The final match for the men's singles title is being held on Friday between Ayushman Ghale and Pranav Manandhar.
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Defending champion Sunira Thapa has won the women's singles title of the 8th Butwal Open National Lawn Tennis Tournament in Butwal. The final match for the men's singles title is being held on Friday between Ayushman Ghale and Pranab Manandhar.
On Thursday, defending champion Sunira Thapa of Kathmandu defeated Prakriti Shrestha in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 in the final. Thapa, participating in the seventh edition for the first time, defeated Abhilasha Bista in the final and won the title for the first time.
In the final held at Butwal Tennis Court on Thursday, Thapa took control of the game from the first set. Thapa maintained her lead and won the first set 6-2. Thapa maintained her spirit in the second set as well and defeated Shrestha with a score of 6-2 to become the champion.
The winner Thapa received a cash prize of Rs 60,000. The runner-up Shrestha received a cash prize of Rs 30,000. The winners and runners-up were presented with prizes and cups by former Nepal Tennis Association President Manoj Rana, Rupandehi Tennis Association President Bishnu Prasad Chapagain, competition coordinator Machhindra Thapa and others.
In the first semi-final of the men's singles held on Thursday, Ayushman Ghale defeated Nishan Shrestha 6-1, 7-5, and in the second semi-final, Pranab Manandhar defeated Rajbir Pradhan 6-2, 6-4 to secure a place in the final. In the final of the seventh edition of the competition, Pradeep Khadka and Ritik Rana faced each other, and Khadka won the title. As both these players did not participate in the eighth edition, the competition will have a new winner.
Similarly, Kamal Bahadur Bhandari and Anis Sai will face each other in the final of the 35-year-old singles. In the first semi-final, Anil Sai defeated Vikas Khadka 6-4 and 6-4, and in the second semi-final, Kamal Bahadur Bhandari defeated Dawa Sonam Sherpa 6-1 and 7-6 to secure a place in the final. Nine of the 11 categories included in the competition were decided on Thursday. The association has stated that two will be held on Friday.
Kamal Bhandari won the 45-plus singles. Bhandari defeated Rohit Sunuwar 6-1 and 6-1. Chandra Shahi won the 55-plus singles title. He defeated Machhindra Thapa in straight sets of 6-1 and 6-2 in the final. Manoj Rana won the 65-plus singles. He defeated Padam Gurung in the final by 4-0, 4-2. Similarly, the men's doubles title of the tournament was won by the pair of Pranab Khanal and Ayushman Ghale. Khanal and Ghale defeated Pranab Manandhar and Nihan GT in the final by 6-4, 2-6 and 10-8.
Similarly, the winner of the 35 plus doubles was the pair of Bikash Khadka and Sanjay Shrestha. The pair of Khadka and Shrestha defeated the pair of Navin Shrestha and Raj Gurung by 6-1, 6-2. The pair of Dharma Lamichhane and Raj Gurung won the 45 plus doubles. The pair of Lamichhane and Gurung defeated the pair of Manu T/Padam by 7-6, 6-2. The pair of Chandra Shahi/Devendra Shrestha won the 55 plus doubles. The pair of Shahi and Shrestha defeated the pair of Dharma Lamichhane/Manu T in sets of 6-3, 6-3.
The competition, which is concluding on Friday, was contested in a total of 11 categories including men's and women's singles and doubles. In the singles, there are 6 categories including men's/women's open and men's 35, 45, 55 and 65 years of age. In the doubles, there are 5 categories including women's 2 and men's doubles 35, 45 and above 55 years of age. The men's and women's singles winners will receive 60 thousand rupees, the second place 30 thousand and the third place 20 thousand rupees, along with cups, medals and certificates. The men's 35, 45, 55 and above 65 years of age winners will receive 40 thousand, 35 thousand, 25 thousand and 15 thousand rupees respectively. The second place will receive 20 thousand, 20 thousand, 15 thousand and 7 thousand 500 rupees respectively.
