44th State Open Cash Prize Tennis Championships : Bushan vs Bhicky in men's singles final
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 19 2026: Bushan will lock horns with Bhicky in the men's open singles title clash of the 44th State Open Cash Prize Tennis Championships organised by Manipur Tennis Association in partnership with THAU, SEYO, CYLC and IDTA .

Bushan made it to the final with an easy 6-2, 6-1 win over Padameshwar today in a semi-final clash at THAU sports complex before Bhicky got the better of Ribhaskar 6-4, 6-4 in another semi-final clash.

The men's open doubles final will see Indrakumar and Premjit play Ribhaskar and Akendrajit.

Indrakumar and Premjit combined well to beat Atap and Padameshwar 6-7, 7-5, 12-10 in a semi-final clash while Ribhaskar and Akendrajit got the better of Dingku and Kumarjit 6-1, 3-6, 10-6 .

Premjit and Indrakumar meanwhile fight it out for the 35+ men's singles title as they registered semi-final victories at SEYO tennis complex today.

Premjit eased to the final with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Dolhanjit while Indrakumar won 7-5, 7-5 against Suraj in the other semi-final match.

In the 35+ doubles competition, Suraj and Balkrishna entered the final with a 6-2, 6-3 win over RK Pritam and Sanayaima as Lanjoy and Dolhanjit beat Yuridas and Manikanta 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 in the other semi-final encounter.

Elsewhere at the IDTA complex in Lamphel, Korounganba set up the 45+ men's singles title clash with Tuleshwor.

Korounganba secured a 6-3, 6-4 win over Jeeten in a semi-final match to book his final ticket while Tuleshwor won 6-2, 6-2 against Shantikumar to complete the final line up.

Korounganba also reached the 45+ doubles final with Akendrajit by defeating Tuleshwor and Jayenta 6-4, 6-3 .

Meanwhile, NK Meitei and Prakash will square off against Dilip and Leisemsana for the 55+ doubles title.

NK Meitei and Prakash scored an easy 6-2, 6-3 win over Khogen and Pratap in a semi-final clash as Dilip and Leishemsana eased past N Ranjit and N Tomba 6-1, 6-3 .

The championship was earlier scheduled to close on October 20 but it has been deferred due to the restive situation in the State.

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