T Subba Rao defeated D. Upender 25-17, 25-9 in the men’s singles first round of the Telangana State Senior and Junior Open Ranking Carrom Tournament at Anand Nagar Welfare Association Sports Academy Auditorium, Khairatabad. Other first round winners included Zaheer Ahmed and N. Sai Santosh.

Hyderabad: T Subba Rao scored a 25-17, 25-9 win against D. Upender in the men’s singles first round of the Telangana State Senior and Junior Open Ranking Carrom Tournament at the Anand Nagar Welfare Association Sports Academy Auditorium (Khairatabad) here on Friday.

The results:

Men’s singles, 1st round:

T Subba Rao bt D Upender 25-17, 25-9

Zaheer Ahmed bt N. Venkat Rao 0-25, 14-13, 25-0

N Sai Santosh bt Praveen Kosanam 10-25, 15-12, 18-16

Mohd Rafeeq bt Ch Sai Charan 25-15, 25-13

Rajendra Pras

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