Mumbai Suburaban TT league Finals
With former state champion and No.1 Noel Pinto leading from the front, the holders Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana Club remained unscathed to retain their hold on the trophy in the five-team Division I League of the MSDTTA Inter-Club Table Tennis League, held at their club here yesterday. What was most remarkable feature of JVPGC’s triumph apart from Noel’s contribution, was the show put up by juniors Dev Shroff, Akshat Jain and Manaav Shah – all of them supported Noel to the hilt.
Noel Pinto won both his singles to ensure win for JVPG in 1st Div Finals
Much was expected from Sane Guruji Academy ‘A’ comprising Jignesh Rahatwal, Aadil Anand and Rishabh Sawant in their concluding tie against Juhu Vile Parle outfit.. But Noel claimed his customary two singles with ease, and Dev hardly gave Aadil Anand any hope before winning his singles to wrap up the tie.
Andheri YMCA Girls pose with their coach Eric Fernandes( centre) & with their trophies, medals , certificates .
The corresponding women’s trophy changed hands with Andheri YMCA upsetting the aspirations of Mulund Gymkhana, the defending champions who had state ranked players like Charvi Kawle, Shalmali Mhatre-Gosar, Janhavi Chemburkar and Mrunmayee Mhatre, but they were comprehensively beaten by the guiles of Anannya Basak, the offspring of former India national, 11- champions Arup and Kanchan.
CSMSS team members pose for a joint photo with trophies and medals after their good show in lower divisions of MSDTTA TT league.
In the Men’s lower divisions IInd IIrd and IVth Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Smarak Samiti( CSMSS) teams put up a good show winning the IInd and IVth division Group A titles and bagging the runners up position in the third division.
Winners on the concluding day’s men’s divisions were:
(DIV I): JVPGC ‘A’ bt Sane Guruji TT Academy 3-1: Noel Pinto bt Jignesh Rahatwal 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4; Dev Shroff bt Aadil Anand 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5; Maanav Shah lost to Rishabh Sawant 2-11, 7-11, 12-10, 7-11; Noel bt Aadil A 11-5, 11-8,11-8.theirt
(Div. II): CSMSS “A” Bt P3 Sports (Powai) “A” 3-0: Naveen Salian bt Rohit Haldar 11-6, 11-9, 11-8; Kiran Salian bt Budhaditya Goswami 11-5, 11-7, 12-10; Sameer Bhate bt Rakesh Bhandari 3-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9.
III Div: (Section A): Achievers ‘B’ bt CSMSS ‘B’ 3-1: Mandar Chiplunkar bt Sharad Sangelkar 11-8, 13-11, 11-3; Nachiket Patel bt Sameer Deo 11-5, 11-3, 11-5; Prabudh Arora lost to Sanil Desai 11-6, 5-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-13; Mandar C bt Sameer Deo 8-11, 12-10, 15-13, 13-11.
III Div: (Section B): Bombay YMCA ‘D’ bt P3 Sports TTA 3-2: Shekhar Gosavi bt Indrajeet Sil 11-6, 5-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-5; Balram Jena bt Sabarno Shett 12-10, 8-11, 11-3, 11-8; Vijay Rawat lost to Imran Sayyed 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 4-11; Balram J lost to Indrajeet 11-7, 9-11,9-11, 6-11; Shekhar G bt Sabarno S. 9-11, 11-3, 11-4. 11-7.
IV Div: (Group A): Winners – CSMSS; Runners-up: Jolly Gym (Ghatkopar).
(Group B):Winners – BKLP(Mulund); Runners-up: Chembur Gym. (Group C): Winners – St Anthonys Inst.; Runners-up- Gomantak Seva Sangh.