Sport - Table Tennis

Vinod, Pradeepa claim titles

By Our Sports Reporter

CHENNAI, NOV. 21. Fancied G. Vinod (Southern Railway) encountered little resistance from N. Senthil (ICF) to win 13-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6 in the men's final of the Indian Bank-State table tennis championship, which concluded at the University Union Stadium, here on Sunday.

T. Pradeepa (Indian Oil Corporation) won her fourth successive State championship title with a hard-fought 11-3, 4-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 11-9 win over K. Shamini (Indian Bank) in the women's summit clash.

The results: Men (final): G. Vinod (S. Rly) bt N. Senthil (ICF) 13-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6.

Semifinals: Vinod bt Selvamuthukumaran (YMIA-M) 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6; Senthil bt K. Srivatsa (AGORC) 7-11, 5-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-6.

Quarterfinals: Senthil bt A. Rajath Kamal (IB) 11-7, 11-6, 11-5, 14-12; Srivatsa bt R.S. Raja (Medimix) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5, 11-6; Selvamuthukumaran bt Sivananda Seshadri (IB) 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8; Vinod bt M. Subash (IB) 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-2.

Junior boys (final): R.S. