Rinki Ghosh and Saiqua Parween enter final

Patna, August 2, 2010: Rinki Ghosh and Saiqua Parween stormed into the women singles final of the Bihar State First Major Ranking table tennis tournament at the Bihar Young Men’s Institute here on Monday.

In the first semi-final, Saiqua Parween fought hard to down Priya Kumari 11-4, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 11-7 while Rinki Ghosh outplayed Chumki Mandal 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6 to set up title clash.

In sub-junior boys’ singles final, Amit Kumar outpaced Saurabh Kumar 11-7, 11-3, 7-11 and 11-8. Aditya Umang won the cadet boys’ singles title beating Rohan Kumar 11-8, 11-9, 11-9.
In the youth girls’ singles, Priya Kumari will take Suparna Joshi in the final.

Lekh Raj, Somnath Roy, Ankit Kumar, Naman Kumar, Francis, Ankit Tarve, and Piyush D Gandhi moved into the men’s singles quarterfinals winning their respective matches.

Results: Youth girls’ singles (semifinals): Priya Kumari bt Riyansi Gupta 11-8, 11-6, 11-8; Suparna Joshi bt Chandna Raut 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 9-11, 15-13.

Junior boys’ singles (pre-quarterfinals): Rahul Kumar bt Pawan Kumar 11-3, 11-6, 11-7; Deepak Kumar bt Suman Kumar 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-5; Ankit Kumar bt Deepak Mishra 14-12, 11-5, 11-2; Naman Kumar bt Aniket Kumar 11-9, 11-9, 11-5; Saurabh Kumar bt Rahul Prakash 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9; Tushar Kanti Das bt Arohi Utkarsh 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9; Amit Kumar bt Ramnik Ratan 11-6, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9; Piyush D Gandhi bt Aniket Kumar 11-6, 11-7, 11-6.

Youth boys’ singles (pre-quarterfinals): Rahul Prakash bt Lekh Raj 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9; Arohi Utkarsh bt Ankit Tarve 11-6, 11-8, 11-9; Rahul Kumar bt Amit Kumar 11-8, 11-9, 11-8; Kishan Raj bt Deepak Kumar 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7; Any Raj bt Deepak Mishra 11-9, 11-8, 11-7; Naman Kumar bt Sumit Kumar 9-11, 11-7, 12-14, 11-6, 11-8; Ankit Kumar bt Aniket Kumar 11-6, 11-9, 11-8 and Piyush D Gandhi bt Rahul Shah 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11 and 14-12.

Photo caption: Rinki Ghosh (left) in action during her women's singles match of the First Bihar State Major Ranking TT Tournament in Patna on August 2, 2010.