Amalraj, Mouma are West Zone Table Tennis Champions

A Amalraj and Mouma Das bagged the Men's and Women's titles at the West Zone National Table Tennis championships at Thane. In the finals, they beat G Sathiyan and Manika Batra respectively in nail biting finishes that went down to the wire.

Results:

Men’s Singles: Final: Anthony Amalraj (PSPB) bt G. Sthiyan (PSPB) 4-3 (14-16, 11-13, 11-7, 11-7, 11-2, 8-11, 11-6); Semifinals: Anthony Amalraj bt Devesh Karia (Guj) 4-3 (8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 13-11, 6-11, 11-4, G. Sathiyan bt Sudhanshu Grover (PSPB) 4-1 (11-4, 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9).

Women’s Singles: Final: Mouma Das (PSPB) bt Manika Batra (PSPB) 4-3 (7-11, 6-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 12-10, 12-10; Semifinals: Manika Batra bt Ayhika Mukherjee (AAI) 4-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7), Mouma Das bt K. Shamini (PSPB) 4-1 (11-4, 11-5, 2-11, 11-7, 11-5).

Youth Boys Singles: Final: Arjun Ghosh (WB) bt Sabhya Virmani (AAI) 4-1 (11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 11-4); Semifinals: Arjun Ghosh bt Ravindra Kotiyan (Mah) 4-3 (11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 12-14, 11-2, 9-11, 11-5), Sabhay Virmani bt Birdie Boro (PSPB) 4-3 (9-11, 12-10,13-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-7).

Youth Girls Singles: Final: Manika Batra (PSPB) bt Moumita Datta (WB) 4-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-6, 11-4);Semifinals: Moumita Datta bt Reeth Rishya (PSPB) 4-1 (11-7, 11-2, 10-12, 11-8, 13-11), Manika Batra bt Ayhika Mukherjee (AAI) 4-1 (11-7, 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8).

Photo courtesy of the ITTF.

Frenaz Chipia wins a Triple at the Bhavnagar State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament

Frenaz Chipia won a grand triple at the Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at Bhavnagar. In each of the finals, she beat Hely Shah. Hely Shah can take some comfort since she beat top seed Sapna Sharma in the semi finals.

Frenaz was recently attending the camp at Indore for Indian probables and seemed to be super sharp in her play. In the Men's finals, Devesh Karia beat Ravi Joshi 4-2.

Cadet Boys : Manush shah (Baroda) bt. Parag Chandalia(Bhavnagar) 9-11,11-7,11-2,11-3,11-8.

Sub.Junior Boys : Final : Nilay Thakkar(Surat) bt. Harsh Thakre(Baroda) 10-12,7-11,7-11,11-9,14-12,11-8,11-6

Junior Boys : Final – Harsh Sachnandani(Surat) bt Henil Shah(Ahmedabad) 10-12,7-11,9-11,11-7,12-10,11-6,11-8

Youth Boys : Ravi Joshi (Bhavnagar) bt. Harsh Sachnandani(Surat) 13-11,12-10,11-6,9-11,11-8.

Mens Singles : Devesh Karia (Bhavnagar) bt. Ravi Joshi (Bhavnagar) 11-6,8-11,8-11,11-4,11-3,11-4.

Cadet Girls : Meens Patel(Val) bt. Sanskruti Malpani(Surat) 11-7,11-7,11-7,11-13,11-7

Sub.Junior Girls : Final : Sanjana Kotak(Ahmedabad) bt.Simin Atodariya(Surat)
11-8,11-13,12-10,12-10,9-11,10-12,11-7.

Junior Girls : Final : Frenaz Chhipia(Surat) bt. Hely Shah(Ahmedabad) 11-8,11-9,11-6,11-8.

Youth Girls: Frenaz Chhipia(Surat) bt. Hely Shah(Ahmedabad) 9-11,13-11,11-7,12-10,11-8.

Women Singles : Frenaz Chipia ( Surat) bt Hely Shah (Ahmedabad) 11-8, 9-11, 6-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-6.