Junior Ruthwik Pandirkar from Mumbai Suburban District put up a good show on the second day of 78th Maharashtra State Championship, 2016. Ruthwik not only entered quarter finals of Boys’ Singles,witha comfortable 3-0 victory over Kaustubh Udar from Nagpur, but also went on to record another win in Men’s singles pre quarter finals beating 2nd seed Santosh Wakadkar from Pune. He has thus made sure his chances of entering the main draw in both Junior as well as men’s event.
Another Mumbai Suburban District player Ritesh Poojary also entered the quarter finals of Men’s singles, when he beat Akshay Kotalwar (PRB)in the pre quarter finals.No other Mumbai player could make it to the quarter finals of Jr. Boys’ and men’s singles, which was surprising.
Results of the pre quarter finals of Men’s and Jr. Boys’ singles ( Qualifying Rounds) are as follows:
MEN’S SINGLES
Pre Quarter Finals
Vipul Nandkar(THN) Bt Tanay Shinde(PNA) 11/7,8/11,9/11,11/9,11/5
Suyog Patil(PNA) Bt Aakash Kasar(JAL) 11/7,11/6,9/11,11/6
Ankit Singh(PNA) Bt Harshal Pawar(NSK) 6/11,5/11,11/6,11/9,12/10
Omkar Jog(NSK) Bt Rishabh Sawant (PRB) 11/9,14/12,11/13,8/11,13/11
Krupal Deshpande(PNA) Bt Jaydeep Shenitkar(PNA) 11/8,11/0,9/11,11/8
Kunal Jangid(PNA) Bt Rohan Khivansara(PNA) 11/6,11/4,11/7
Ritesh Poojary(MSD) Bt Akshay Kotalwar(PRB) 7/11,11/6,11/7,11/5
Ruthwik Pandirkar(MSD) [Seed – 2] Bt Santosh Wakadkar(PNA) 11/7,14/12,9/11,11/9
JUNIOR BOYS’ SINGLES
Pre-Quarter Finals
Atharva Tarsode(JAL) Bt Archan Apte(PNA)11/9,10/12,11/3,11/0
Swarraj Kulkarni(NSK) Bt Gaurav Sawant(MSD) 11/1,11/7,11/6
Arya Sheth(PNA) Bt Deepankar Bhade(RGD) 5/11,11/9,11/6,11/7
Ruthwik Pandirkar(MSD) Bt Kaustubh Udar(NGP) 11/5,14/12,11/5
Pawan Kadam(PRB) Bt Sarthak Gupta(RGD) 11/7,11/8,11/9
Siddhesh Sawant(THN) Bt Sahil Lokegaonkar(PLG) 9/11,11/5,11/6,8/11,11/3
Vansh Ahuja(AMT) Bt Akshay Kabade(KOL) 11/6,12/10,11/7
Chaitral Mulye(KOL) Bt Rohit Joshi(PRB) 11/6,11/8,11/9