An unlucky Wednesday for Monday

By Rakesh Rao

NEW DELHI, APRIL 18. Tuesday's hero of Nigeria's title-victory, Merotohun Monday crashed out of the men's singles second round to be the only notable casualty when the open events of the NTPC 15th Commonwealth table tennis championship began at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here on Wednesday.

Monday, who remained unbeaten in all his singles matches in the team championship, met his match in Aaron Li of New Zealand. Li won 21-15, 15-21, 17-21, 21-8, 22-20 to make the third round.

Top seeded Mathew Syed, looking for his third straight singles title, led the seeds into the third round. Syed brushed aside Sri Lanka's Chalitha Ranjana with ease.

The results (Indians unless stated):

Men: singles: second round: Mathew Syed (Eng) bt Chalitha Ranjana (SL) 21-5, 21-10, 21-8; Saurabh Chakraborty bt Johnny Cowan (Ire) 11-21, 7-21, 21-9, 21-15, 21-15; Arnav Ganguly bt Shahid Ismail (Mal) 18-21, 21-13, 21-13, 19-21, 23-21; Ayemojuba Sau (Nig) bt Trevor Brown (Aus) 21-17, 21-12, 21-18; S. Raman bt Faazil 21-14, 21-6, 22-20; Jong Ming Shing bt Patrick Sahajasein (Mau) 20-22, 21-14, 21-9, 21-23, 22-20; Sen Yew Fai (Sin) bt Zabarjit Singh 21-11, 21-12, 22-20; Peter Jackson (NZL) bt Stewart Crawford (Sco) 21-12, 21-14, 21-9; Terry Young (Eng) bt Ganeshan Desscann (Mau) 21-8, 21-16, 21-15; Soumyadeep Roy bt Evgenious Evgenious (Cyp) 21-6, 21-11, 21-12; Li Aaron (NZL) bt Merotohun Monday (Nig) 21-15, 15-21, 17-21, 21-8, 22-20; Subhajit Saha bt Pradeeban Peter-Paul (Can) 21-11, 22-20, 21-12; Gavin Rumgay (Sco) bt Shubham Chaudhary 21-17, 8-21, 21-16, 21-17; Gareth Herbert (Eng) bt Stephen Jenkins (Wal) 21-17, 21-12, 21- 10; Tan Chin (Mal) bt Daryl Strong (Ire) 21-7, 21-15, 21-17; Duan Yong Jun (Sin) bt Shivaji Dutta 21-16, 17-21, 22-20; Segun Toriola (Nig) bt Arjun Dutta 21-7, 14-21, 21-14, 21-14; Thilana Piyadas bt Peter Craven (NZL) 21-9, 16-21, 21-7, 21-14; Anal Kashyap bt Rashid Ali (Mld) 21-12, 21-10, 21-10; Euan Walker (Sco) bt Cherry Willy (Ire) 22-20, 21-12, 21-9; Bhushan Thakur bt Adam Robertson 21-18, 13-21, 21-9, 21-16; Andrew Baggaley (Eng) bt Adrian Soh (NZL) 21-6, 21-8, 21-12; Chan Koon Wah (Mal) bt Bence Csaba (Can) 21-19, 21-12, 11-21, 21-15; Zhang Tai Yong (Sin) bt Aditya Mahagaonkar 21-9, 21-14, 21-14; Alex Perry (Eng) bt Ranbir Das 21-19, 21-15, 21-15; Alex Swanson (Aus) bt Niali Cameron (Sco) 11-21, 21-17, 21-12, 21-16; Shane Laugesen (NZL) bt Oh Chor Sime (Mal) 19-21, 21-12, 22-20, 21-6; Ryan Jenkins (Wal) bt Nilesh Vaid 21-11, 21-18, 16-21, 22-20; Cai Xiao Li bt R. Rajesh 21-16, 21-10, 19-21, 21-15; Jean Phillipe Gagnon (Can) bt Gopaul Hemduth (Mau) 21-13, 21-14, 21-10; Andrew Dennison (Ire) bt Suraju Saka (Nig) 21-13, 21-13, 21-11; Chetan Baboor bt Mohammad Mazin (Mld) 21-4 (conceded).

First round: Brown w/o Darko Seth (Gha); Kassam Faazil (Can) bt Andreas Tziambos (Cyp) 17-21, 21-18, 24- 22, 21-13; Zabarjit Singh w/o Ahmed Mifzal (Mal); Evgenious w/o John Tawadrous (Aus); Li Aaron w/o Soloman Akonor (Gha); Herbert bt Ibrahim Ahmed (Mal) 21-6, 21-10, 21-7; Anal Kashyap w/o William Henzell (Aus); Baggaley bt Ravi Bhurtun (Mau) 21-8, 21-6, 21-8; Mahagaonkar w/o Courage Nanevie (Gha); Ranbir Das bt Indika Prasad (Sri) 21-16, 19-21, 21-12, 21-15; Nilesh Vaid w/o Christian Aboagye (Gha); R. Rajesh bt Giorgosc Geroudes (Cyp) 21- 11, 21-10, 21-10.

