Martand Wins State Youth Championship Title

Pune's Martand Biniwale won the prestigious State Championship Table Tennis title at Nanded. Aniket Koparkar won the prestigious Men's Singles State Champion crown.

In the final, he beat Dhiraj Rai 4-2 while Aniket beat seasoned Eric Fernandes also with a similar score, 4-2.

Results of the Final day at Deccan Gymkhana Prize Money Tournament

 Martand (right) in a file photo

Sub-Junior Boys {Under 14 Years} Final

1) Neel Joshi{1} bt Rohan Kulkarni{4} 11-5, 11-9, 11-7

Junior Boys {Under 17 Years} Final  

1) Neel Joshi{4} bt Chinmay Datar{1} {Upset} 9-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9

Youth Boys {Under 20 Years} Final  

1) Martand Biniwale{1} bt Shubhankar Ranade{4} 11-6, 11-13, 11-5, 11-5, 12-14, 11-6

Veterans {40 Years +} Final

1) Rohinton Todiwala{2} bt M.A.Baig 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 

Men's Doubles Final

1) Aniket Koparkar / Rohit Chaudhary {1} bt Martand Biniwale / Upendra Mulaye {2}  11-4, 11-6, 11-6

Men's Singles Final

1) Aniket Koparkar {1} bt Martand Biniwale {2}  11-6, 11-13, 12-10, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9

August TT ratings for Maharashtra

The August ratings for the top players of Maharashtra are out. The big move is by Aniket from 2360 to 2395 owing to his performances at the State tournaments this season. Sanil too has cemented his position at the top by stellar performances at the National level and the Indian open. Balgu has disappointed so far but we expect a lot from this youth.


The big mover in the list is Martand Biniwale, who has played beyond his expected rating and has jumped right behind Rohit Chaudhari. If he continues to produce results that he has displayed this season, he could easily challenge the top 6. This youth is the one to watch for sure!


 Most of the others retain their ratings since they have played to expected strength.

Koparkar Scores and Emphatic Title Win

Aniket Serves with intense concentration in this file photo

Pune's Aniket Koparkar, won the 3rd State Ranking Tournament at the University Pavilion (Marine Lines). In the finals, he beat top seed Aman Balgu of Mumbai 4-0 (Details to follow).

What is more heartening is that Koparkar trashed his close rivals Balgu and Martand Biniwale (against whom he had a narrow loss last year) without losing a single game. This augurs well for the coming National tournament season that is soon slated to start.

Martand Biniwale won the Youth Boy's singles title, while Devdutt Phadnavis of Nagpur bagged the Junior Boy's singles title.