Mumbai, April 11 -- Former internationals Aparna Popat and Mangirish Palekar showed ample glimpses of their prowess in the game, advancing towards the title rounds in two categories in the G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament, co-hosted by Bombay Gymkhana and promoted by Badminton Gurukul, here, on Friday.

Popat, in partnership with Shailesh Daga, the top seeds, defeated Manish Hadkar and Sarla Kotak 21-8, 21-9 to enter the final of the 80+ mixed doubles.

Popat also made the semi-finals of the of the 75+ women's doubles, in partnership with Naheed Divecha, defeating Tripti Mehta and Trupti Natekar 15-3, 15-4.

Another fancied name in the competition, Mangirish Palekar also made two semi-finals, partnering Vikrant ...