The Andhra boys later had a cake walk over Chandigarh, who suffered their second defeat today. Andhra won 25-11, 25-10, 25-10 in just 40 minutes.

The win too Andhra into the quarter-finals along with Kerala, Karnataka, Services and Pondicherry. Kerala beat Uttar Pradesh 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-14 in a match that lasted 66 minutes.

The Karnataka ploy of relying more on placements and drops to fetch points against Andhra paid off in the first set. With Shyla Thomas timing her lifts well, both Mani A Bachu and Uma Maheswari found enough time and room to baulk the rival double blocks with brilliant drops.

Results

Boys: Services bt J&K 25-18, 25-15, 25-15, Karnataka bt Bihar 25-13, 25-11, 25-22, AP bt Chandigarh 25-11, 25-10, 25-10, Pondicherry bt HP 20-25,25-18, 25-19, 25-17, Punjab bt MP 25-15, 25-14, 25-13.

Girls: W Bengal bt Pondicherry 25-20, 25-9, 25-17, AP bt Karanataka 25-20, 25-19, 25-15, 25-16, UP bt Punjab 25-6, 25-14, 25-13, MP bt Assam 25-20, 25-16, 25-16.