Dr. Ramesh Prabhoo Memorial 82nd Maharashtra State Table Tennis Championship
Yesterday evening he won the Junior Boys Singles State TT title and today he gave another splendid display of his cool temperament to win his second title in the Youth Boys’ singles; at the Dr. Ramesh Prabhoo Memorial 82nd Maharashtra State Table Tennis Championship organized by The Suburban District Table Tennis Association and played at the Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul, Vile Parle, Mumbai. Yes, we are talking about 17 year old Navi Mumbai paddler Deepit Patil who represents Thane district.
Deepit Patil with his second trophy won in in this tournament
In the finals of Youth Boys’ singles played late evening today , Deepit scored a 4- 2 win over Mumbai City’s Tanmay Rane with the scores 11-5, 12-10, 11-13, 14-12, 12-14, 11-6. Deepit who was more consistent, preferred to play close to the table, with his perfect blocking and using variations in top spin drives and services. Tanmay had a good chance to level the set scores towards the end of the 4th game, which he lost over extra points. He, however took the fifth game over extra points indicating his fighting spirit. But, couldn’t match the steadiness of his graceful opponent in the sixth game.
One should admire the serenity and patience of Deepit, especially in the exciting semi final match opposite much superior opponent Raegan Albuquerque from TSTTA, Mumbai. Deepit had almost lost this match in the decider, when he was down 3-10, when Raegan needed just one point to enter finals. Any other player would have given up the chance of winning. But, self confident Deepit kept his cool at this crucial stage and saved 7 match points to win this game and match at 12-10.
Deepit getting ready to serve
Tanmay too had a hard time in other semi finals to overcome TSTTA Mumbai’s Chinmay Somaiya, who was playing very well in this tournament. Tanmay won this match in seven games , after being 2-3 down against Chinmay to take the next two games to enter finals.
Youth boys singles – Quarter-finals:
Chinmay Somaiya (TSTTA) beat Hrishikesh Malhotra (TSTTA) 11-9, 11-6, 11-9, 11-4; Tanmay Rane (Mumbai City) beat Aadil Anand (TSTTA) 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-7; Reagan Albuquerque (TSTTA) beat Shivam Das (TSTTA) 11-8, 11-7, 10-12, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6; Deepit Patil (THN) beat Ashwin Subramanian (TSTTA) 11-6, 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6.
Semi-finals: Tanmay Rane (Mumbai City) beat Chinmay Somaiya (TSTTA) 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-9;
Deepit Patil (THN) beat Reagan Albuquerque (TSTTA) 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-8, 12-14, 12-10.
Final: Deepit Patil (THN) beat Tanmay Rane (Mumbai City) 11-5, 12-10, 11-13, 14-12, 12-14, 11-6.