The Hindu : Sanil Shetty lifts boys' title

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Tuesday, Dec 10, 2002

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Sanil Shetty lifts boys' title

SIRSA DEC. 9. Maharashtra's Sanil Shetty overcame pre-tournament favourite L. Sachin of the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) Academy in straight games and won the boys' title at the National Sub-junior table tennis championship here on Monday.

Showing good placement and command over forehand smashes, Sanil outclassed Sachin 11-3, 12-10, 11-5, 11-4, and won the title at the 64th edition of the championship.

Bengal paddlers had to settle for two of the four titles, despite making it to the three finals. In the Cadet boys section, Pritim Bose of Bengal upset Souvik Kar, also of Bengal, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9. Soumi Mondal gave Bengal the second title, winning the Sub-junior girls trophy. She defeated Delhi's Neha Aggarwal 11-9, 4-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-9.

The Cadet girls title was won by Pondicherry's G. Susan Magi, who defeated Bengal's Shreya Ghosh, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4.

The results:

Boys: Cadet: Pritim Bose (Ben) bt Souvik Kar (Ben) 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9. Semifinals: Pritim bt A. Pritam (Asm) 11-8, 6-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7; Souvik bt Tapas Sarkar (Ben) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 6-11, 8-11, 11-7. Quarterfinals: Pritam bt Anil Verma (UP) 6-11, 11-4, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9; Pritim bt Arkabrata K. (Ben) 11-6, 11-9, 12-10; Souvik bt Mayank Tandon (UP) 11-6, 7-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3; Tapas Sarkar (Ben) bt Soumyajit G. (Ben) 11-6, 11-7, 11-2.

Sub-junior: Final: Sanil Shetty (Mah) bt L. Sachin (PSPB Academy) 11-3, 12-10, 11-5, 11-4. Semifinals: Sachin bt Sumit Kundu (Ben) 11-5, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3. Quarterfinals: Shubham bt Shivananda Sheshadri (TN) 11-7, 12-10, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3; Sanil bt Tuhin Sinha (Ben) 11-1, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6; Sumit bt Shiladitya Nag (Centre of Excellence) 11-4, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4; Sachin bt Sayan Paul Roy (Ben) 14-12, 9-11, 15-17, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5.

Girls: Cadet: Final: G. Susan Magi (Pondy) bt Shreya Ghosh (Ben) 11-9, 4-11, 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4. Semifinals: Susan bt Murchana (Asm) 11-6, 11-5, 7-11, 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8; Shreya bt Rashu (Har) 3-11, 12-10, 11-0, 11-6, 15-13. Quarterfinals: Murchana bt Sanya Sehgal (Del) 14-12, 11-6, 11-8; Susan bt Supriya D. 11-7, 11-6, 11-3; Rashu bt Mita Basak (Ben) 4-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-5; Shreya bt Poona (Mah) 11-8, 11-3, 11-9.

Sub-junior: Final: Soumi Mondal (Ben) bt Neha Aggarwal (Del) 11-9, 4-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-9. Semifinals: Neha bt Salankara (Ben) 17-15, 11-3, 11-5, 14-12; Soumi bt Shikha Sharma (Del) 11-4, 11-8, 11-13, 11-7, 11-3. Quarterfinals: Salankara bt Shabana Parveen (Ben) 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6, 11-3; Neha bt Shweta Madok (Ben) 11-9, 11-5, 11-4, 11-5; Shikha bt Ahna Paul (Ben) 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3; Soumi bt Pallavi Kundu (Ben) 11-6, 11-7, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9.

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