Telang, Spoorthy emerge champions

Champions: Winners at the RS Shakuntala Memorial 2nd State-ranking table tennis tournament (Standing from left): Yashaswini Ghopade (Sub-junior girls), Samyuktha (Youth girls), Spoorthy MV (Women), Shreyal T (Men), Rohan Jamadagni (Junior and Youth boys), Kushi V (Junior girls). Sitting: Samarth Kurdikeri (Non-medallist), Aakash KJ (Sub-junior boys), Rohit Shankar (Cadet boys), Siddhant Vasan (Mini-cadet boys), Sahana H Murthy (Cadet girls), Saanvi Mandekar (Mini-cadet girls). DH photo.

Shreyal Telang and Spoorthy MV clinched the Seniors singles titles at the 2nd RS Shakunthala memorial State-ranking table tennis tournament on Sunday.

In a nervy final, Telang kept his cool to beat Rakshith Barigidad of Canara Bank in six sets.

After losing the opening set cheaply 7-11 Telang displayed his quality to pocket the following two sets 11-9, 11-5.

But that didn’t break Barigidad’s spirit as he rallied to win the fourth 11-4 and draw level.

However, that was the last time that the Canara Bank paddler held an upper hand as Telang swicthed gears and won the following two games 11-8, 11-7 to claim the title.

In the women’s segment, Spoorthy was stretched to the distance before set prevailed 11-13, 11-9, 9-11, 14-12, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8 over Samyuktha A to win the title.

Results (All results): Singles: Men: Seniors: Shreyal Telang (BNM) bt Rakshith Barigidad (Canara Bank) 7-11, 11-9, 11-5, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7. Sub-junior: Aakash KJ (SKIES) bt Srikanth Kashyap (SKIES) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7

Cadet: Rohit Shankar bt Hrishikesh setllur 11-8, 11-6, 13-11. Women: Spoorthy MV (BNM) bt Samyuktha A (GMTTA) 11-13, 11-9, 9-11, 14-12, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8.

Sub-junior: Yashaswini Ghorpade (SKIES) bt Anargya Manjunath (GMTTA) 11-6, 11-8, 11-5.

Cadet: Sahana Murthy (SKIES) bt Swetha PM (SKIES) 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8.
Mini-cadet: Saanvi Mandekar (Belgaum TTA) bt Neeti Agarwal (MSTTA) 11-6, 11-2, 8-11, 11-7.

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