The other two teams completing the final four lineup are Mavericks and Deepdhaar.
Quarter-Final Highlights
In the quarter-finals, Formidables delivered a commanding performance against Bangur Cement, establishing a massive lead of 124–8 International Match Points (IMPs) across the first two rounds of the three-round contest. Overwhelmed by the deficit, Bangur Cement conceded the match.
Similarly, Team Monica Jajoo produced a strong showing to defeat Prime comfortably, winning 111–64 IMPs, maintaining consistent dominance across all three rounds.
Deepdhaar also impressed with a clinical performance against Guns ’n’ Roses, who struggled to find rhythm throughout the match. Deepdhaar secured a decisive 124–49 IMPs victory, leading in all three rounds.
The most closely contested encounter came between Mavericks and Slammers. Mavericks edged out Slammers by a narrow margin of 64–62 IMPs. Despite Slammers winning the second and third rounds (27–13 and 30–23), Mavericks’ strong opening round lead of 28–5 proved decisive.
Semi-Final Line-Up
The semi-final clashes are now set:
Formidables vs Mavericks
Team Monica Jajoo vs Deepdhaar
At the end of the second round in the semi-finals, Formidables maintained a comfortable advantage, leading Mavericks 86–33 IMPs.
In the other semi-final, the contest between Team Monica Jajoo and Deepdhaar remained tightly balanced, with Monica Jajoo’s team holding a slim lead of 52–50 IMPs.
(Reporting by Manik Banerjee)