All India Balkan-Ji-Bari-JLTTA promotional T.T. tournament
Top seeded Shubham Shinde and second seeded Shubham Samant won their quarterfinals in contrasting fashion to advance into the junior boys singles last four of the All India Balkan-Ji-Bari-JLTTA promotional table tennis tournament, sponsored by Black Panther-Precise, at their centre at Juhu Road, Santacruz (West), here today.
Shubham Shinde
Shubham Shinde, who had won the sub-junior title earlier in the Poinsur Gymkhana tourney, was in his element frm the word go and thrashed Kush Palekar 11-5, 11-1, 8-11, 11-2., But for the second seeded Shubham Samant, it was just a touch and go affair before he quelled the spirited challenge of Maruti Kasture 11-3, 9-11, 11-9, 10-12, 12-10. Thje top seed will take on Swayam Ibrampurkar, who ousted fourth seeded Krish Bhatia 11-7, 11-4, 11-9, wehile the second seed will face Shivam Punjabi, who defeated Parth Shah 17-15, 15-13, 11-8.
The ebullient Krisha Sanghavi, once again displayed tremendous fighting spirit as she knocked out Risha Mirchandani 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9to wal;k into sub-junior girls singles semifinals.
Results: Jr. Boys singles (Quarterfinals): Swayam Ibrahampurkar bt Krish Bhatia 11-7, 11-4, 11-9; (1) Shubham Shinde bt Kush Palekar 11-5, 11-1, 8-11, 11-2; Shivam Punjabi bt Parth Shah 17-15, 15-13, 11-8; (2) Shubham Samant bt Maruti Kasture 11-3, 9-11, 11-9, 10-12, 12-10.
Sub. jr boys sin gles (Quarterfinals): Krish Bhatia bt Harshavardhan Datye 11-4, 11-8, 6-11, 11-1; Mayuresh Shinde bt Kshiteeesh Mani 9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7; Ronit Mirchandani bt Akshat Jain 11-3, 11-2, 11-4.
Sub-jr girls singles (Quarterfinals): (1) Vidhi P. Shah bt Hiya Mehta 11-8, 11-9, 11-5; Saloni Agarwal bt Sneha Bains 4-11, 15-13, 11-3, 11-7; Krisha Sanghavi bt Risha Mirchandani 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9; Siya Hingorany bt Aditi Agarwal 11-4, 11-5, 11-4.
Cadet boys singles (Quarterfinals): Shaival Parekh bt Sharveya Samant 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8; Sanaskar Basak bt Soham Mate 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-13, 12-10; Kunal Patel bt Parth Shah 11-9, 11-5, 11-9; Ananya Wanage bt Pawan Kamath 11-2, 11-5, 11-3.