State men's and women's teams reach at Sr National Sepaktakraw C'ship finals
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 30 2019:
Manipur men's and women's teams have sealed their places in team regu finals at the Senior National Sepaktakraw Championship for men and women which is being held at Ranchi, Jharkhand under the aegis of Sepaktakraw Federation of India.
Manipur men's and women's team which had a bright start to the tournament with overwhelming 3-0 wins against Assam hosts Jharkhand respectively kept their moment alive by winning today's league matches before beating their semi-final rivals.
State women's got the better of Odisha 21-7, 21-11; 21-12, 21-10; 21-14, 21-8 in a Group A league match to earn a place in the semi-finals.
In the semi-final against Nagaland, State women's team sealed the first regu 21-19, 21-10; second regu 21-13, 21-12 before completing the third regu 21-16, 21-16 and eventually booked the final berth.
Meanwhile, Manipur men's team who overcame host Jharkhand yesterday got the better of Assam and Tamil Nadu with 3-0 victories before prevailing 3-0 against Delhi in the semi-final.
Manipur started poorly in the first regu and went down 18-21, 8-21 to Delhi but recovered in the second regu by easing to 21-10, 21-11 finish and completed their comeback with a 21-13, 21-13 result to earn the final spot.