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British Junior Open is going on ... And our 2 players r already in the final and 1 is in the semis.

In U15 boys section, Mahesh Mangaonkar reached into final scoring wins over talented Egyptian boys ... And Kush Kumar in the final beating top-seed Egyptian Omar El Atmas in straight games ... Superb win by Kush. ... Kush Kumar showing good consistency in his performance, last week he won the Scottish Junior Open 2008 (on 30th December) without dropping any game ... Last year he had excellent year where he won titles at the Malaysian Junior Open, Penang Junior Open and National Junior (of course all boys U13).

Dipika is in the semis, she is facing 2nd seed Egyptian Heba El Torky ... Last year in U17 final Dipika defeated Torky to lift the title .. So hopefully she will continue with her upper hand over Torky.

Edited - Dipika didn't disappoint me ... :-) She scored victory in tight match against Torky and in the final Dipika will face tough opponent, Malyasian top-seed Wee Wern Low.

At Boy's British Junior U15 Open, Sheffield, England

[R1] (3/4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt Sebastien Dangond (COL) 11-8 11-6 11-6 (20m)
[R1] (17/32) Deepak Mishra (IND) bt Tomotaka Endo (JPN) 9-11 11-4 11-3 11-6 (36m)
[R1] Rahil Fazelbhoy (IND) l (9/16) Matthew Sidaway (ENG) 5-11 6-11 5-11 (18m)

[R2] (3/4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt (17/32) Hamish Falconer (ENG) 11-1 11-5 11-6 (18m)
[R2] (17/32) Deepak Mishra (IND) l (9/16) Matthew Sidaway (ENG) 10-12 3-11 9-11 (29m)

[R3] (3/4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt (9/16) Taminda Gata-Aura (ENG) 11-4 11-3 11-3 (14m)
[QF] (3/4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt (5/8) Osama Khalid Khalifa (EGY) 11-1 12-10 11-9 (32m)

[SF] (3/4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) bt (5/8) Mazen Gamal (EGY) 7-11 11-2 11-9 11-4 (36m)

[F] (3/4) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) vs (2) Oliver Holland (ENG)

At Boy's British Junior U13 Open, Sheffield, England

[R1] (5/8) Kush Kumar (IND) bye
[R1] (17/32) Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) bt Jack Payne (ENG) 11-3 11-7 13-11 (15m)

[R2] (5/8) Kush Kumar (IND) bt (17/32) James Peach (ENG) 11-4 11-7 9-11 10-12 11-3
[R2] (17/32) Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) l (5/8) Man Ho Tse (HKG) 3-11 5-11 4-11 (20m)

[R3] (5/8) Kush Kumar (IND) bt (9/16) Cheuk Hin Lo (HKG) 11-2 11-6 3-11 11-7 (23m)
[QF] (5/8) Kush Kumar (IND) bt (3/4) Daniel Polichuk (ISR) 8-11 8-11 11-5 11-9 11-9

[SF] (5/8) Kush Kumar (IND) bt (1) Omar El Atmas (EGY) 11-7 11-7 11-7 (25m)

At Women's British Junior U19 Open, Sheffield, England

[R1] (3/4) Dipika Pallikal (IND) bye
[R2] (3/4) Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt Catalina Pelaez (COL) 11-8 11-4 13-11 (26m)
[R3] (3/4) Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt (9/16) Maria Toor Pakay (PAK) 7-11 11-9 9-11 11-5 11-6 (40m)
[QF] (3/4) Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt (5/8) Kimberley Hay (ENG) 11-6 5-11 11-9 11-4 (24m)

[SF] (3/4) Dipika Pallikal (IND) bt (2) Heba El Torky (EGY) 11-9 14-12 9-11 14-12 (47m)

[F] (3/4) Dipika Pallikal (IND) vs (1) Wee Wern Low (MAS)