Sixth seed Jash Modi was in a great form and recorded a stunning straight game win against second Sanskar Basak in the boys’ under-19 semi-finals of the JVPG-TSTTA District Table Tennis Championship 2022, at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana (JVPG) Club table tennis hall.
The talented paddler Jash was in flow and brooked little opposition from Sanskar and went on to clinch a 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, and 11-8 win to advance to the final.
In the second semi-finals, unseeded Akshat Jain also scored an upset win defeating eighth seed Kushal Patel 11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, and 11-3 and will take on Jash for the title.
Meanwhile, the top two seeds Sampada Bhiwandkar and Mukta Dalvi will clash in the girls’ under-19 finals. In semi-final encounters, the number one seed Sampada dropped just one game as she eased past Shravani Loke posting a 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, and 11-6 victory.
In contrast, second seed Mukta had to bring out her best to stave off the spirited challenge from Ananya Chande before carving out a win in seven closely fought games. After both players shared the first six games Mukta came good at the end to snatch a tense 8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, and 11-9 success and to have a shot at the title.
Results – Girls’ U-19: Mukta Dalvi bt Ananya Chande 8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9; Sampada Bhiwandkar bt Shravani Loke 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6.
Girls’ U-15: Divyanshi Bhowmick bt Myraa Sangelkar 11-3, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3; Vaishnavi Jaiswal bt Tanvi C. 9-11, 14-16, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6, 11-9.
Boys’ U-19: Akshat Jain bt Kushal Patel 11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-3; Jash Modi bt Sanskar Basak 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8.
Boys’ U-15: Dhruv Shah bt Dev Hingorany11-7, 11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 9-11, 12-10; Yuvraj Yadav bt Arnav Kshirsagar 11-5, 10-12, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9.
Boys’ U-17: Dev Hingorany bt Sharveya Samant 11-6, 11-8, 10-12, 12-14, 11-8, 3-11, 11-5;