Chennai, August 14, 2015: Top-seeded Manav Thakkar of PSPB
Academy showed no mercy to qualifier Jignesh Rahatwal as he disposed of the
Maharashtra B boy 3-0 to move into the Junior Boys quarterfinals, but it was a
real setback for the No. 1 seed Shruti Amrute of Maharashtra A, who bowed out
to Shailu Noorbasha of Andhra Pradesh, losing 1-3 in the round of 32 at the
ongoing National Ranking (South Zone) Table Tennis Championships here at the
Jawaharlal Nehru multi-purpose Indoor Stadium.
But for this major upset, it was business as usual for the
others. However, the good news for the hosts’ side was that four Tamil Nadu
girls, including No. 2 seed Selenadeepthi Selvakumar entered the quarterfinals
while only one boy, Ananth Devarajan, made the grade. He beat West
Bengal ’s Jeet Chandra 3-2 in a tough battle.
The earlier round, too, saw some upsetting results,
including that of West Bengal ’s Moumita Dutta,
who lost to R. Harshavardhini. The Tamil Nadu girl won 3-0 against her Maharashtra rival Srushti Haleangadi in the
pre-quarterfianals to join Abhinaya Ramesh and Yashini Sivakumar in the
quarterfinals. In fact, it was a good result for the hosts as six out of four
have made progress from the main draw.
But while Delhi ’s
Srishti Gupta put up a good fight against AP’s Shailu Noorbasha, losing the
match 2-3, Aanchal Malhotra, a very good prospect, could not face Abhinaya’s
onslaught and surrendered meekly to 1-3 score.
There were to good matches in the Junior Girls section, both
going down to the wire. The Shailu-Srishti match saw fluctuating fortunes as
they took the alternative game to keep their hopes alive. However, the AP girl
got the crucial points when it mattered in the decider to sew it up.
As for the Selenadeepthi and Renuka Aswin tie, the Kerala
girl leveled after being 9-8 to win the second game and also the third to go up
2-1. But egged on by the local crowd and with a game plan change, the No. 2
seed from Tamil Nadu showed presence of mind in the fourth to level. From
there, it was smooth sailing despite some pressure showing on her face when she
gave away a couple of points on match-point.
Similarly, two matches in the Junior Boys section stood out
for their competitive nature. The first between Telangana’s Snehit Suravajjla
and West Bengal ’s Abhimanyu Mitra, too, had a
pattern to it with the players taking alternative games. However, in the fourth
when Abhimanyu made it 2-2, he surged ahead in the fifth to shut the shop close
on his Telangana rival.
Tamil Nadu’s Ananth Devarajan had his nervy moments very early
in the match when Jeet restored parity at 1-1. Still he did not drop guard and
went 2-1 ahead only to lose the next game in extended points. But Ananth did
not take any chance in the decider and went about the task very methodically to
shut his West Bengal opponent rather
comfortably.
Meanwhile, the qualification matches in the Youth Boys and
Girls sections got over and it is time for some hot performances as the men and
women seeds jump into the fray from the second round of the main draw tomorrow.
However, the focus will once again be who win the Junior
Boys and Girls titles.
Results:
Junior Boys: PQF: Ronit Bhanja (WB) bt Abhinav Belwal
(UP) 11-9, 11-9, 11-4, Manav Thakkar (PSPBA) bt Jignesh Rahatwal (Mhr-B) 11-2,
11-2, 11-6, Anirban Ghosh (WB) bt Shaurya Pednekar (Mhr-A) 11-7, 11-9, 11-4,
Abhimanyu Mitra (WB) bt Snehit Suravajjula (Telg) 8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-5, 11-7,
Shreyan Kulkarni (KNT) bt Aniruddha Marathe (Mhr-B) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6, Ananth
Devarajan (TN) bt Jeet Chandra (WB) 11-5, 5-11, 11-5, 11-13, 11-3, Siddhesh
Pande (Mhr-A) bt Parth Virmani (Dli) 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6, Sarthak Seth (UP)
bt Ali Mohammad (Telg) 11-6, 11-5, 11-9.
