Abhiyan Kashyap and David Thapa Magar set up the U-14 boys’ singles title clash at the inter-school Kathmandu Badminton Championship on Thursday.

Kashyap saw off Nikesh Pokhrel 21-13, 21-18 and Thapa Magar got the better of Pratyak 21-16, 21-7 in the semi-finals. Sambhavi Pallak and Nima Yanzi Sherpa will play for the U-14 girls’ singles championship. Pallak beat Imek Luma Lawati 21-9, 21-6 while Sherpa defeated Shophiya Maharjan 21-10-21-12 in last-four clash.

Sakshyam Dhakal, Kakesh Satyal, Pallak and Shera J Sherpa also made it to the U-12 finals. In the U-12 boys’ singles semi-finals, Dhakal dispatched Shreyash Ranjitkar 21-12-21-8 and Satyal saw off Biswas Budathoki 21-13, 21-16. Pallak eliminated Pranisha Shrestha 21-7, 21-4 and Sherpa ousted Prisha Singh 21-7, 21-8 in the U-12 girls’ singles semi-finals.

Abiyan Kashyap, Nikesh Pokhrel, David Thapa Magar and Pratyak Aryal advanced to the U-14 boys’ singles semi-finals, while Pallak Imek Lungma Lawati, Nima Y Sherpa and Shophiya Maharjan booked tickets to the U-14 girls’ singles semi-finals. Making it to the U-12 boys’ semi-finals were Sakshyam Dhakal, Shreyash Ranjitkar, Kakesh Satyal and Biswas Budathoki. Pallak also made it to the U-12 girls’ singles semi-finals along with Prisha Singh, Pranisha Shrestha and Shera J Sherpa.