Junior Waterpolo C'ship 2025: Karnataka lead the charge as semis lineups finalised

Bengaluru: The last day of group stage action of the 51st Junior Waterpolo Championship 2025, at the Basavangudi Aquatic Centre, witnessed hosts Karnataka, Bengal, Kerala and Maharashtra make it to the semi-final in the boys category, while hosts Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala and Maharashtra advanced to the semi-final in the girls category.

Karnataka beat Odisha 15-5 in the first match of the day. Chinmay Pai was top scorer with 7 goals while Surya Chandra scored 3 goals. Pavan Mohan and Jayanth L Reddy scored a double each. Nihar Rajesh also pitched in with a goal for Karnataka. Meanwhile, for Odisha, Pradip Padiami scored 3 goals and Rohit Batra scored 2 goals.

Maharashtra defeated Delhi 17-1. Manthan Lomharsh Shivanikar, Samarth Vishal Mohature, Swayam Pardeshi, and Samrat Ravindra Bodke led the way for Maharashtra, scoring 3 goals each, while Mayuresh Suresh Bugade, Harsh Vilas Daingade, Swarnim Milind Chepe, Shaurya Amit Gupta, and Mohit Bhate contributed with a goal each. Rishi Thakur scored the lone goal for Delhi.

Kerala defeated Telangana 8-2. Dhipin V led the way for Kerala with 3 goals while Gokul Krishna B, Navaneeth S, Sudheesh R, Vishnu K and Rajdeep Datta scored a goal each. Telangana’s only goal was scored by Mohammad Abdur Rahmaan Siddique. IANS

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