Varma on course
Hyderabad: Unseeded Sourabh Varma showed signs of his earlier form while brushing aside eighth seed Siddharth Pratap Singh 21-12, 21-9 to enter the men singles semifinal of the Yonex Sunrise All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament here on Friday.
Results: All Q/F: Men singles: Sourabh Varma bt Siddharth Pratap Singh (8 CG) 21-12,21-9; Lakshya Sen (UTR) bt Gurusaidutt RMV (PET) 21-9,21-16; Siril Varma ASS (TS) bt Alap Mishra (MP) 21-18,21-11; Rahul Yadav C (13 TS) bt Nikhilshyam Sriram (KTK) 22-20,21-15;
Women singles: Gayatri Gopichand Pullela (TS) bt Saili Rane (RLY) 23-21,21-9; Sai Uttejitha Rao Ch (3 AP) bt Aashi Rawat (DLI) 21-12,21-11; Aakarshi Kashyap (6 CG) bt Shriyanshi Pardeshi (4 MP) 21-17, 18-21,21-12; Ashmita Chaliha bt Shikha Gautam (KTK) 21-17,21-16.