Navaneeth completes grand double

Horizon Table Tennis Club’s Navaneeth kick-started the day on a brilliant note, recovering from a mid-match slump to defeat Shreyal K Telang 12-10, 11-8, 11-3, 8-11, 10-12, 11-8 for the Youth crown at the Belgaum Club.

The youngster then wrapped up a successful day in the office, easing past Jaideep Das 11-7, 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8 to emerge the men’s singles champion. Arpitha BS brushed aside Raksha R 11-7, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 to clinch the women’s singles title.

Results (all finals):  Men: Navaneeth AR bt Jaideep Das 11-7, 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8. (Semifinals): J Das bt Vedanth MU 11-8, 3-11, 11-3, 13-11, 11-5; Navaneeth bt Anirban Roy Choudhary 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9. (Quarterfinals): Vedanth bt Sagaya Raj 13-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6; J Das bt Shreyal K Telang 4-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9; AR Choudhary bt Vaibhav Dahibhate 11-1, 11-9, 13-11, 11-6; Navaneeth bt Anirban Tarafdar 11-8, 10-12, 12-10, 11-2, 11-8.
Women: Arpita BS bt Raksha R 11-7, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8. (Semifinals): Raksha R bt Maitreyee Bailoor 11-5, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 12-10; Arpita bt Aishwarya R Bidri 10-12, 11-9, 6-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7, 13-11. (Quarterfinals): Maitreyee B bt Pragati Arcot 11-8, 11-7, 11-2, 11-5; Raksha bt Sahana Kulkarni 11-9, 15-13, 11-3, 11-7; Arpita bt Koumudi Patankar 11-5, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5; Aishwarya bt Anusha Kulkarni 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9.
Youth boys: Navaneeth AR bt Shreyal K Telang 12-10, 11-8, 11-3, 8-11, 10-12, 11-8. (Semifinals): SK Telang bt Sunand Vasan 11-6, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8; Navaneeth AR Pradeep V 11-6, 6-11, 2-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-7. (Quarterfinals): SK Telang bt Vedanth M Urs 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10, 12-14, 11-5; Vasan bt Misbah SA 9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-8, 13-11; Navaneeth bt Vaibhav Dahibhate (CB) 10-12, 11-2, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5; Pradeep bt Ullas Nayak 11-3, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.
Team championship: South Western Railways ‘A’ bt Horizon Bangalore ‘A’. (Semifinals): South Western Railways ‘A’ bt Canara bank 3-1; Horizon Bangalore ‘A’ bt South Western Railways ‘B’ 3-2. (Quarterfinals): South Western Railways ‘A’ bt Horizon ‘B’ 3-0; Canara bank bt HTTA, Mysore 3-0; Horizon ‘A’ bt BNM ‘A’ Bangalore 3-0; South Western Railways ‘B’ bt Canara Bank, Bangalore 3-1.