Women's singles : First round : Avanti Sinha bt Siwan Davies (Wal) 19-21, 21-13, 21-14, 21-12; Chiu Wennin (Can) bt Louise Durrant (Eng) 19-21, 21-14, 21-11, 21-11; Poulomi Ghatak bt Deepika Rodrigo (SL) 21-11, 21-5, 21-10; Bose Kaffo (Nig) bt Beh Lee Fong (Mal) 19-21, 21-16, 21-8, 21-16; T. Pradeepa bt Tammy Gough (Aus) 23-21, 18-21, 22-20, 21-14; Michelle McGreevy (Ire) w/o Meenu Dhawan; Karen Li (NZL) bt Nicola Bentely (Sco) 21-12, 21-12, 21-8; Nicola Deaton (Eng) bt Mueena Mohammad (Mal) 21-4, 21-7, 21-8; Vishakha Vijay bt Sharon Knubley (Mau) 21-17, 21-8, 21-6; Atisi Owoh (Nig) bt Anandita Chakraborty 21-17, 21-15, 21- 23, 23-21; Bethan Daunton (Wal) bt Peri Campbell-Innes (Aus) 21- 4, 11-21, 21-14, 21-17; Mouma Das bt Gillian Edwards (Sco) 21-5, 21-9, 21-16; Christine Marie-Roussy (Can) w/o Amo Hagar (Gha); Mausami Paul bt Tracey McLauchlan (NZL) 21-18, 23-21, 21-16; Yao Linjing (Mal) bt Dilini Madawala (SL) 21-8, 21-5, 21-11; Zhang Xue Ling (Sin) w/o Esther Lamptey (Gha); Natalie Bawden (Eng) bt Mamta Prabhu 21-23, 21-15, 21-23, 21-14, 25-23; Jing Ji Gao (Ire) bt N. R. Indu 18-21, 21-12, 21-17, 21-18; Petra Cada (Can) bt Aishath Samahath (Mal) 21-3, 21-6, 21-6; Osonaike Funke (Nig) bt Sushmita Roy 21-19, 27-25, 23-21; Chiu Soo Jin (Mal) bt Namal Gunashekhara (SL) 21-9, 21-9, 21-14; Sudeshna Biswas bt Catherine Davies (Wal) 10-21, 21-8, 21-9, 21-15; Miao Miao (Aus) w/o v Claire Bentely (Sco); Tan Paey Fern (Sin) bt Cho May (Aus) 21-11, 21-13, 21-17; Kasturi Chakraborty bt Fiona Picon (Mau) 21-14, 21- 3, 21-7; Bee Lee Wei (Mal) bt Aleefa Aishath (Mal) 21-4, 21-3, 21-7; M. S. Mythili bt Erica Pilon (Can) 21-15, 21-10, 21-13; Helen Lower (Eng) bt Zheng Pei Pei (Can) 23-21, 21-15, 21-15; Mantu Ghosh bt Andrea Glover (Ire) 21-13, 21-13, 21-13; Rujuta Rege w/o Florence Yeboah (Gha).

Mixed doubles (third round) : Duan Yong Jun and Li Jia Wei (Sin) bt Anal Kashyap and Mamta Prabhu 21-15, 21-7; Soumyadeep Roy and Mantu Ghosh bt Ryan Jenkins and Bethan Dounton (Wal) 21- 17, 19- 21, 21-17; Alex Perry and Helen Lower (Eng) bt S. Raman and Mouma Das 21-19, 21-17; Peter Jackson and Karen Li (NZL) bt Segun Toriola and Bose Kaffo (Nig) 21-19, 21-17; Aaron Li and Li Chunli bt Faazil Kassam and Christine Marie (Can) 21-11, 21-15; Sen Yew Fai and Tan Paey Fern bt Shivaji Dutta and Vishakha Vijay 21-15, 21-12; Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak bt Arjun Dutta and Sushmita Roy 21-15, 21-14; Cai Xiao Li and Zhang Xue Ling bt Gareth Herbert and Louise Durrant (Eng) 21-12, 21-14.

