Pune’s top seed Varun Kapur in quarters

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Top seed Saad Dharmadhikari (Pune) brushed aside a strong challenge from Prerana Alvekar (Kolhapur) by rallying to snatch a 2-1 win in a women's singles pre-quarter-final of the Nandu Natekar Memorial Badminton Championship played at the Goregaon Sports Club on Thursday.

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In men's singles round of 32 encounters, top seed Varun Kapur (Pune) eased past Rohit Borade (Raigad), winning 21-8, 21-17.