Unseeded Viren Patel and Aditi Sinha caused major upsets in their respective men’s and youth girls singles semi finals of the Mumbai Suburban District Table Tennis Championships held at Khar Gymkhana here today. Viren displayed tremendous control as he demolished hard-hitting top seed Shivam Das 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5. Aditi, however, was pretty impressive as she took the first two games , but Ashlesha unleashed her deadly forehand effectively to make it 2-all. Aditi did lose her momentum thereafter but rallied splendidly to oust Ashlesha 11-8, 11-1, 5-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6 in an exciting tie.
Viren Patel
However, second seed Bhavitvya Shah was at his devastating best, while quelling the challenge of sixth seed Jignesh Rahatwal 13-11, 7-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4 in the other men’s semi final.
Junior Srushti Haleangadi was another impressive winner, as she made the youth and junior girls singles finals.
Aditi Sinha-
Srushti Haleangadi
Results:
Men’s singles (Semifinals): (2) Bhavitvya Shah bt (6) Jignesh Rahatwal 13-11, 7-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4; Viren Patel bt (1) Shivam Das 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5.
Women’s singles (semi finals): Mamta Prabhu bt Srushti Haleangadi 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, 11-1; (1) Ashlesha Trehan bt Aditi Sinha 11-7, 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 12-10.
Youth boys singles (Semi finals): Reagan Albuqerque bt Viren Patel 11-6,11-7, 11-6,11-7; (1) Jignesh Rahatwal bt Shivam Das 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7.
Youth girls singles (Semi finals): Aditi Sinha bt (1) Ashlesha Trehan 11-8, 11-1, 5-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6; Srushti Haleangadi bt Vidhti Dhoot 11-9,11-4, 11-5,11-9.
Jr girls singles (semi finals): Srushti Haleangadi bt Vidhi A. Shah 11-5, 11-8, 11-5, 11-5; Mihika Rohira bt Vidhi Dhoot 8-11, 11-98, 11-9,11-8,11-8.
Jr boys singles (Semi finals): Reagan Albuqerque bt Dev Shroff 4-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6y, 13-11; Shivam Das bt Aadil Anand 11-9, 13-11,11-9, 14-12.
Sub-jr boys singles (semi finals): Dev Shroff bt Jash Jobalia 111-3, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8, 11-5; Hrishikesh Malhotra bt Ritvik Nagle 11-4, 11-2, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7;
Sub-jr girls singles (semi finals): Mihika Rohira bt Avril Saldanha 11-7, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7; Vidhi A. Shah bt Risha Mirchandani 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-4.
Cadet boys singles (semi finals): Kushal Patel bt Vivaan Mohile 11-8, 11-3, 11-5; Havish Asrani bt Krish Shetty 11-3, 11-5, 11-6.
Cadet girls singles (semi finals):Ananya Chande bt Risha Mirchandani 11-7, 11-8, -11, 11-6;Mukta Dalvi bt Pearl Amalsadwala 6-11,5-11, 11-6, 11-4,17-15.
Midget boys singles (semi finals):Dev Hingorany bt Dhairya Ved 11-3, 11-6, 11-7; Yuvraj Yadav bt Dasksh Talwar 11-4, 11-4, 11-3.