Ivan Lakhani got the better of Ryan Hooda in five engrossing games to record his second successive win in the boys’ under-15 Group-A round-robin league match of the JVPG-TSTTA District Table Tennis Championship 2022, played at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana (JVPG) Club.
In the concluding group match, both Ivan and Ryan slugged it out and shared the opening four games to force the fifth game. In the decider Ivan was consistent and hit some fine winners to carve out an 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, and 11-5 victory. Ivan with two wins topped the group while Ryan claimed the second position.
Earlier, Ivan had defeated Pranay Jain in straight games winning at 11-6, 11-8, 11-9. Ryan also scored over Pranay Jain winning in three well-contested games at 13-11, 15-13, and 11-6.
In the Girls Under-15 event, Aarya Redkar and Niva Chougule won two matches each in their respective group league matches.
Results – Girls under-15 – Group B: Aarya Redkar bt Sai Mulik 13-11,12-10,9-11,11-4; Aarya Redkar bt Arya Mspuskar 11-2,11-1,11-2; Sai Mulik bt Arya Mspuskar 11-1,11-2,11-1. Group-D: Niva Chaughule bt Sanchi Dhobale 11-3,11-3,11-4; Niva Chaughule bt Neeti Tarwadi 11-7,11-7,11-4; Neeti Tarwadi bt Sanchi Dhobale 3-11,11-7,11-7,11-9.
Boys under-15 – Group A: Ivan Lakhani bt Pranay Jain 11-6, 11-8, 11-9; Ryan Hooda bt Pranay Jain 13-11, 15-13, 11-6; Ivan Lakhani bt Ryan Hooda 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5. Group B: Soham Gaikwad bt Dhruv Patil 15-13, 11-7, 14-12; Soham Gaikwad bt Sarthak D. 11-2, 11-7, 11-8; Dhruv Patil bt Sarthak D. 11-2, 11-4, 11-6.