Madhepura girl Riyansi bags a grand double

Patna, August 1, 2010: Feisty Madhepura girl Riyansi Gupta cornered glory on the Day Two of the Bihar State Major Ranking table tennis tournament at the Bihar Young Men’s Institute here on Sunday winning the sub-junior and cadet girls’ singles titles in a remarkable style.

Riyansi took Riya Kumari (Motihari) straight 11-8, 13-11, 11-6 to win sub-junior girls crown while in cadet girls’ final, Riyansi fought it out to beat her teammate Riya Kumar 11-6, 5-11, 11-4, 6-11 and 11-7 for the crown.

Four Patna players Aditya Umang, Ayush Anand, Rohan Kumar and Sagar Kumar entered the cadet boys’ singles semifinals.

In sub-junior boys singles, line up for the pre-quarterfinals have been decided as Amit Kumar, Prashant Roshan, Priyanshu, Saurabh, Aniket, Deepak Kumar, Gagan, Saurabh Kumar, Rishutosh, Aniket Kumar, Yash Anand, Aman Tiwari, Aditya Umang, Tushar Kanti and Rohit Kumar won their respective second round matches.

Results
Sub-junior girls’ singles final: Riyansi Gupta bt Riya Kumari (Motihari) 11-8, 13-11, 11-6.
Semifinals: Riyansi Gupta bt Varsha Bhagyashree 7-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-9; Riya Kumari bt Smita Ravi 11-6, 13-11, 11-6.

Cadet girls’ final: Riyansi Gupta bt Riya Kumar (Madhepura) 11-6, 5-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7.
Semifinals: Riyansi Gupta bt Sapna (Madhepura) 11-2, 11-5, 11-2; Riya Kumar bt Vijyalakshmi 12-10, 13-11, 11-4, 11-8.

Cadet boys' singles quarterfinals: Aditya Umang bt Shivam Singh 11-3, 11-7, 11-5, Aayush Anand bt Risutosh Kumar 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, Rohan Kumar bt Master Shivam (Madhepura) 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 14-12, Sagar Kumar bt Kunwar Dalwar (Madhepura) 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7.

Sub-junior boys singles (second round): Amit Kumar bt Naved Hasan 13-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, Prashant Saurabh bt Sudhanshu (Madhepura) 11-4, 11-6, 11-7, Priyanshu bt Musbah Aajim 11-9, 11-6, 11-7, Saurabh Basotiya bt Bhit Singh 11-7, 11-8, 11-6, Shubham Kumar bt Tuhin 11-2, 11-9, 11-3, Aman Kumar bt Utakarsh Anand 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10, Deepak Kumar bt Shivam Singh (Madhepura) 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5, Gagan Neer bt Mikki Anand 11-2, 11-3, 11-5, Saurabh Kumar bt Avinash Kumar Bhaskar 11-7, 11-8, 15-13, Risutosh bt Master Shivam 12-10, 11-9, 11-9, Rohit Kumar bt Risabh Kumar 14-12, 11-5, 11-7, Aniket Kumar bt Yogesh Kumar 11-7, 11-8, 14-12, Yash Anand bt Akash 11-8, 11-6, 11-8, Aman Triwedi bt Aditya Raj 11-2, 11-3, 11-8, Aditya Umang bt Kunwar Dalwar 11-3, 11-4, 11-9, Tusar Kanti Das bt Avinash 7-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-3, 11-3

Bihar State women chess from August 12

Patna, July 31, 2010: The 34th Bihar state women and 38th junior state chess championship will be held in Patna from August 12, according to All Bihar Chess Association secretary Arvind Kumar Sinha.

Top four finishers of the state women championships would represent Bihar in the National ‘B’ championship to be held in Guwahati from August 20, he added.

Bihar powerlifting team announced

Patna, July 31, 2010: Bihar Powerlifting Association (BPA) named a seven-member state team for the senior National powerlifting championships to be held in Chennai from August 4, according to BPA general secretary Ashok Kumar Mehta.

Team: Vijay Kumar, Kundan Raj, Md Rinku, Navin Srivastava, Vikas Kumar and Abhishek Kumar. Women: Sudha Kumari. Manager: Sukhdev Prasad. Coach: Abhishek Kumar.

Madhepura girls hog limelight on Day One of Bihar State Major Ranking TT

Patna, July 31, 2010: It was a day of Madhepura girls on the Day One of the Bihar State Major Ranking table tennis championships at the Bihar Young Men’s Institute here on Saturday.

Leading the pack was Riyansi Gupta who along with three other teammates entered the cadet girls’ singles semifinals. Five Madhepura girls also booked their berths in the sub-junior girls’ quarterfinals.

Earlier, former state women table tennis champion Chulbul Das inaugurated the five-day tournament in a simple function. Jai Prakash Sharma, assistant secretary, Bihar Table Tennis Association (BTTA) welcomed the guest. Pradeep Srivastava, secretary, Katihar District Table Tennis Association, proposed a vote of thanks.

Results: Cadet girls’ singles (quarterfinals): Riyanshi Gupta (Madhepura) bt Pooja Kumari (Katihar) 11-8, 11-8, 11-6; Sapna Kumari (Madhepura) bt Mausami Kiran (Patna) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; Vijay Laxmi (Madhepura) bt Beauty Kumari (Katihar) 9-11, 12-10, 16-14, 14-12, 11-8; Riya Kumar (Madhepura) bt Tanishka (Patna) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8.

Cadet boys’ singles (second round): Aditya Umang bt Adnan 11-8, 11-9, 12-10; Aman Trivedi bt Mubarak Ali 11-1, 11-2, 11-6; Shivam Singh bt Ayush Kumar 11-7, 11-4, 14-12; Ayush Anand bt Yogesh Kumar 11-8, 11-3, 11-9; Sudhanshu Kumar bt Ashutosh 11-8, 11-3, 11-4; Saurabh Kumar bt Raj Hans 11-6, 11-5, 11-6; Rishutosh Kumar bt Aditya 15-13, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7; Rohan Kumar bt Tuheen 11-8, 11-5, 11-8; Rohit Kumar bt Yathartha 11-5, 2-11, 11-9, 11-23; Master Shivam bt Ayush 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7; Akash Kumar bt Onkareshwar11-6, 11-5, 11-2; Aditya Raj bt Pratik 2-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7; Kunwar Dalwar bt Shanu Kumar 11-9, 11-9, 14-12; Aman Kumar bt Harsh Raj 11-8, 5-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-8 and Sagar Kumar bt Sanyog Singh 14-12, 11-3, 11-4.

Photo caption: Former state champions Rahul Das (left) and Chulbul Dey Das (right) try their hands on the board to inaugurate the first Bihar State Major Ranking table tennis tournament in Patna on July 31, 2010.