Group Stage
Round 4
29th May, 2012
In a game of equal exchanges, Daring Doves came back from 1-2 down to beat the Fiery Falcons 3-2.
This win takes Daring Doves to 4 wins from 4 matches.
The game began with Eshan Naqvi winning his opening tie with ease to give Doves the lead.
Losses in the following two ties, the women's singles and men's doubles, handed Falcons the lead. Sanyogita Ghorpade, Jayendra Dhole and Prashant Bahatre falling short.
This was the first time in this season that Doves fell behind the opponent.
Subhankar Dey stepped up to restore parity by winning his tie and take the match to the decider.
Skipper Varun Khanvalkar and Saili Rane displayed their dominance in the final game to win the match for the Doves.
Results
Men's Singles
Eshan Naqvi bt. Tom Thomas
21-9, 21-12
Women's Singles
Sanyogita Ghorpade lost to Sayali Gokhale
21-16, 16-21, 14-21
Men's Doubles
Jayendra Dhole/Prashant Bahatre lost to Abhindya Sawant/Amey Joshi
21-14, 20-22, 17-21
Men's Singles
Subhankar Dey bt. Sudhanshu Medshikar
21-13, 21-19
Mixed Doubles
Varun Khanvalkar/Saili Rane bt. Yashodhan Marathe/Gauri Ghate
26-24, 21-8
Daring Doves 3-2 Fiery Falcons
