Spoorthi MV followed up her triumph in the Junior girls’ category on Saturday with the Youth girls’ title in the 7th Belgaum Table Tennis Academy and Union Gymkhana Academy’s State-ranking table tennis tournament here at the Gymkhana Club on Sunday.
In a see-saw battle where Samyuktha led three games to one, Spoorthi rallied in fine fashion to claim the final three games to emerge a 8-11, 11-3, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-2 winner .
Kaustubh Kulkarni, on the other hand, had to return disappointed for the second day in succession. Having lost the Junior boys’ final in a seven-game thriller on Saturday to Sanketh G S, Kausthubh squandered a 2-1 lead to go down 8-11, 11-3, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-2 to Rakshit B in the Youth boys’ title clash.
Results: Youth boys’ final: Rakshit B bt Kaustubh Kulkarni 8-11, 11-3, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-2. Semifinals: Rakshit bt Rohan Jamadagni 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-2, 11-8; Kaustubh bt Shreyas Kulkarni 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 3-11, 13-11.
Youth girls’ final: Spoorthi MV bt Samyuktha A 13-11, 8-11, 7-11, 5-11, 11-1, 11-7, 11-5. Semifinals: Spoorthi bt Sushmitha Bidri 11-9, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8; Samyuktha bt Koumudi Patankar 11-6, 11-8, 11-8, 5-11, 11-3.
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