Junior Girls: PQF: Shailu Noorbasha (AP) bt Sristhi
Gupta (Dli) 11-3, 8-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, Priyanka Pareek (Raj) bt Surbhi
Patwari (WB) 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, Abhinaya Ramesh (TN) bt Aanchal
Malhotra (Dli) 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9, R. Harshavardhini (TN) bt Srushti
Haleangadi (Mhr-A) 12-10, 11-9, 11-5, Archana Kamath (AAI) bt Kowishika
Venkatashan (TN) 11-9, 11-7, 11-2, Yashini Sivashankar (TN) bt Sumana Saha
(PSPB) 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6, Tanisi Kirtani (Goa) bt Kokila Sureshkumar (TN)
11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5, Selenadeepthi Selvakumar (TN) bt Renuka Aswani
(KRL) 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7.
Results: (Main Draw):
Junior Boys: (Round of 32): Jignesh Rahatwal (Mhr-B) bt Aleeko
Hazarika (Asm) 7-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-9; Ghosh Anirban (WB) bt Manush Shah (Guj)
12-10, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9; Pednekar Shaurya (Mhr-A) bt Saroj Siril Pala Parthi
(TELG) 11-9, 12-10, 11-5; Chandra Jeet (WB) btAnukram Jain (PSPB-A) 11-1, 11-6,
10-12, 11-6; Devarajan Ananth (TN) bt Harshavardan Lahoti (TELG) 11-8, 11-6,
11-13, 11-9; Bhanja Rohit (WB) bt Irshad Anas Mohammed (Krl) 11-8, 11-7, 11-9;
AbhinavBelwal (UP) bt ShubhamAmbre (Mhr-A) 11-8, 11-4, 11-9; ShreyasKulkarni
(Knt) bt Mr. Lalhunhlua (PSPB) 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9; Aniruddha Marathe
(Mhr-B) bt Soham Pandya (Guj) 9-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-9; Snehit Suravajjula (TELG) bt MuditDani (Mhr-B) 11-4,
4-11, 3-11, 11-5, 11-6; Sarthak Seth (UP) bt Rohan S Jamadagni (Knt) 11-7,
11-4, 10-12, 12-10; Parth Virmani (Dli) bt Chowdhury Akash (WB) 11-7, 13-11,
11-4; ManavThakkar (PSPB-A) bt Soham Bhattacharya (WB) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5;
Abhimanyu Mitra (WB) bt Subhajit Malakar (NB) 11-5, 11-3, 11-8; Ali Mohd (TELG)
bt JashDalvi (Mhr-A) 10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5; Pande Siddhesh (Mhr-A) bt Sivaramakrishnan
(TN) 11-5, 11-5, 11-9.
Junior Girls: (Round 32):Tanisi Kirtani (Goa) bt Mansi Deshpande
(Mhr-B) 11-9, 11-3, 5-11, 11-6; Selenadeepthi Selvakumar (TN) bt KaushaniNath
(WB) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9; Renuka Aswani (Krl) bt Aditi Sinha (Mhr-B) 11-7, 9-11,
11-7, 11-8; Shailu Noorbasha (AP) bt ShrutiAmrute (Mhr-A) 11-9, 11-8, 4-11,
11-8; Srishti Gupta (Dli) bt Harini Udayakumar (TN) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9; Priyanka Pareek
(Raj) bt Deepika Neelakandan (TN) 11-8, 11-3, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6; Surbhi Patwari
(WB) bt VaruniJ aiswal (TELG) 9-11, 12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5; Aanchal Malhotra
(Dli) bt Trehan Ashlesha (Mhr-A) 11-2, 11-9, 11-9; Abinaya Ramesh (TN) bt AyushaGhia
(TELG) 11-6, 11-5, 11-4; Srushti Haleangadi (Mhr-A) bt George Gia Anna (Krl)
11-7, 11-9, 11-8; Harshavardhini Ravichandran (TN) bt Moumita Dutta (WB) 11-7,
11-6, 11-9; KowishikaVenkateshan (TN) bt Manasi Chiplunkar (DB) 11-8, 10-12,
11-7, 11-5; Archana Girish Kamath (Aai) bt Mahima Jain (TN) 9-11, 11-3, 11-7,
17-15; Saha Sumana (PSPB) bt Patki Dyuti (Mhr-B) 11-2, 11-3, 11-5; Yashini Sivashankar
(TN) bt Naina (TELG) 11-9, 11-6, 11-7; Kokila Sureshkumar (TN) bt Harsha Kalra
(Dli) 10-12, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4, 13-11.
A TTFI Press release
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