Seeded stars in other categories did not face much difficulty in keeping their appointed places in the finals. Local lad and top seed Ritwick Bhattacharya of St Stephen's College was hardly tested during his 9-2, 9-0, 9-0 victory over Abhijit Kukreja of Mumbai in boys under-19 semifinal. In the other semifinal, Bikram Uberoi defeated Parth Doshi in straight games after being extended in the first game.

Ritwick proved too strong for his opponent and was hardly required to exert himself against Abhijit Kukreja. The Delhi boy had an answer for every shot of his opponent and ran easy winner. Afterconceding just two points in the first game, he tightened the grip on the match and won the next two games in quick succession, without dropping a game.

Results (all semifinals):

Boys under-19: Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) bt Abhjit Kukreja (Mumbai) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0; Bikram Uberoi (Mumbai) bt Parth Doshi (Mumbai) 10-8, 9-4, 9-5. Boys under-16: Junaid Nathani (Mumbai) bt Jai Karan Juneja (Mumbai) 9-1, 9-3, 9-2; Abhimanyu Jain (Miyo College, Ajmer) bt Auloke Mathur (Mumbai) 9-7, 9-7, 5-9, 1-9, 9-0. Boys under-14: Sidharth Suchde (Mumbai) bt Karan Pal Sethi (Mumbai 9-2, 9-4, 9-5; Mihir Sheth (Mumbai bt Saurav Goshal (Calcutta) 9-1, 9-4, 9-2.

Boys under-12: Imran Khan (Dhampur Sugar Mills) bt Gautam Kalani (Mumbai) 9-3, 9-10, 8-10, 9-5; Manpreet Malhi (YPS, Chandigarh) bt Nikhil Seth (Mumbai) 6-9, 9-4, 9-7, 9-3.

Girls under-19: Deepali Anvekar bt Pia Abraham 9-0, 9-1, 9-1; Akanksha Hazari bt Rhea Bhandare 9-2, 6-9, 9-1, 9-1. Girls under-16: Pia Abraham bt Rhea Bhandare 3-9, 9-7, 9-4, 9-7; AkankshaHazari bt Joshna Chinnappa 9-3, 9-0, 8-10, 9-5. Girls under-14: Joshna Chinnappa (Chennai) bt Shala Pandole (Mumbai) 9-0, 9-2, 9-3; Supriya Balsekar (Mumbai) bt Vaidehi Reddy (Chennai) 9-6, 4-9, 9-4, 2-9, 9-5.