Day 1: State teams grab back-to-back wins at Sepaktakraw nationals
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 16 2022:
Both state men's and women's teams secured back-to-back wins on the opening day of the 32nd Senior National Sepaktakraw Championship 2022 which got underway at Kolkata, West Bengal on Sunday.
In the men's team event, Manipur made a resounding start to their campaign with a dominant 3-0 win over Uttar Pradesh.
The state squad captured the first set 21-12, 21-7 and then produced a 21-14, 21-8 performance in the Second set before they closed out the match with a 21-18, 21-18 in the third set.
The men's team then beat Andhra Pradesh by the same margin (3-0) in their second match by recording a result of 21-18, 21-18 (1st set), 19-11, 21-14, 21-11 (2nd set) and 21-12, 21-7 (3rd set) .
The day's women's competition saw Manipur get the better of Haryana 3-0 in their first match and they continued their dominant run against Nagaland in their second match.
The state women produced 21-4, 21-13 (1st set), 21-5, 21-13 (2nd set) & 21-8, 21-2 (3rd set) result against Haryana, and 21-13, 21-12 (1st set), 21-11, 21-19 (2nd set) and 21-14, 21-10 (3rd set) win against Nagaland.