The Indian challenge ended in the quarterfinals of the Asian Heyball Open in Shah Alam, Malaysia, on Saturday.
While Shivam Arora went down 2-7 to Mongolia’s Lagnaidorj Delgerdalai, Keerthana Pandian and Amee Kamani lost to France’s Marion Jude (4-3 on time) and Waratthanun Sukritthanes of Thailand (6-1) in the women’s section.
The Asian Championships will get underway on Sunday.
Results (Indians unless mentioned): Asian Heyball Open: Men (quarterfinals): Lagnaidorj Delgerdalai (Mgl) beat Shivam Arora 7-2. Pre-quarterfinals: Shivam beat Kyle Akaloo (RSA) 7-6; Delgerdalai beat Sundeep Gulati 7-4.
Women (Quarterfinals): Waratthanun Sukritthanes (Thai) beat Amee Kamani 6-1; Marion Jude (Fra) beat Keerthana Pandian 4-3 (on time). Pre-quarters: Amee Kamani beat Vidya Pillai 5-3 (on time); Keerthana Pandian beat Nicola Rossouw (RSA) 5-4 (on time).
