National Ranking TT: Soumyadeep, Shamini claim singles titles

Gandhidham, October 5, 2009:
Fourth seed Soumyadeep Roy of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) clinched the men’s singles title of the Indian Oil National Ranking Table Tennis Championships defeating ninth seed Anirban Nandy of Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 8-11, 12-10, 1-11, 11-8 in the final at Kandla Port Trust’s SVP Auditorium here on Monday.

Second seed K.Shamini of Tamil Nadu won the women’s singles title beating fourth seed Divya Deshpande of PSPB 11-13, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7.

Results:
YOUTH BOYS SINGLES FINALS:
(16) G SATHIYAN(TN) BT (17) SOUMAYJIT GHOSH (NB) [4-2] (11-4, 11-2, 10-12, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5).
YOUTH GIRLS SINGLES FINALS:
(32)ANKITA DAS(NB) BT (2)PALLAVI KUNDU(RSPB) [4-1] (11-8, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-4)
JUNIOR BOYS SINGLES FINALS:
(1) G SATHIYAN(TN) BT (32)HARMEET DESAI(RSPB) [4-0] (11-5, 13-11, 11-9, 13-11).
MENS’ SINGLES SEMI-FINALS:
(32)SOUMYADEEP ROY(PSPB) BT (13)G SATHIYAN(TN) [4-1] (11-3, 9-11, 11-2, 14-12, 11-7).
(32)SOUMYADEEP ROY(PSPB) BT (13)G SATHIYAN(TN) [4-1] (11-3, 9-11, 11-2, 14-12, 11-7)(48)ANIRBAN NANDI(RSPB) BT (62)R S RAJA(TN) [4-1] (11-8, 11-7, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6).

SUB-JUNIOR BOYS SINGLES SEMI-FINALS: (5)ABHISHEK YADAV(PSPBA) BT (19)SAYANTAN DEY(WB) [4-1] (6-11, 11-5, 11-7, 14-12, 11-6).

WOMENS’ SINGLES SEMI-FINALS: (12)DIVYA DESHPANDE(PSPB) BT (4)MAMTA PRABHU(DB) [4-1] (11-9, 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8) (32)K SHAMINI(TN) BT (17)MADHURIKA PATKAR(PSPB) [4-2] (11-5, 11-8, 3-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8).

JUNIOR GIRLS SINGLES FINALS: (32)MALLIKA BHANDARKAR(MHR) BT (8)S. KARTHICKA(TN) [4-0] (11-8, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9).

SUB-JUNIOR GIRLS SINGLES FINALS:(17)ANUSKA DUTTA(NB) BT (1)OISHWARYYA DEB(NB) [4-2] (8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9).

Photo caption: Ankita Das of North Bengal (in green) plays against Pallavi Kundu of (RSPB) in the youth girls singles final at Gandhidham on Monday.

Source: Press release from GSTTA