Sports News | Taekwondo Premier League: Bengaluru Ninjas, Delhi Warriors, Haryana Hunters Progress into Quarter-finals

New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Bengaluru Ninjas scored contrasting victories over Assam Heroes on Saturday. Bengaluru Ninjas secured a place in the quarter-finals of the Taekwondo Premier League.

Haryana Hunters and Delhi Warriors also advance into the quarterfinals of the inaugural Taekwondo Premier League.

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Silver medallist in the Senior Nationals Prashanth Rana led Bengaluru's charge, helping overcome a valiant Assam 12-2, 14-14, 10-9. In their second match in Group A, Prashanth was in thumping form, setting up an emphatic 21-15, 11-5, 35-3 victory, as per a press release from TPL.

Delhi Warriors trounced Hyderabad Gliders 22-1, 9-1, 30-4 and Lucknow Nawabs 19-6, 24-13, 8-8 to book a berth in the Last 9. Four-time national champion Sahil was the star for Delhi. Lucknow got the better of Hyderabad to join the quarterfinalists.

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Maharashtra Avengers made light of losing India's No. 1 Prithviraj Chauhan during the weigh-in to enter the quarterfinals.

The country's number two player Shivan Shetty led his team to an emphatic 11-2, 13-4, 11-1 victory over Himachal Hurricanes. Rajasthan Royals trounced Himachal Hurricanes 22-3, 14-1, 8-3.

Group C saw Gujarat Thunders zooming to the top with two straight wins. They first sneaked past Punjab Royals 10-6, 11-9, 14-4 and then recorded a one-sided 15-0, 11-0, 21-3 win over Chennai Strikers.

Manish Chavan, a gold medal winner in the Senior National Championship in 2018, and Satish were the other two players who did well for Maharashtra Avengers. (ANI)

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