Mohanty memorial open chess from Nov 8
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Chess Association (BCA) will organise the 8th Sundeep Mohanty Memorial Open Chess Championship from November 8 to 10 at the Secretariat Recreation Club, here. The meet organized in the memory of Sundeep Mohanty, an engineering student of Krupajal engineering college and a good chess player who died in a road accident in August, 2007 at the age of 20. Total cash prizes amounting to Rs17,150 will be given to the top 20 players. The top three finishers would receive Rs4100, Rs2800 and Rs1950 respectively. Besides the cash prizes, 20 attractive trophies will be awarded to the top three players in the age categories of U-7, U-9, U-11, U-13, U-15, best veteran (above 60 yrs) and best woman (above 18 yrs). Birakishore Behera of Puri was the last year champion of this tournament. This will be a 8-round Swiss tournament. Interested players may contact AB Mohanty, Secretary on 9437763804 and Debasis Panigrahi, Director, on 9938318787, 9438571659 by on and before November 6.
Neel Kamal enter Gati Krushna Football semis
Bhubaneswar: Neel Kamal barged into the semifinal by defeating Mukteswar Sporting by 2-0 goals of the 12th Gati Krushna Memorial Div-II Football league at Unit-1 High School Ground here on Saturday, being organised by Bhubaneswar Athletic Association. Abhisekh Sahu of the winning team draw the first blood in the 36th minutes and his mate Rakesh Kumar Jena nailed the final goal in the 45th minutes. Durga Madhab Acharya, Susanta Mishra, Premananda Dash and Chitrambada Patra were conducted the match as referees. JSJS Bhabani Club would meet Bir Birsa in the quarterfinal match on Sunday.
Semifinalists lined up in KDTTA TT Champ
Bhubaneswar: Ananya Basak and Poushali Ghatak would meet Ankita Senapati and Samartha Prusty in the women’s single semifinals of the 10th KDTTA All Odisha State Ranking Table Tennis Championship at Sahid Nagar Indoor Hall here on Sunday, being organised by Khurda District Table Tennis Association. Similarly in the men’s semifinals, Bikash Singh and Asif Haque would meet Tousif Haque and Sagar Ghatge respectively. In the junior girls semifinal matches, Ananya Basak and Ankita Senapati would meet Suryasmita Aparajita and Gayatri Mitra respectively. Similarly in the boys semifinal matches, M Eswar and Kishan Prusty would meet Arya S Mohaprasastha and Janmajay Moharana respectively. Results: Women’s single quarterfinal results: Ananya Basak(KDTTA) bt Payal Pani(KDTTA) 4-0, Ankita Senapati(BTTA) bt Archana Barik(RKl) 4-3, Samartha Prusty(BTTA) bt Gitanjali Hayal(RSP) 4-1, Poushali Ghatak(AG) bt Sunita Si(KDTTA) 4-0. Men’s: Bikash Singh(RSP) bt Kallol Ganguly(AG) 4-0, Tousif Haque(EC Rly) bt DD Mohanty(AG) 4-1, Asif Haque(RBI) bt Md. Azhar(EC Rly) 4-2, Sagar Ghatge(AG) bt Saswat Samal (KDTTA)4-2.
Umakant Garabadu Memorial cricket from Nov 3
Bhubaneswar: Ramewar Sporting Club of old town is going to organize All Odisha 2nd Umakant Garabadu Memorial Trophy Rameswar Cup Junior Cricket Tournament from November 3 to 11.
Altogether 12 teams would participate in the meet. The champion would receive the trophy along with cash award of Rs15,000. The runner up would took home Rs10,000. In individual category best batsman, bowler, fielder, man of series and man of the match award winners would get cash award. Group-A: Rameswar Sporting, Mukteswar Sporting Club, Juvenilee Club, Sahid Sporting, Kishore Club, Oscar Sporting. Group-B : Rising Student Club, Paramount Sporting Club, Town Club, Crown Sporting, Pragati Sporting, BBCA.