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Chandigarh, November 16: DEV Saini of DAV Public School (DAVPS), Sector 8 and Meghna Kakaria of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, today won the boys' and girls' sub-junior titles respectively at the 18th Chandigarh Table Tennis Championship. The event is in progress at the Table Tennis Hall, Sector 23.
In the sub-junior boys' (under-14) final, Dev Saini outclassed Puneet Kumar of Delhi Public School, Sector 40 in four straight games of 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 and 11-6 while in the girls' final, Meghna had to work hard to beat Naina Suri of DAVPS-8, in a thrilling encounter of six games of 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10.
Earlier during the day, in the sub-junior boys' semi-finals, Dev Saini ousted Sumit Chaudhary of Ajit Karam Singh International Public School (AKSIPS), Sector 41, in a well-contested affair 11-8, 12-11, 11-5, 11-3 whereas Puneet had a tough time against Mayank Sharma of DAVPS-8 to qualify for final. He won the match 11-8, 11-4, 7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8.
In the girls' sub-junior semi-finals Naina Suri outlasted Kalyani of Tender Heart School, Sector 33, in six games of 13-11, 8-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 11-5 whereas Meghna Kakaria beat Aishwarya of DAVPS -8 in four straight games of 11-6, 11-9, 12-10,
11-5.
Results:
Boys: Sub-junior: Singles (final): Dev Saini (DAVPS-8) bt Puneet Kumar (DPS-40) 11-6, 11-4, 11-7, 11-6.
Semi-finals: Puneet Kumar (DPS-40) bt Mayank Sharma (DAVPS-8) 11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8; Dev Saini (DAVPS-8) bt Sunil Chaudhary (AKSIPS-41) 11-8, 13-11, 11-5, 11-3.
Quarterfinals: Sumit Chaudhary (AKSIPS-41) bt Sumit Chaudhary (AKSIPS-41) 11-8, 13-11, 11-5, 11-3; Sumit Chaudhary (AKSIPS-41) bt Rachit Kakkar (BVB-27) 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-1, 11-5; Puneet Kumar (DPS-40) bt Aseem (GMSSS-16) 11-7, 11-7, 12-10, 1-11, 12-14, 11-9; Dev Saini (DAVPS-8) bt Mayank Kapoor (DAVPS-8) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4, 11-4; Mayank Sharma (DAVPS-8) bt Karamjot (AKSIPS) 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9.
Pre-quarterfinals: Dev Saini bt Ankush 11-7, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5; Rajan bt Sameer 12-10, 11-4, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7; Sachin Mittal bt Manik Vij 11-4, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6; Abhiroop bt Deepak 11-3, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8.
Girls: Sub-junior: Singles (final): Meghna Kakaria (Sacred Heart-26) bt Naina Suri (DAVPS-8) 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 12-10. Semi-finals: Naina Suri (DAVPS-8) bt Kalyani (TH-33) 13-11, 8-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 11-5.
Quarterfinals: Naina Suri (DAVPS-8) bt Vibhuti (BVB-27) 11-4, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8; Meghna Kakaria (SH-26) bt Garima Goyal (BVB-27) 11-8, 14-12, 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 12-10; Aishwarya Arora (DAVPS) bt Sadhika Kaushal (GM-35) 11-8, 11-8, 4-11, 14-12, 11-9, Kalyani (TH-33) bt Barbie Nagpal (DAVPS-8) 11-3, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7.
Pre-quarterfinals: Kalyani bt Bhakshi 11-7, 11-8, 13-11, 11-7; Garima bt Kaveri 11-3, 11-8, 11-6, 11-9; Sunanda bt Yamini 11-5, 11-3, 11-2; Nadia bt Surbhi 11-1, 11-4, 11-2, 11-2; Sadhika bt Bhawna 11-9, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9; Aishwarya bt Kanvi 11-9, 11-8, 12-10, 7-11, 14-12; Naina bt Barbie 11-6, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9; Meghna bt Vibhuti 11-6, 14-12, 11-8, 12-10. |