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

National Ranking TT: Ankita upsets top seed Pooja Sahasrabudhe in women's singles

Gandhidham-Kachchh, October 4, 2009:
Second seed Harmeet Desai of Gujarat entered the junior boys’ final defeating unseeded Sushmit Sriram of Tamil Nadu 8-11, 11-2, 11-3, 11-6, 11-4 in the Indian Oil National Ranking Table Tennis Championships-2009 at Kandla Port Trust’s SVP Auditorium, Gandhidham.

In the final, Harmeet will take on top seed G.Sathiyan of Tamil Nadu, who beat fourth seed Sanmay Paranjpaye of Maharashtra 11-6, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4.

In the men’s pre-quarter-finals, 14th seed Anikhet Khoparkar of Maharashtra caused an upset defeating third seed R.Abhishek of Indian Bank 11-5, 11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4.

In the sub-junior girls’ quarter finals, unseeded Gargi Surwase of Maharashtra beat 4th seed Amrutha Pushpak of Tamil Nadu 8-11, 11-7, 5-11, 12-10, 12-10.
In the junior girls’ quarter-finals, Eighth seed S.Karthicka of Tamil Nadu upset top-seed Ankita Das of North Bengal 5-11, 13-11, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8.

In another major upset of the championship, in the women’s singles top seed Pooja Sahasrabudhe of Maharashtra was toppled in the pre-quarters by 16th seed Ankita Das of North Bengal 11-9, 13-15, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7.

The other upset was in the women’s category, where Olympian Neha Agrawal of Delhi lost in pre-quarters to 12th seed Mausmi Paul of PSPB 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6. This year’s Arjuna Awardee Paulomi Ghatak lost to eighth seed Mamta Prabhu of Dena Bank in the pre-quarter-finals 11-7, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9.

In the youth boys’ final, 4th seed G.Sathiyan of Tamil Nadu will clash with 3rd seed Somyajit Ghosh of North Bengal.

In first semi-final G.Sathiyan defeated unseeded R.S.Raja of Tamil Nadu 12-10, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7, 12-10 while in the other semi-finals Somyajit Ghosh defeated Sanil Shetty of Maharashtra 2-11, 14-12, 11-7, 5-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-7.

In the youth girls final 8th seed Pallavi Kundu of Railways will meet 2nd seed Ankita Das of North Bengal. In the first semi-final Pallavi Kundu defeated unseeded Pooja Sahasrabudhe of Maharashtra 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 2-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7.

In the other semi-final Ankita Das defeated 3rd seed Neha Agrawal of Delhi in one of the longest match 11-6, 14-16, 2-11, 11-13, 24-22, 13-11, 11-8.

Results:
MENS’ SINGLES PRE-QUARTERS:
(1)ZUBIN KUMAR(PSPB) BT (8)SANIL SHETTY(MHR) [4-1] (11-7, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 12-10); 13)G SATHIYAN(TN) BT (9)SOUGATA SARKAR(WB) [4-1] (7-11, 11-3, 14-12, 11-4, 11-6); (24)AMAN BALGU(RSPB) BT (19)L. SACHIN(TN) [4-2] (9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9); (32)SOUMYADEEP ROY(PSPB) BT (27)SOUMAYJIT GHOSH(NB) [4-0] (12-10, 11-1, 12-10, 11-9); (40)ANIKET KOPARKAR(MHR) BT (33) R. ABHISHEK (IB)-15 [4-1] (11-5, 11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4); (48)ANIRBAN NANDI(RSPB) BT (43) PRASANNA(IB) [4-0] (11-6, 11-2, 11-8, 11-5); (56)SAYAN PAUL ROY(RSPB) BT (51)L. SATHISHWARAN(TN) [4-0] (11-8, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5); (62)R S RAJA(TN) BT (57)RAJ MONDAL(NB) [4-1] (13-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-4, 11-7).

YOUTH BOYS’ SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS:
(2)R S RAJA (TN) BT (5)RAJ MONDAL(NB) [4-1] (12-10, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7, 12-10); (16)G SATHIYAN(TN) BT (9)V NITIN(PSPBA) [4-3] (11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-4); (17)SOUMAYJIT GHOSH(NB) BT (24)SAYAN PAUL ROY(RSPB) [4-1] (11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-6); (32)SANIL SHETTY(MHR) BT (25)HARMEET DESAI(RSPB)-12 [4-2] (11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5).

JUNIOR BOYS SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS:
(1)G SATHIYAN(TN) BT (5)SUDHANSHU GROVER(PSPBA) [4-1] (11-6, 11-4, 11-9, 11-13, 11-4); (16)SANMAY PARANJAPE(MHR) BT (9)ABHISHEK YADAV(PSPBA) [4-3] (6-11, 11-8, 12-14, 11-5, 4-11, 11-7, 11-8); (18)SUSHMIT SRIRAM(TN) BT (24)AVIK DAS(NB) [4-2] (11-0, 6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8); (32)HARMEET DESAI(RSPB) BT (25)VIVEK BHARGAVA(PSPBA) [4-0] (11-6, 11-6, 13-11, 11-8).

SUB-JUNIOR BOYS’ SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS:
(1)ABHISHEK YADAV(PSPBA) BT (5)VRAJ HALVAWALA(GUJ)-41 [3-0] (11-6, 11-8, 11-4);
(16)SNEHAMOY MALLIK(WB) BT (9)PANKAJ VISHWAKARMA(PSPBA) [3-1] (11-3, 6-11, 11-8, 11-3); (19)SAYANTAN DEY(WB) BT (23)SHUBHANKAR RENAVIKAR(MHR) [3-1] (7-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-5); (31)M. ANIRUDH(TN) BT (25)BIRDI BORO(RAJ) [3-0] (11-6, 11-8, 11-8, 0-0).

