Bengaluru, Aug. 6 -- The last day of group stage action of the 51st Junior Waterpolo Championship 2025, at the Basavangudi Aquatic Centre, witnessed host Karnataka, Bengal, Kerala and Maharashtra make it to the semifinal in the boys category while Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala and Maharashtra advanced to the semi final in the girls category on Thursday.

Karnataka beat Odisha 15-5 in the first match of the day. Chinmay Pai was the top scorer with seven goals, while Surya Chandra scored three goals. Pavan Mohan and Jayanth L Reddy scored a double each. Nihar Rajesh also pitched in with a goal for Karnataka. Meanwhile, for Odisha, Pradip Padiami scored three goals, and Rohit Batra scored two goals, as per a Karnataka Swimming Association (KSA) ...