<p>India junior Sabhya Virmani stretched favourite Wang Yuhao of China in a hard-fought battle before going down 11-6, 3-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-13, 11-7, 12-10 in the junior boys pre-quarterfinals of the USD 8000 Reliance India Junior and Cadet Open table tennis championships here on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In cadet girls quarterfinals, the Sub-junior national champion and second seed Sagarika Mukherjee faced a stiff challenge from a spirited Aishwarya Pathak before prevailing 3-1 in the all-India contest at the NSCI-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium.<br /><br />While Srushti Haleangadi beat compatriot Moumita Dutta to enter the semifinals of the Cadet Girls.<br /><br />In cadet boys’ category, top seed Anirban Ghosh rallied from 1-2 to beat Ayush Tayal 8-11, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10, 11-7 in another thriller, which included winning the crucial fourth over extra points.<br /><br />In a contest that went down to the wire, fourth-ranked Virmani played his heart out while surging to a 3-2 lead. After trailing 1-2, the 17-year-old Indian stepped up the pace to snatch the fourth and fifth games in the best of seven contest, including winning the latter over extra points.<br /><br />But Wang battled back and changed his strategy in the decider.</p>
<p>India junior Sabhya Virmani stretched favourite Wang Yuhao of China in a hard-fought battle before going down 11-6, 3-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-13, 11-7, 12-10 in the junior boys pre-quarterfinals of the USD 8000 Reliance India Junior and Cadet Open table tennis championships here on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In cadet girls quarterfinals, the Sub-junior national champion and second seed Sagarika Mukherjee faced a stiff challenge from a spirited Aishwarya Pathak before prevailing 3-1 in the all-India contest at the NSCI-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium.<br /><br />While Srushti Haleangadi beat compatriot Moumita Dutta to enter the semifinals of the Cadet Girls.<br /><br />In cadet boys’ category, top seed Anirban Ghosh rallied from 1-2 to beat Ayush Tayal 8-11, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10, 11-7 in another thriller, which included winning the crucial fourth over extra points.<br /><br />In a contest that went down to the wire, fourth-ranked Virmani played his heart out while surging to a 3-2 lead. After trailing 1-2, the 17-year-old Indian stepped up the pace to snatch the fourth and fifth games in the best of seven contest, including winning the latter over extra points.<br /><br />But Wang battled back and changed his strategy in the decider.</p>