Delhi and West Bengal claimed the sub-junior boys & girls’ team championship crowns in the 11Even Sports 78th Cadet and Sub-Junior National Table Tennis Championships and played at the SMC Indoor Stadium.
In the boys’ final, Delhi dashed the hopes of Gujarat romping to a comfortable 3-1 win, while West Bengal girl’s staved off a strong challenge from Delhi to register a hard-fought 3-2 win and to retain their title.
Delhi added another title in their kitty when they bagged the top honours in the cadet girls’ team event. They got the better of West Bengal 3-2 in a grueling contest that lasted nearly three hours.
Tamil Nadu retained the cadet boys’ team championship title they won at Kolkata last year, as they tamed Karnataka 3-0.
Results (Team Finals) – Sub-Junior Boys: Delhi bt Gujarat 3-1 (Payas jain bt Chitrax Bhatt 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4, Yashansh Malik bt Dhairya Parmar 11-8, 11-8, 11-4, Payas/Arush lost to Chitrax/Dhairya 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 10-12, Yashansh Malik bt Chitrax Bhatt 11-6, 11-8, 11-9).
Sub-Junior Girls: West Bengal bt Delhi 3-2 (Poymantee Baisya bt Anubha Bajan 11-6, 11-6, 15-13, Munmun Kundu bt Vanshika Bhargava 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 3-11, 9-11, Poymantee/Munmun bt Vanshika/Tisha Kohli 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, Poymantee Baisya lost to Vanshika Bhargava 5-11, 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, Munmun Kundu bt Anubha Bajaj 6-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9).
Cadet Boys: Tamil Nadu bt Karnataka 3-0 (Preyesh Suresh Raj bt AakashJagadish 11-5, 11-4, 11-6, Tharun Shanmugam bt Sujan Bharadwaj 9-11, 14-12, 6-11, 12-10, 11-7, Preyesh/Tharun bt Aakash/Sujan 10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 11-3).
Cadet Girls: Delhi bt West Bengal 3-2 (Lakshita Narang bt Sucheta Prosad 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9, S. Gayatri lost to Prithoki Chakraborty 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, Lakshita/Gayatri lost to Oishiki/Prithoki 12-14, 11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 5-11, Lakshita Narang bt Prithoki Chakraborti 11-8, 10-12, 12-10, 11-4, S. Gayatri bt Sucheta Prosad 8-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6).