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PANJIM: Arjun Fallary is poised for a triple crown while Yash Kunkalienker, Yasmin Sayed, Sushil Nayak and Rudra Dukle are vying for double crowns each, at the 12th Manohar Dhond Memorial Major Ranking Badminton Tournament, organised in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa, at Indoor stadium, Campal.
Arjun almost made it into his fourth final, but lost the U-19 boys singles narrowly to second seeded Yash Kunkalienker in a close hard fought match.
In the other U-19 boys semi-finals, top seed Aashrun Gautam was in control as he breezed past Parth Kantak with comfortable ease.
In U-19 girls singles final, Yasmin will face the stiff challenge of top seed Anjana Kumari.
The U-17 boys singles will be a tough contest between Shushil Nayak and Arjun Fallary who have won one title a piece in this category this season while Aahana Nayak will play her maiden final in the U-17 girls section where she will be up against top seeded Yasmin Sayed.
