The Hindu : Sport / Table Tennis : Raja stuns Rajath Kamal

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Sunday, Oct 17, 2004

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Raja stuns Rajath Kamal

CHENNAI, OCT. 16. S. Raja of Southern Railway upset the top-seed A. Rajath Kamal (Indian Bank) 11-9, 11-8, 11-3, 10-12, 13-11 in the men's quarterfinals of the Tamil Nadu State-ranking table tennis tournament at Medimix Chandra Academy, DG Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, on Saturday. Sivananda Seshadri of Indian Bank defeated G. Vinod of Southern Railway, the second seed, 7-11, 15-13, 7-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5 in the men's quarterfinals.

The results:

Men (quarterfinals): S. Raja (S. Rly) bt A. Rajath Kamal (IB) 11-9, 11-8, 11-3, 10-12, 13-11; Sivananda Seshadri (IB) bt G. Vinod (S. Rly) 7-11, 15-13, 7-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5; K. Srivatsa (AGORC) bt Selvamuthukumaran (YMIA-M) 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-13, 11-6, 1-11, 11-7; N. Senthil (ICF) bt M. Sujith Kumar (YMIA-M) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7, 11-1.

Junior boys (quarterfinals): M. Subash (IB) bt T. Raghuram (Medimix) 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5, 12-10; Sivananda Seshadri (IB) bt S. Rajkumar (LTTA) 11-2, 11-4, 11-4, 11-9; G. Sathiyan (Medimix) bt R. Venkatramanan (LTTA) 9-11, 12-10, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8; R.S. Raja (Medimix) bt M.H. Kalwath (LTTA) 11-9, 11-13, 11-6, 11-4, 14-12.

Cadet boys (semifinals): G. Sathiyan (Medimix) bt S. Sudarshan (LTTA) 6-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-3; Sushmit Sriram (Rly Officers Club) bt Anubhav Bagari (Rly OC) 11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 11-3; (quarterfinals): G. Sathiyan bt Aditya Bagari (Rly OC) 11-1, 11-9, 11-8; S. Sudarshan (LTTA) bt M.N. Anish (YMIA-M) 11-7, 11-9, 11-3; Anubhav Bagari bt S.R. Ananda Kannan (Medimix) 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 11-2; Sushmit Sriram bt Kamal Teja (PSBB) 11-5, 11-4, 17-15.

Junior girls (quarterfinals): R. Swetha Khatri (Medimix) bt U.V. Agni (PSBB) 11-5, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9; N. Sathyabama (YMIA-M) bt K.K. Narmadha (LTTA) 8-11, 15-17, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6; K. Shamini (IB) bt Nirupama VS (PSBB) 11-8, 4-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-4, 11-9; A.V. Nivedita (IB) bt S. Nivedita (YMIA-M) 11-1, 11-8, 11-6, 12-10.

Cadet girls (semifinals): V. Sneha (VVV) bt S. Krithicka (Salem) 12-10, 4-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7; Divya Rajaram (Medimix) bt N. Vidya (YMIA-M) 11-8, 11-8, 11-1.