{
  "id": 11941498,
  "title": "Sonali Kumari Defeats Ambika Harith Again In Saraswat State Carrom Tournament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/sonali-kumari-defeats-ambika-harith-again-in-saraswat-state-carrom",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T13:48:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/sonali-kumari-defeats-ambika-harith-again-in-saraswat-state-carrom-tournament"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the Saraswat Brahmin Samaj State Ranking Carrom Tournament, Sonali Kumari from Mumbai emerged victorious over Ambika Harith from the same city in the women's singles pre-quarter-final match. The match was held at Shanti Niwas Air-Conditioned Hall in Charni Road, Mumbai. Sonali secured a decisive 18-17 and 20-12 win in the first two sets, advancing to the quarter-final.\n\nInterestingly, this match had previously caused controversy when a similar situation unfolded at the National Selection Trial Tournament in Delhi. Despite video evidence clearly showing Sonali defeating Ambika Harith in straight two sets, the Reserve Bank's Ambika was declared the winner. This led to Sonali missing out on the opportunity to participate in the World Cup and suffering a significant loss. Consequently, carrom enthusiasts were particularly invested in this rematch.\n\nIn the men's singles pre-quarter-final, Abhijit Tripankar from Pune triumphed over Sanjay Mande from Mumbai in a three-set match, 25-10, 17-22, and 20-16. Other notable results included Nilansh Chiplunkar from Mumbai defeating Muniyappan Raja from Mumbai Suburban with a score of 25-6, 22-25, and 25-3, Prashant More from Mumbai ousting Rizwan Shaikh from Mumbai Suburban 22-20 and 24-4, Mohammed Ghufran from Mumbai outplaying Yogesh Pardeshi from Pune 23-10 and 25-21, Anjali Siripuram from Mumbai defeating Neelam Ghodke from Mumbai 25-1 and 25-9, Keshar Nirgun from Sindhudurg besting Rinki Kumari from Mumbai 23-7 and 25-8, and Mitali Pathak from Mumbai emerging triumphant over Urmila Shendge from Mumbai 25-11 and 21-10.",
  "summary": "In the first Saraswat Brahmin Samaj State Ranking Carrom Tournament, organized by Saraswat Brahmin Samaj, Mumbai, and approved by Maharashtra Carrom Association and Mumbai District Carrom Association, being held at Shanti Niwas Air-Conditioned Hall, Charni Road (East), Mumbai, in the women's singles pre-quarter-final, Mumbai's Sonali Kumari defeated Mumbai's Ambika Harith in straight two sets…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}