Birmingham: India’s Bhavina Patel cruised to the women’s singles class 3-5 para table tennis final and assured herself of a medal at the Commonwealth Games here Friday.
The Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist thrashed England’s Sue Bailey 11-6 11-6 11-6 to seal her final berth.
The 35-year-old Gujarat paddler will take on Nigeria’s Christiana Ikpeoyi on the final Saturday.
Sonalben Patel, on the other hand, went down to Ikpeoyi 11-8 6-11 4-11 7-11. She will now face Bailey in the bronze medal match.
Raj Aravindan Alagar also lost 11-7 8-11 4-11 7-11 to Nigeria’s Nasiru Sule in the men’s 3-5 class semifinal.
He will now cross swords with Nigerian Isau Ogunkunle in the bronze medal play-off Sunday.
PTI
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