Local girl Anusha Kutumbale claimed the Sub-Junior girls’ singles crown with an easy 4-0 verdict against Vanshika Bhargava of Delhi in the 11Even Sports National Ranking (Central Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the Abhay Prashal Indoor Stadium.. Anusha with some free flowing strokes and excellent control completely dominated the proceedings to register a 11-6, 13-11, 11-4, 11-4 victory. Earlier in the penultimate round, Anusha overcame Diya Chitale of Maharashtra 4-2 and Vanshika Bhargava Goa’s Tanisi Kirtani 4-1.
Chinmaya Somaiya winner of Sub,Jr.Boys event displays his trophy after the Central Zone TT Tourney at Indore.
Chinmaya Kapil Somaiya (PSPBA) defeated Payas Jain (Del) 4-2 – (11-9, 3-11, 11-3, 6-11, 11-9, 11-2) to emerge supreme in the Sub-Junior boys’ singles category. Jash Modi of Maharashtra flattered to deceive, as from a commanding 3-1 position he went on to lose the next three games and the Cadet boys’ singles title to Preyesh Suresh of Tamil Nadu. The TN paddler showed terrific fighting qualities and superb concentration to clinch a 4-3 – (8-11, 11-13, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7) victory in a nerve-wrecking final of the Cadet Boys singles.
Results of all finals – Cadet Girls (final): Suhana Saini (Har) bt Kavyashree Baskar (TN) 4-1 – (11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 12-10, 11-9). Semi-finals: Suhana Saini bt Lakshita Narang 3-1, Kavyashree Baskar bt Ambika Gupta 3-1. Quarter-finals: Lakshita Narang bt Pritha Vartikar 3-1, Suhana Saini bt Prithoki Chakraborti 3-1, Kavyashree Baskar bt Sucheta prosad 3-0, Ambita Gupta bt Tina Cathrin Dass 3-0.
Sub-Junior Girls (final): Anusha Kutumbale (MP) bt Vanshika Bhargava (Del) 4-0 – (11-6, 13-11, 11-4, 11-4). Semi-finals: Anusha Kutumbale bt Diya Chitale 4-2, Vanshika Bhargava bt Tanisi Kirtani 4-1. Quarter-finals: Anusha Kutumbale bt Swastika Ghosh 3-1, Diya Chitale bt Sharmitha Srinivasan 3-1, Tanisi Kirtani bt Tisha Kohli 3-0, Vanshika Bhargava bt Vaishnavi Vijayakumar 3-2.
Cadet Boys (final): Preyesh Suresh Raj (TN) bt Jash Modi (Mah) 4-3 – (8-11, 11-13, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7). Semi-finals: Preyesh Suresh Raj bt Tarun Shanmugam 3-0, Jash Modi bt Rudra Narayan Ghosh 3-2. Quarter-finals: Preyesh Suresh bt harsh Patel 3-0, Tharun Shanmugam bt Nagesh Verenker 3-0, Jash Modi bt Sujan Bharadwaj 3-2, Rudra Narayan Ghosh 3-1.
Sub-Junior Boys (final): Chinmaya Kapil Somaiya (PSPBA) bt Payas Jain (Del) 4-2 – (11-9, 3-11, 11-3, 6-11, 11-9, 11-2). Semi-finals: Kapil Chinmaya bt Dev Shroff 4-3, Payas Jain bt Jeho. H 4-0. Quarter-finals: Jeho. H bt Siddhant Sur Roy 3-0, Payas Jain bt Jayabrata Bhattacharya 3-1, Kapil Chin maya Somaiya bt Yashansh Malik 3-1, Dev Shroff bt Shreyaans Goel 3-1.