover wins.
Anup Thapa/Hari Prasad Shrestha overwhelmed Prem Air/Birendra Lal Shrestha 21-9, 21-9, while Ram Bahadur Chand/ Sunil Khetan beat Suman Shakya/Rawindra KC 21-13, 21-11 in men’s Above 45-year veterans doubles. Other winners include Basanta Nemban/Mani Kangdangwa, Pushpa Tamrakar/Suresh Chandra Shrestha, Shiva Rai/Mohan Rai, Hemanta Pal/Gyan Bikram Shah, Naresh Tamrakar/Bishu Lal Shrestha, Min KC/Ramesh Prasad Kharel, Iman Singh Gurung/Pushpa Shrestha, Man Bista/Keshar Jung Karki and Ram Bahadur Chand/Sunil Khetan. Chhabi Shahi/Saresh Bam, Govinda Shrestha/Pravin Shrestha, Dil Bahadur Pun/Ramesh Gurung, and Bhishma Kanta Aryal/Devendra Kumar Subba earned walkover wins.
Sajan cruised past Dil Bahadur Dhami of Kanchanpur 21-9, 21-11, while Dipesh hammered Umesh KC of Baglung 21-12, 21-10 to make it to the second round. Likewise, Sahadev Khadka of Kailali defeated Santosh Khadka of Adarsha School 21-13, 21-17 and Pashupati Paneru of Kailali dispatched Yog Malla of Nawalparasi 21-5, 21-7.
Also, Bibek GC of Baglung overcame Madhav Prasad Tiwari of Sindhupalchowk 21-12, 21-14, Rajendra Khadka of Kathmandu rallied to beat Dutta Thapa 10-21, 21-17, 21-18, Suresh Shrestha of Chitwan sneaked past Deepak Ghimire of Jhapa 21-9, 19-21 22-20 and Bishnu Katuwal of Nepal Police Club (NPC) hammered Anand Gurung of Nawalparasi 21-15, 21-5 to advance into the second round.
Nepal champion Bikash Shrestha, Bibek Shrestha and Deepak Bohora of NPC, Ratna Jit Tamang, Irfan Ansari, Indra Mahata, Rajan Siwakoti and Bishal Pradhan of APF, Devendra Khadka and Pratik Shrestha of Sunsari, Shree Prasad Dhimal and Raju Maharjan of Kathmandu, Damodar Khadka of Tribhuvan Army Club, Basanta Bajracharya of Palpa, Sanjeev Khadka and Ram Singh Chaudhary of Kailali, Tulsi Mahara of Dang, Rahul Gupta of Banke, Surbir Sthapit of Nawalparasi and Raju BK of Jhapa earned walkover wins.
Meanwhile, Raju BK/Deepak Ghimire beat Bimal Shrestha/Ram Rai 21-17, 12-21, 21-19 in men’s doubles. Likewise, the pair of Rakesh Singh and Sudip Budhathoki beat Bhishan Shrestha/Bhimsen Shrestha 21-13, 21-5, Rajan Poudel/Binod Adhikari struggled to beat Bibek GC/Umesh KC 21-12, 17-21, 23-21, Ranjit Tamang/Indra Mahata overcame Narayan Shrestha/Keshav Bohora 21-11, 21-8, Aakash Chhantyal/Tek Sunuwar defeated Dhan Prasad Gurung/Jeevan Pun 21-13, 21-12 and Kanchan Thagunna and Sahadev Khadka saw off Bilal Barsi/ Shree Prasad Dhimal 21-15, 21-16.
Likewise, Mahesh Kumar Thapa Magar and Bhawani Angdambe saw off Karma Tamang/Dan Bahadur Tamang 21-10, 21-6 while Roshan Rai/Mukti Gurung recorded 21-15, 21-10 win over Mahendra Maharjan and Jeevan Prasad Thaiba. Other winners include Devendra Khadka/Pratik Shrestha, Deepak Bohora/Bishnu Katuwal, Deepak Bhandari/Mahesh Acharya. The pair of Badri Shrestha/Raj Kumar Shrestha, Birendra Singh Bista/Siddhhartha Sharma, Rajit Shrestha/Deepak Adhikari earned walkover wins.
Anup Thapa/Hari Prasad Shrestha overwhelmed Prem Air/Birendra Lal Shrestha 21-9, 21-9, while Ram Bahadur Chand/ Sunil Khetan beat Suman Shakya/Rawindra KC 21-13, 21-11 in men’s Above 45-year veterans doubles. Other winners include Basanta Nemban/Mani Kangdangwa, Pushpa Tamrakar/Suresh Chandra Shrestha, Shiva Rai/Mohan Rai, Hemanta Pal/Gyan Bikram Shah, Naresh Tamrakar/Bishu Lal Shrestha, Min KC/Ramesh Prasad Kharel, Iman Singh Gurung/Pushpa Shrestha, Man Bista/Keshar Jung Karki and Ram Bahadur Chand/Sunil Khetan. Chhabi Shahi/Saresh Bam, Govinda Shrestha/Pravin Shrestha, Dil Bahadur Pun/Ramesh Gurung, and Bhishma Kanta Aryal/Devendra Kumar Subba earned walkover wins.
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