Kukris will clash with Musketeers in the finals of the PYC Rebound Sports 309 Racquet League, organised by PYC Hindu Gymkhana. In the semifinals, Musketeers ousted Excaliburs 271-259, while Kukris edged out Sabers narrowly 257-254 to make it to the final.
In the first semifinal, Musketeers took a 102-73 lead in tennis, but lost 71-99 in table tennis. However, in the decisive badminton leg, Musketeers won 98-87 to eliminate their opponents.
In the second semifinal, Kukris drew with Sabers 85-85 in tennis. Sabers gained advantage with a narrow 4-point win in table tennis winning 91-87. However, in badminton, Kukris clawed their way back, smashing out Sabers 85-78.
Results:
Musketeers bt Excaliburs 271-259
Tennis: Musketeers bt Excaliburs 102-73 (Open Doubles: Aditya Deshpande/Riya Joshi bt Madhur Ingahalikar/Abhishek Tamhane 31-21; Jumble Doubles: Sachin Abhyankar / Ishan Talwalkar lost to Neha Tamhane/Ankush Jadhav 14-15; Kids Doubles: Aditya Abhyankar/Aarin Mali bt Advik Natekar/Tanish Belgalkar 11-4; Jumble Doubles: Tushar Nagarkar/Amit Mahajani bt Arya Devdhar/Shiv Javdekar 15-14; Open Doubles: Suchita Joshi / Ranjit Pande bt Sarang Pabalkar / Miheer Kelkar 31-19)
Table Tennis: Musketeers lost to Excaliburs 71-99 (Open Doubles: Tushar Nagarkar/Tejas Kinjwadekar lost to Sumedh Shah/Ranjit Pande 12-31; Jumble Doubles: Prashant Vaidya/Makrand Chitale lost to Ankush Jadhav/Ashwin Shah 10-15; Kids Doubles: Aditya Abhyankar/Aarin Mali bt Aarushi Pande/Tanish Belgalkar 11-6; Jumble Doubles: Kedar Talwalkar/Radhika Ingahalikar lost to Advait Joshi/Arya Devdhar 14-15; Open Doubles: Pranav Marathe/Miheer Kulkarni lost to Madhur Ingahalikar/Abhishek Tamhane 24-31)
{{/usCountry}}Table Tennis: Musketeers lost to Excaliburs 71-99 (Open Doubles: Tushar Nagarkar/Tejas Kinjwadekar lost to Sumedh Shah/Ranjit Pande 12-31; Jumble Doubles: Prashant Vaidya/Makrand Chitale lost to Ankush Jadhav/Ashwin Shah 10-15; Kids Doubles: Aditya Abhyankar/Aarin Mali bt Aarushi Pande/Tanish Belgalkar 11-6; Jumble Doubles: Kedar Talwalkar/Radhika Ingahalikar lost to Advait Joshi/Arya Devdhar 14-15; Open Doubles: Pranav Marathe/Miheer Kulkarni lost to Madhur Ingahalikar/Abhishek Tamhane 24-31)
{{/usCountry}}Badminton: Musketeers bt Excaliburs 98-87 (Open Doubles: Ishan Talwalkar/Tejas Kinjwadekar bt Arya Devdhar/Ankush Jadhav 31-29; Jumble Doubles: Tushar Nagarkar/Rajsekhar K. bt Deepa Khare/Rutvik Gadgil 15-11; Kids Doubles: Ishan Lagu/Aditya Abhyankar bt Aarushi Pande/Advik Natekar 11-4; Jumble Doubles: Tanmay Agashe/Radhika Ingahalikar bt Adwait Joshi/Ashwin Shah 15-12; Open Doubles: Makrand Chitale/Miheer Kelkar lost to Sumedh Shah/Ranjit Pande 26-31)
Kukris bt Sabers 257-254
Tennis: Kukris drew with Sabers 85-85 (Open Doubles: Amogh Behere/Abhijit Ganu lost to Gaurav Bhagat/Aditya Bhave 21-31; Jumble Doubles: Sangram Patil/Ankit Damle lost to Satish Bhagat/Abhijeet Kelkar 11-15; Kids Doubles: Varun Khare/Ruchita Jana bt Aditya Vardhan/Saaniya 11-3; Jumble Doubles: Amogh Bhere/ Bhagyashree Deshpande bt Ravi Raval/Jay Pande 15-5; Open Doubles: Parag Chopda/Shailesh Limaye lost to Sarang Devi/Kedar Deshpande 27-31)
Table Tennis: Kukris lost to Sabers 87-91(Open Doubles: Ashish Bodas/Shridutta Shanbag lost to Kedar Deshpande/Abhijt Kelkar 21-31; Jumble Doubles: Sandeep Sathe/Sangram Patil bt Vikrant Patil/Isha Pathak 15-9; Kids Doubles: Varun Khare/Vedant Chopada lost to Aditya /Saloni Tapaswi 6-11; Jumble Doubles: Shailesh Limaye/Jayant Mahabale bt Aditya Bhave/Sarang Devi 15-9; Open Doubles: Parag Chopada/Shilpa Shinde lost to Ishan / Gaurav Bhagat 30-31)
Badminton: Kukris bt Sabers 85-78(Open Doubles: Kedar Nadgonde/Ankit Damle lost to Sudhanshu M. /Rajshree Bhave 16-31; Jumble Doubles: Aakash Suryavanshi/Param Joshi bt Bal Kulkarni/Isha Pathak 15-4; Kids Doubles: Pratham Wani/Varun Khare bt Saloni Tapaswi/Saamya 11-2; Jumble Doubles: Kedar Nadgonde/Parag Chopada bt Medha M./Aniket S. 15-10; Open Doubles: Sangram Patil/Aditi Rode lost to Vikrant P. /Ishan K. 28-31)