Palekar, Patwardhan enter doubles final

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Top seeds Mangirish Palekar and Vikrant Patwardhan overcame a tough challenge in the first game before running away in the second to end up 22-20, 21-11 winners over Mitesh Arora and Vikas Shetty and enter the men's doubles 45 final in the GD Birla Memorial Masters inter-club badminton tournament at Bombay Gymkhana on Saturday.

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In the final, they will take on Gautam Laud and Sandeep Mohan, who upset the second seeds Ayaz Bilawala and Shailesh Daga 21-17, 21-17. Palekar also reached the 85-plus doubles final, keeping himself in line for a double.