Apeksha Bhagwat and Aakash Damale, both of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) emerged supreme winning the ladies singles and men’s singles crowns respectively in the 4th edition of the 11even Sports Inter-Corporate Table Tennis Tournament, promoted by NSportz and played at the Khar Gymkhana.
Aakash Damale of Tata Consultancy Services
In the ladies final, Apeksha did not have to exert herself too much and in convincing fashion defeated Anita Raj of Bank of America in the three straight games at 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 to emerge champion.
Apeksha Bhagwat of Tata Consultancy Services
Later, Apeksha’s compatriot Aakash showed great resilience and strong fighting qualities to overcome fancied Mayuresh Kelkar of Indian Express pulling through in five grueling games by a 3-2 margin in the final. Aakash matched the attacking play of Mayuresh and after trailing 1-2, he managed to bounce back to clinch a hard-earned 12-14, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 win and claim the men’s title.
Apeksha Bhagwat (right) and Vishal Yadav of TCS
Meanwhile, Apeksha completed a grand double by winning the mixed doubles title. She along with partner Vishal Yadav cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win against the J.P. Morgan duo of Amrita Jaisingh and Chetan Dere. The TCS pair faced no problems in coasting to a 11-9, 11-7, 11-5 win in the final.
Suhas Chawan (Medialake Global) defeated Rajesh Sharma (Reliance Infra) 11-4, 11-5, 113-11 in the veteran’s singles finals, while the Reliance Industries combination of Satish Patel and Viral Patel bagged the men’s doubles title defeating the HDFC Life pair of Suraj Chandrashekar and Yash Doshi 11-6, 11-6, 11-5.
HDFC Life Win team Title
However, the HDFC Life paddlers of Chandrashekar and Doshi did not go home disappointed as they claimed the Corporate Team Championship. They defeated Reliance Industries 3-0 in the final.
Suraj Chandrasekhar and yash Doshi of HDFC Life, winners of team event.
The event was organized under the auspices of MCDTTA and MSDTTA, and offered total cash prizes of over Rs 1 lakh, and attractive trophies.
Results – Ladies singles – Finals: Apeksha Bhagwat (Tata CS) bt Anita Raj (Bank of America) 11-8, 11-7, 11-7. Semi-finals: Apeksha Bhagwat (Tata CS) bt Manvi Jain (Kotak Bank) 11-4, 11-2, 11-5; Anita Raj (Bank of America) bt Amrita Jaisingh (JP Morgan) 7-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8).
Men’s singles – Finals: Aakash Damle (Tata CS) bt Mayuresh Kelkar (Indian Express) 12-14, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9. Semi-finals: Mayuresh Kelkar (Indian Express) bt Sashank Bisht (Accenture) 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4; Aakash Damle (Tata CS) bt Viral Patel (Reliance Induestries) 11-6, 1-12, 11-5, 11-5.
Veterans – Finals: Suhas Chawan (Medialake Global) bt Rajesh Sharma (Reliance Infra) 11-4, 11-5, 113-11. Semi-finals: Rajesh Sharma (Reliance Infra) bt Satish Patel (Reliance Industries) 11-4, 4-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8; Suhas Chawan (Medialake Global) bt Rahul Bhattacharya (Kotak Bank) 11-6, 11-3, 12-10.
Mixed doubles – Final: Apeksha Bhagwat/Vishal Yadav (Tata CS) bt Amrita Jaisingh/Chetan Dere (JP Morgan) 11-9, 11-7, 11-5. Semi-final: Apeksha Bhagwat/Vishal Yadav (Tata CS) bt Akshata/Sushant Pedamkar (Douse Fire Systems) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5; Amrita Jaisingh/Chetan Dere (JP Morgan) bt Swapna Bajpai/Jitttendra Bachchhav 11-3, 11-6, 11-9.
Men’s doubles – Finals: Satish Patel/Viral Patel (Reliance Industries) bt Suraj Chandrashekar/Yash Doshi (HDFC Life) 11-6, 11-6, 11-5. Semi-finals: Suraj Chandrashekar/Yash Doshi (HDFC Life) bt Pradeep Mukherjee/Abhijeet Deshpande (Majesco) 4-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-8, 11-5; Satish Patel/Viral Patel (Reliance Industries) bt Vishal Yadav/Aakash Damale (Tata CS) 5-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8.
Corporate Team Championship – Final: HDFC Life bt Reliance Industries 3-0. Semi-finals: HDFC Life bt Mahesco 3-0; Reliance Industries bt Tata CS 3-2.