Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Top Seeds Advance at Hyderabad State Carrom Tournament
A carrom tournament is taking place in Hyderabad.
It is a competition to select players for the state ranking.
Several highly ranked players moved forward on the second day.
Shaik Sameer won both games of his match without allowing his opponent to score.
Sasi Nadipati, S. Aditya and Aditya Saripalli also won their matches.
Other men’s singles players advanced with different scores.
In the women’s competition, Sujani Kumari and S. Manikyamba won quarterfinal matches.
Four more women moved forward from the pre-quarterfinal round.
Top seeds S. Aditya, Sasi Nadipati, Shaik Sameer and Aditya Saripalli advanced on the tournament’s second day.
Shaik Sameer defeated Soma Srikanth 25-0, 25-0 in the men’s singles second round.
Sasi Nadipati and S. Aditya also won their men’s singles matches by identical 25-0, 25-0 scores.
Aditya Saripalli beat Jashva Vishal 25-0, 25-0 in the men’s singles second round.
Sujani Kumari and S. Manikyamba won women’s singles quarterfinal matches, while four others advanced from the pre-quarterfinals.
- Who
- Top seeds including S. Aditya, Sasi Nadipati, Shaik Sameer and Aditya Saripalli, along with other men’s and women’s singles players.
- What
- Players advanced in the Senior State Ranking Carrom Selection Tournament.
- When
- The tournament’s second day; no calendar date is provided.
- Where
- Regional Carrom Coaching Centre at Lal Bahadur Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad.
- Why
- The event is being held as a state ranking and selection tournament.
- Event
- Senior State Ranking Carrom Selection Tournament
- Day covered
- Second day
- Venue
- Regional Carrom Coaching Centre, Lal Bahadur Indoor Stadium
- City
- Hyderabad
- Men’s highlight
- Shaik Sameer won 25-0, 25-0 against Soma Srikanth
- Women’s quarterfinal winners
- Sujani Kumari and S. Manikyamba
- Women’s pre-quarterfinal winners
- V. Aini Reddy, C. Sai Keerthana, Manisha and G. Archana