MU men's regu team finish runners up at All India Inter University Sepak Takraw
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 21 2020:
Manipur University (MU) men's regu team had to contend with a silver medal as they finished runners up at the All India Inter University (Men and Women) Sepak Takraw tournament hosted by MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly since February 19 .
MU started the tournament (knock out round) with a 21-8, 21-9 thrashing of Krishna University, Machilipatnam and went on to overwhelm AN University, Andhra Pradesh 21-9, 21-9 to make it to the quarter finals.
In the quarter final clash, MU team earned a 22-20, 21-14 win against Punjabi University, Patiala to qualify for the super 4 league round where in the team managed two wins to finish second.
MU lost the first match of the super league to Panjab University, Chandigarh 21-19,18-21, 18-21 but bounced back with a 21-15, 20-22, 21-13 win against MJP, Rohilkhand University to keep their medal hunt alive.
MU then managed a 21-16, 21-18 against Anna University to settle for the silver medal.