Second round : Duan Yong Jun and Li Jia Wei bt Shane Laugesen and Tracy Mclauchlan (NZL) 21-8, 21-13; Kashyap and Mamta bt Thilina Piyadasa and Dilini Madawala (SL) 21-19, 21-17; Roy and Mantu bt Terry Young and Natalie Bawden (Eng) 21-13, 21- 19; Ryan Jenkins and Bethan Daunton bt Trevor Brown and Miao Miao (Aus) 21-18, 15- 21, 21-19; Perry and Helen bt Stewart Crawford and Nicola Bentely (Sco) 21-16, 21-9; Raman and Mouma bt Pradeeban Peter-Paul and Petra Cada 24-22, 21-14; Toriola and Bose bt John Tawadrous and Peri Campbell (Aus) 21-15, 21-11; Jackson and Karen bt Bhushan Thakur and Kasturi Chakraborty 14- 21, 21-9, 21-7; Aaron Li and Li Chunli bt Ranbir Das and Anandita Chakraborty 21-12, 24-22; Faazil Kassam and Chrisitine Marie Roussy (Can) bt Andrew Dennisson and M. McGreevy 21-18, 19-21, 21-14; Shivaji Dutta and Vishakha Vijay bt Chalitha Ranjana and Namal Gunasekara (SL) 22- 20, 23-21; Sen Yew Fai and Tan Paey Fern (Sin) bt Alex Swanson bt Tammy Gough 21-17, 21-16; Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak bt William Henzell and Cho May (Aus) 21-19, 21-15; Arjun Dutta and Sushmita Roy bt Chan Koon Wah and Ben Lee Wei (Mal) 18-21, 21-7, 21-15; Gareth Herbert and Louise Durrant (Eng) bt Ajemojuba Sau and Ososaike Funke (Nig) 22-20, 19-21, 21- 15; Cai Xiao Li and Zhang Xue Ling bt Sourabh Chakraborty and N. R. Indu 21-13, 21- 13.

First round : Shane Laugesen and Tracy Mclauchlan (NZL) bt Arnav Ganguly and Mausami Paul 14-21, 21-17, 21-13; Thilina Piyadasa and Dilini Madawala (Sri) w/o Darko Seth and Lamptey Esther (Gha); Anal Kashyap and Mamta Prabhu bt Jean-Phillipe Gagnon and Zheng Pei Pei (Can) 16-21, 21-17, 21-14; Soumyadeep Roy and Mantu Ghosh bt Merotohun Monday v Owoh Atisi (Nig) 9-21, 21-17, 21-17; Terry Young and Natalie Bawden (Eng) bt Tan Chan and Beh Lee Fong (Mal) 17-21, 21-12, 21-12; Ryan Jenkins and Bethan Daunton (Wal) bt Johny Cowan and Jing Yi Gao (Ire) 21-11, 21-11; Trevor Brown and Miao Miao (Aus) bt Shubham Chaudhary and Avanti Sinha 21-10, 23-21; Alex Perry and Helen Lower (Eng) bt Indika Prasad and Deepika Rodrigo (SL) 21-12, 21-10; Stewart Crawford and Nicola Bentley (Sco) 21-19, 21-19; Stewart Crawford and Nicola Bentely (Sco) bt Ahmed Mifzal and Samahath Aishath (Mal) 21-19, 21-8; S. Raman and Mouma Das bt Jong Ming Shing and Chiu Soo Jin (Mal) 21- 9, 21-17; Pradeeban Peter-Paul and Andrea Glover (Can) w/o Daryl Strong and Andrea Glover (Ire); Segun Toriola and Bose Kaffo (Nig) bt Subhajit Saha and M. S. Mythili 21-19, 21-11; John Tawadrous and Peri Campbell (Aus) bt Ravi Bhurtun and Sharon Knubieu (Mau) 23-21, 19-21, 21-18; Bhushan Thakur and Kasturi Chakraborty bt Stephen Jenkins and Catherine Davies (Wal) 21-11, 21-14; Ranbir Das and Anandita Chakraborty w/o Euan Walker and Claire Bentely (Sco); Andrew Dennison and Michelle McGreevy (Ire) bt Ganeshann Desscann and Fiona Picon (Mau) 21-13, 21-12; Faazil Kassam (Can) and Christine Marie Roussy (Can) bt A. Mahagaonkar and Rujuta Rege 21-11, 21-17; Chalita Ranjana and Namal Gunasekara (SL) w/o Andrew Baggaley and Nicola Deaton (Eng); Shivaji Dutta and Vishakha Vijay w/o Courage Nanevie and Amo Hager (Gha); Alex Swanson and Tammy Gough (Aus) v Ibrahim Ahmed and Aleefa Aishath (Mal) 21-6, 21-13; Sen Yew Fai and Tan Paey Fern (Sin) bt Zabarjit Singh and Sudeshna Biswas 21- 14, 21-17; Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak w/o Christian Aboagye and Florence Yehoah (Gha); William Henzell and May Cho (Aus) bt Gavin Rumgay and Gillian Edwards (Sco) 19-21, 21-19, 21- 11; Chan Koon Wah and Beh Lee Wei (Mal) bt Bence Csaba and Chiu Wennin (Can) 17-21, 21-9, 21-9; Arjun Dutta and Sushmita Roy bt Adam Robertson and Siwan Davies (Wal) 21-23, 21-17, 21-16; Gareth Herbert and Louise Durrant (Eng) bt R. Rajesh and T. Pradeepa 21- 10, 16-21, 21-16; Ajemoujuba Sau and Ososaike Funke (Nig) bt Adrian Soh (NZL) and Erica Pilon (Can) 21-12, 21-11; Sourabh Chakraborty and N. R. Indu bt Shahid Ismail and Mohammad Mueena (Mal) 21-10, 21- 12.

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