JOIN USSujan Bharadwaj and Yashaswini G emerged champions in the boys’ and girls’ sub-junior categories respectively in the 7th Belgaum Table Tennis Academy & Union Gymkhana Academy State-ranking table tennis tournament here on Friday.
In the Sub-junior boys’ final, Sujan overcame a tough battle from Rahul Hulmani to win 9-11, 11-2, 13-11, 7-11, 11-9, while Yashaswini powered past Aditi N Nandi 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 in the corresponding girls’ final.
Results: Boys: Sub-Junior: Final: Sujan Bharadwaj bt Rahul Hulmani 9-11, 11-2, 13-11, 7-11, 11-9.
Semifinals: Rahul Hulmani bt Marcose Gigu 14-12, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9; Sujan Bharadwaj bt Aakash KJ 11-9, 11-5, 7-11, 8-11, 11-4.
Cadet: Final: Aakash KJ bt Sujan Bharadwaj 7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 3-11, 11-9.
Semifinals: Aakash KJ bt Chetan BN 7-11, 8-11, 11-3, 12-10, 11-6; Sujan Bharadwaj bt Aditya Melkote 11-9, 11-5, 23-21.
Mini cadet: Final: Varun B Kashyap bt Hrishikesh Shettlur 11-4, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5.
Semifinals: Varun B Kashyap bt Ullas V 11-4, 11-3, 11-2; Hrishikesh Shettlur bt Abhinav KM 11-3, 11-5, 11-4.
Girls: Sub-Junior: Final: Yashaswini G bt Aditi N Nandi 11-9, 11-8, 11-6.
Semifinals: Yashaswini G bt Kalyani D 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 12-14, 11-8; Aditi N Nandi bt Bhakti Mannurkar 11-3, 11-6, 11-5.
Cadet: Final: Ishani Harish bt Saathwika 11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 7-11, 11-6.
Semifinals: Ishani Harish bt Deshna 9-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-8; Saathwika bt Sejal Kanade 11-9, 13-11, 8-11, 11-4.
Mini cadet: Final: Niharika A bt Nishta K 11-4, 11-5, 11-3.
Semifinals: Niharika A bt Vaishnavi S 11-2, 11-9, 11-3; Nishta K bt Nahala Fathima 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9.