In the sub-junior boys’ final, Manav Thakkar of the Academy
was the star as he, apart from winning his two singles, combined well with
Anukram Jain in the doubles against West Bengal ’s
pair of Akash Choudhary and Jeeth Chandra, which made the real difference.
Similarly, the doubles was West Bengal’s Achilles’ heel yet
again as the North Bengal pair of Neha Kumari
and Diksha Biswas won the crucial match against Koushiki Das Gupta and Tulika
Roy. In the ultimately analysis, this win proved to be crucial for North Bengal .
PSPAB lose title
Earlier, West Bengal
defeated PSPBA 3-2 with Avijit Basu doing the star turn for his team as he won
both his singles, which eventually put the issue beyond PSPBA. He won his first
match 3-1 against Alberto and Rohan Ghosh provided West
Bengal a 2-0 lead. But the Academy duo of Jeho and Alberto first
won their doubles 3-1 and Alberto restored parity by winning his singles
against Ghosh. However, their celebrations lasted hardly for 15 minutes as Basu
outclassed Jeho 3-0 to wrest the title from the Academy.
The West Bengal girls in
the sub-junior section did not have to sweat it out much despite Tamil Nadu’s
Abhinaya Ramesh and Yashini putting up a brave front. The two played well, but
only in patches as West Bengal ’s Koushani Nath
and Moumita Dutta warded off all possible threats from their rivals.
In the semifinals, West Bengal boys defeated Uttar Pradesh
3-1 while PSPB Academy
overcame a determined North Bengal 3-2 in the
sub-junior section. In the quarterfinals, the boys from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu, Kerala and Assam ,
who gave PSPBA a real run for their money, bowed out of the contest. As for the
girls, Tamil Nadu trounced Andhra Pradesh 3-1 and West Bengal outwitted Maharashtra A 3-2 in a thrilling match.
In Cadet Boys, PSPBA blanked out North Bengal 3-0 in the
semifinals to earn a final meeting with West Bengal, who downed Maharashtra A 3-1.
In Cadet Girls, North Bengal
overcame a stiff semifinal resistance from Andhra Pradesh to enter the final on
a 3-2 verdict in the morning. From the top-half, it was West
Bengal who notched up a 3-2 win over Tamil Nadu. It must be said
to the credit for the Tamil Nadu girls who put up a great show only to end on
the losing side.
Reporting sick!
Meanwhile, two sub-junior boys Zedan Gogoi of PSPBA and Asif
Khan of Rajasthan, who were under the overage scanner, pulled out of the
championships citing medical reasons. Surprisingly, both reported sick even as
they were considered for medical tests by the TTFI. However, a boy each from Assam , Himachal
Pradesh and Karnataka were randomly picked on Thursday and sent for
medical tests.
Results (all finals):
Cadet Boys: West Bengal bt PSPB Academy 3-2 (Avijit Basu bt
Alberto 11-8, 11-3, 6-11, 11-9, Rohan Ghosh bt Jeho 11-9, 11-6, 11-8,
Basu/Ghosh lost to Alberto/Jeho 5-11, 11-8, 5-11, 10-12, Rohan Ghosh lost to
Alberto 13-15, 9-11, 6-11, Avijit Basu bt Jeho 11-5, 13-11, 11-6).
Cadet Girls: North Bengal bt West Bengal 3-2 (Neha Kumari
btg Koushiki Dasgupta 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5, Diksha Biswas lost to Tulika Roy
7-11, 7-11, 5-11, Neha/Diksha bt Koushiki/Tulika 11-6, 11-6, 11-4, Neha Kumari
bt Tulika Roy 8-11, 15-17, 8-11, Diksha Biswas bt Koushiki Dasgupta 11-9, 11-9,
7-11, 11-9).
Sub-Junior Boys: PSPBA bt West Bengal 3-1 (Manav Thakkar bt
Akash Choudhary 11-9, 11-8, 11-5, Anukram Jain lost to Jeeth Chandra 11-6,
4-11, 9-11, 8-11, Manav/Anukram bt Akash/Jeeth 11-9, 4-11, 11-3, 11-6, Manav
Thakkar bt Jeeth Chandra 11-6, 11-9, 11-7).
Sub-Junior Girls: West Bengal bt Tamil Nadu 3-1 (Koushani
Nath lost to Abhinaya R. 5-11, 12-10, 7-11, 8-11, Moumita Dutta bt Yashini S.
14-12, 12-10, 13-11, Koushani/Moumita bt Abhinaya/Yashini 11-6, 5-11, 9-11,
11-7, 11-5, Moumita Dutta bt Abhinaya R. 11-9, 11-7, 11-7).
A TTFI Press release
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