Top-seeded Ananya Chande lost a tight opening game against Pari Shah, but fought back to win the remaining four games to clinch a comfortable 12-14, 11-7, 11-5, 11-3, and 11-3 win in a women’s singles quarter-final match of the JVPG-TSTTA District Table Tennis Championship 2022, played at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana (JVPG) Club..
Meanwhile, unseeded Shravani Loke caused a major upset, defeating second seed Siya Hingorany in five games at 11-13, 13-11, 11-3, 11-9, and 11-1 to advance to the semi-finals. Unseeded Sampada Bhiwandkar showed tremendous fighting spirit as she recovered from the loss of the opening two games to record a shock win over fourth seed Sana D’Souza coasting to 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7, and 11-7 verdict. Third seed Anannya Basak overcame the challenge from Mukta Dalvi clinching a long-drawn 12-10, 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 6-11, 11-5 victory.
In men’s singles competition, Chinmaya Somaiya produced a determined performance and did well to overcome Nishant Kulkarni posting a six-game 2-11, 11-2, 13-11, 7-11, 11-3, and 11-6 win
In another men’s match, Jash Modi dictated the proceedings against Sharveya Samant and cleverly marched to a well-deserved 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 5-11, and 11-7 victory to book a place in the semi-finals.
In other last 8 encounters, Yash Dalvi got the better of Aashay Pisal coasting to a 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 13-11, and 11-8 victory, while Bhavitavya Shah sidelined Shivam Srivastava by marching to a 11-6, 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, and 11-6 win.
Results (all quarter-finals) – Men’s singles: Jash Modi bt Sharveya Samant 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7; Yash Dalvi bt Aashay Pisal 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 13-11, 11-8; Chinmaya Somaiya bt Nishant Kulkarni 2-11, 11-2, 13-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-6; Bhavitavya Shah bt Shivam Srivastava 11-6, 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6.
Women’s singles: Ananya Chande bt Pari Shah 12-14, 11-7, 11-5, 11-3, 11-3; Sampada Bhiwandkar bt Sana D’Souza 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7; Anannya Basak bt Mukta Dalvi 12-10, 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 6-11, 11-5; Shravani Loke bt Siya Hingorany 11-13, 13-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-1.
Girls’ U-17: Divyanshi Bhowmick bt Sai Mulick 11-5, 11-2, 11-4, 11-5; Urvi Churi bt Shravani Loke 13-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9; Ananya Chande bt Vaishnavi Jaiswal 11-6, 11-6, 11-7, 11-5; Sana D’Souza bt Mukta Dalvi bt 13-15, 11-9, 6-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-8.
Boys’ U-17: Akshat Jain bt Yuvraj Yadav 11-4, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5; Sharveya Samant bt Atharva Rane 11-5, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3; Dev Hingorany bt Kushal Patel 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4; Dhruv Shah bt Arnav Kshirsagar 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 14-12, 16-14.