WOMENS’ SINGLES PRE-QUARTERS:
(4)ANKITA DAS(NB) BT (1)POOJA SAHASRABUDHE(MHR) [4-2] (11-9, 13-15, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7); (8)MAMTA PRABHU(DB) BT (5)POULOMI GHATAK(PSPB) [4-0] (11-7, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9); (12)MOUSUMI PAUL(PSPB) BT (9)NEHA AGARWAL(DLI) [4-3] (9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6);
(16)DIVYA DESHPANDE(PSPB) BT (13)A V NIVEDITA(TN) [4-2] (11-5, 5-11, 11-0, 4-11, 11-9, 11-7); (17)MADHURIKA PATKAR(PSPB) BT (20)KASTURI CHAKRABORTY(OIL) [4-3] (12-10, 11-7, 9-11, 4-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-3); (21)PRAJAKTA TIPALE(RSPB) BT (23)ANANDITA CHAKRABORTY(RSPB) [4-3] (7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8); (25)MOUMA DAS(PSPB) BT (27)KRITIKA SINHA ROY(WB) [4-2] (11-13, 11-6, 11-8, 11-3, 10-12, 11-9); (32) K SHAMINI(TN) BT (29)SOUMI MONDAL(RSPB) [4-0] (11-7, 11-5, 11-9, 12-10).

YOUTH GIRLS SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS:
(8)PALLAVI KUNDU(RSPB) BT (2)SHRUTI TALNIKAR(MHR) [4-0] (11-7, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5); (10)POOJA SAHASRABUDHE(MHR) BT (16)PRAJAKTA TIPALE(RSPB) [4-3] (12-10, 8-11, 9-11, 11-4, 17-15, 8-11, 11-9); ()NEHA AGARWAL(DLI) BT (24)SHREYA GHOSH(RSPB) [4-3] (11-4, 11-1, 11-13, 7-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8); (32)ANKITA DAS(NB) BT (25)SOUMI MONDAL(RSPB) [4-0] (11-4, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6).

JUNIOR GIRLS SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS:
(8)S. KARTHICKA(TN) BT (1)ANKITA DAS(NB) [4-3] (5-11, 13-11, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8); (13)MANIKA BATRA(DLI) BT (11) S NARSIMHA PRIYA(TN) [4-0] (11-9, 11-6, 12-10, 12-10); (20)V SNEHA(IB) BT (24)NIKHAT BANU(AP) [4-2] (16-14, 10-12, 11-8, 12-14, 11-7, 11-6); (32)MALLIKA BHANDARKAR(MHR) BT (26)SHWETA PARTE(MHR) [4-1] (12-10, 3-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8).

SUB-JUNIOR GIRLS SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS:
(1)OISHWARYYA DEB (NB) BT (7)MAITHREYEE BAILOOR(KNT) [3-0] (11-7, 11-6, 11-6); (11)GARGI SURWASE(MHR) BT (16)AMRUTHA PUSHPAK(TN) [3-2] (8-11, 11-7, 5-11, 12-10, 12-10); (17)ANUSKA DUTTA(NB) BT (24)R.K. YUKTIROSHINI(TN) [3-1] (7-11, 11-6, 11-5, 13-11); (32)SUTIRTHA MUKHERJEE(WB) BT (26)DEVIKA BHIDE(MHR) [3-2] (8-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-3, 13-11); (5)K SHAMINI(TN) BT (1)MALLIKA BHANDARKAR(MHR) [4-3] (3-11, 4-, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11); (9)ANONA AGARWAL(RAJ) BT (13) MEGHNA(CHD) [4-3] (11-3, 11-4, 5-11, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9); (21)KALAIVANAN M.(TN) BT (17)FRENAZ CHIPIYA(GUJ) [4-3] (3-11, 4-, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11); (25)A. RAJATH KAMAL(TN) BT (29)ANIRBAN NANDI(RSPB) [4-3] (11-3, 11-4, 5-11, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9).

JUNIOR BOYS’ SINGLES SEMI-FINALS:
(1)G SATHIYAN(TN) BT (16)SANMAY PARANJAPE(MHR) [4-0] (11-6, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4): (32)HARMEET DESAI(RSPB) BT (18)SUSHMIT SRIRAM(TN) [4-1] (8-11, 11-2, 11-3, 11-6, 11-4).

JUNIOR GIRLS SINGLES SEMI-FINALS:
(8)S. KARTHICKA(TN) BT (13)MANIKA BATRA(DLI) [4-1] (5-11, 14-12, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6); (32)MALLIKA BHANDARKAR(MHR) BT (20)V SNEHA(IB) [4-0] (11-6, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9).

SUB-JUNIOR BOYS SINGLES SEMI-FINALS:
(5)ABHISHEK YADAV(PSPBA) BT (16)SNEHAMOY MALLIK(WB) [4-1] (8-11, 12-10, 17-15, 11-8, 11-6); (19)SAYANTAN DEY(WB) BT (31)M. ANIRUDH(TN) [4-2] (11-5, 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 11-6).

SUB-JUNIOR GIRLS SINGLES SEMI-FINALS:
(8)S. KARTHICKA(TN) BT (13)MANIKA BATRA(DLI) [4-1] (5-11, 14-12, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6); (32)MALLIKA BHANDARKAR(MHR) BT (20)V SNEHA(IB) [4-0] (11-6, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9); (1)OISHWARYYA DEB(NB) BT (16)GARGI SURWASE(MHR) [4-2] (9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7); (17)ANUSKA DUTTA(NB)-33 BT (32)SUTIRTHA MUKHERJEE(WB) [4-1] (11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5).

Sources: Press release from GSTTA