Updated On: 02 June, 2023 09:33 PM IST | Mangalore | mid-day online correspondent
17-year-old Sugar Banarse turned heads with an impressive performance in the Women`s Open category to reach the final of the 4th Indian Open of Surfing on Friday

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17-year-old Sugar Banarse turned heads with an impressive performance in the Women`s Open category to reach the final of the 4th Indian Open of Surfing on Friday. Banarse, who collected the highest number of points (10.17), will look to defend her title on Saturday against tough competitors like Tamil Nadu`s Kamali Moorthy (8.50) and Shrishti Selvam (4.74) and Karnataka`s Sinchana Gowda (5.17).
In the Men`s Open category, Sanjaikumar S, Srikanth D, Raghul Paneerselvam, Sathhish Sarvanan, Manikandan M, Kishore Kumar, Santhosh M and Surya P advanced to the semifinals, scheduled to be held on Saturday.