<p>The Petroleum Sports Control Board (PSPB), both in the men and women’s sections, entered the final in team events in the AAI 44th Inter-Institutional table tennis championships at the Thyagraj stadium.<br /><br /></p>.<p>On Monday, PSPB’s men blanked Central Revenue Sports Control Board (CRSCB) 3-0 in the first semifinal while in the second, the Railways huffed and puffed before beating AAI 3-2. <br /><br />PSPB women, too, didn’t waste any time to mow down Air India for a similar verdict. <br />The other semifinal saw hosts Airports Authority of India landing smoothly in the final with a 3-0 win over Railway Sports Promotion Board. <br /><br />Both the finals are slated for Tuesday afternoon.<br /><br />The hosts, however, lost their chance to retain the Youth Boys and Youth Girls titles, as PSPB finished top in their respective sections in the round-robin format. Thus they qualify directly for the Junior and Youth Nationals to be held at Alleppey in December. <br /><br />Results: Men (Semifinals): PSPB bt CRSCB 3-0; RSPB bt AAI 3-2. Quarterfinals: PSPB bt ESIC 3-0; CRSCB bt Air India 3-1; AAI bt FCI 3-1; RSPB bt LIC 3-1. Women (Semifinals): PSPB bt Air India 3-0; AAI bt RSPB 3-0. Quarterfinals: PSPB bt Dena Bank 3-0; Air India bt Indian Audit 3-1; RSPB bt LIC 3-2; AAI bt CRSCB 3-0.</p>
<p>The Petroleum Sports Control Board (PSPB), both in the men and women’s sections, entered the final in team events in the AAI 44th Inter-Institutional table tennis championships at the Thyagraj stadium.<br /><br /></p>.<p>On Monday, PSPB’s men blanked Central Revenue Sports Control Board (CRSCB) 3-0 in the first semifinal while in the second, the Railways huffed and puffed before beating AAI 3-2. <br /><br />PSPB women, too, didn’t waste any time to mow down Air India for a similar verdict. <br />The other semifinal saw hosts Airports Authority of India landing smoothly in the final with a 3-0 win over Railway Sports Promotion Board. <br /><br />Both the finals are slated for Tuesday afternoon.<br /><br />The hosts, however, lost their chance to retain the Youth Boys and Youth Girls titles, as PSPB finished top in their respective sections in the round-robin format. Thus they qualify directly for the Junior and Youth Nationals to be held at Alleppey in December. <br /><br />Results: Men (Semifinals): PSPB bt CRSCB 3-0; RSPB bt AAI 3-2. Quarterfinals: PSPB bt ESIC 3-0; CRSCB bt Air India 3-1; AAI bt FCI 3-1; RSPB bt LIC 3-1. Women (Semifinals): PSPB bt Air India 3-0; AAI bt RSPB 3-0. Quarterfinals: PSPB bt Dena Bank 3-0; Air India bt Indian Audit 3-1; RSPB bt LIC 3-2; AAI bt CRSCB 3-0.</p>
