State teams in natl Sepaktakraw final

IMPHAL, November 24: Both men’s and women’s state teams have booked their places in the respective finals of the team events of the ongoing 23rd Senior National Men’s and Women’s Sepaktakraw Championship at Hyderabad.

In their semi-final match, the state men’s team defeated Delhi by 2-0 regu (15-12, 15-11), (15-5, 15-5).

Manipur will meet SSB in the final.

In a women’s semi-final, the state team defeated Orissa by 2-0 regu (15-3, 15-11), (15-5, 15-1).

The state team will meet neighbor Nagaland in the final.

Meanwhile, league play-offs of regu event of both men’s and women’s commenced from today.

In the first match of the league play-off, Manipur defeated Assam by 2-0 sets (15-7, 15-6); the state team later defeated Jharkhand by 2-0 (15-3, 15-6).

In the women league, the state team defeated Maharashtra by 2-0 (15-0, 15-5), and later defeated Karnataka by 2-0 (15-8, 15-3).