Sports News | Ultimate Kho Kho: Telugu Yoddhas Enter Semifinals with Win over Chennai Quick Guns

Cuttack, Jan 5 (PTI) Telugu Yoddhas became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the ongoing Ultimate Kho Kho after their 38-30 win over Chennai Quick Guns here on Friday.

Rahul Mandal turned out to be the star for the Yoddhas, claiming 10 points and topping the attacking chart.

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The Yoddhas, who moved to the top of table, were off to a strong start, eliminating the Quick Guns' first batch within a minute and 43 seconds. The second batch also lasted a minute and 43 seconds.

The Yoddhas also quickly got rid of the Quick Guns' third batch with more than a couple of minutes to go, whereas the fourth batch was eliminated with 37 seconds left. They came up with a spectacular attacking turn, leading 24-0, while Madal had four sky dives and a pole dive.

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The Quick Guns did well in Turn 2, with the first Yoddhas batch lasting only a couple of minutes and 41 seconds.

However, the Yoddhas' second batch, consisting of Dhruv, Mandal and Akash Togare, did hinder the Quick Guns attackers, coming up with a dream run point.

Despite scripting two dream run points in Turn 3, the Quick Guns had a 23-point lead of the Yoddhas to overturn in the final turn.

The Yoddhas managed to defend the lead despite the Quick Guns attackers producing a great show.

The Chennai-based side are placed second on the league table and remained in contention for the semi-finals.

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