<p> Over 500 players will participate in the four-day championship. Expressing his gratitude to the sponsors for their support, J Alexander, Karnataka Table Tennis Association president, said the championship served as a platform for players from the state to emerge on the national scene. “It has been a long time since Karnataka had a strong presence on the national stage, we hope this changes in the days to come,’’ he added. <br /><br />Navaneeth will face tough competition in the men’s section from second seed Jaideep Das of South Western Railway and third-seeded Shreyal K Telang of BNM, the winner of the men’s singles title at the recent State open championship. Among women, Maitreyee will face competition from second seed Raksha R of JTTA, Haripriya KS of SAI, who is seeded third and BNM’s Aishwarya Bidri seeded fourth. <br /><br />Seedings: Men: Navaneeth AR (BNM) 1; Jaideep Das (SWR) 2; Shreyal K Telang (BNM) 3; Sagayaraj (SWR) 4; Anirban Tarafdar (CB) 5; Youth boys: Shreyal K Telang (BNM) 1; Navaneeth AR (BNM) 2; Sunand Vasan (HOR) 3; Pradeep V (BNM) 4; Vedant M Urs (HV) 5; Junior boys: Vedant M Urs (HARI) 1; Shreyal K Telang (BNM) 2; Sunand Vasan (HOR) 3; Charan VP (SAI) 4; Keshavaraj (JTTA) 5; Sub-junior boys: A Athani (MTTC) 1; Rakshith RB (MAL) 2; Sucheth P Shenoy (HOR) 3; Sanketh GS (HOR) 4; Neeraj Raj (JTTA) 5; Cadet Boys: Neeraj R (JTTA) 1; Rohan J (HOR) 2; Sudeep G (HOR) 3; Kaustubh Kulkarni (BNM) 4; Preetham KN (OMTTA) 5. <br /><br />Women: Maitreyee Bailoor (BTTA) 1; Raksha R (JTTA) 2; Haripriya KS (SAI) 3; Aishwarya R Bidri (BNM) 4; Arpitha BS (SBMJC) 5; Youth girls: Ridhi Rohit (HTTA) 1; Maitreyee Bailoor (BTTA) 2; Haripriya KS (SAI) 3; Aishwarya Bidri (BNM) 4; Sahana Kulkarni (MM) 5; Junior girls: Maitreyee Bailoor (BTTA) 1; Spoorthy MV (PTTA) 2; Raksha R (JTTA) 3; Ridhi Rohit (HTTA) 4; Kushi V (GEMS) 5; Sub-junior girls: Spoorthy MV (PTTA) 1; Aiswarya N (STAR) 2; Priya Rao (OMTTI) 3; Medini R Bhat (HOR) 4; Anjana S (STAR) 5; Cadet girls: Kushi V (GEMS) 1; Medini Bhat (HOR) 2; Gayathri Tankasali (MM) 3; Archana Kamath (CCA) 4; Kiran Sanjeeva (OMTTI) 5.</p>
<p> Over 500 players will participate in the four-day championship. Expressing his gratitude to the sponsors for their support, J Alexander, Karnataka Table Tennis Association president, said the championship served as a platform for players from the state to emerge on the national scene. “It has been a long time since Karnataka had a strong presence on the national stage, we hope this changes in the days to come,’’ he added. <br /><br />Navaneeth will face tough competition in the men’s section from second seed Jaideep Das of South Western Railway and third-seeded Shreyal K Telang of BNM, the winner of the men’s singles title at the recent State open championship. Among women, Maitreyee will face competition from second seed Raksha R of JTTA, Haripriya KS of SAI, who is seeded third and BNM’s Aishwarya Bidri seeded fourth. <br /><br />Seedings: Men: Navaneeth AR (BNM) 1; Jaideep Das (SWR) 2; Shreyal K Telang (BNM) 3; Sagayaraj (SWR) 4; Anirban Tarafdar (CB) 5; Youth boys: Shreyal K Telang (BNM) 1; Navaneeth AR (BNM) 2; Sunand Vasan (HOR) 3; Pradeep V (BNM) 4; Vedant M Urs (HV) 5; Junior boys: Vedant M Urs (HARI) 1; Shreyal K Telang (BNM) 2; Sunand Vasan (HOR) 3; Charan VP (SAI) 4; Keshavaraj (JTTA) 5; Sub-junior boys: A Athani (MTTC) 1; Rakshith RB (MAL) 2; Sucheth P Shenoy (HOR) 3; Sanketh GS (HOR) 4; Neeraj Raj (JTTA) 5; Cadet Boys: Neeraj R (JTTA) 1; Rohan J (HOR) 2; Sudeep G (HOR) 3; Kaustubh Kulkarni (BNM) 4; Preetham KN (OMTTA) 5. <br /><br />Women: Maitreyee Bailoor (BTTA) 1; Raksha R (JTTA) 2; Haripriya KS (SAI) 3; Aishwarya R Bidri (BNM) 4; Arpitha BS (SBMJC) 5; Youth girls: Ridhi Rohit (HTTA) 1; Maitreyee Bailoor (BTTA) 2; Haripriya KS (SAI) 3; Aishwarya Bidri (BNM) 4; Sahana Kulkarni (MM) 5; Junior girls: Maitreyee Bailoor (BTTA) 1; Spoorthy MV (PTTA) 2; Raksha R (JTTA) 3; Ridhi Rohit (HTTA) 4; Kushi V (GEMS) 5; Sub-junior girls: Spoorthy MV (PTTA) 1; Aiswarya N (STAR) 2; Priya Rao (OMTTI) 3; Medini R Bhat (HOR) 4; Anjana S (STAR) 5; Cadet girls: Kushi V (GEMS) 1; Medini Bhat (HOR) 2; Gayathri Tankasali (MM) 3; Archana Kamath (CCA) 4; Kiran Sanjeeva (OMTTI) 5.</p>
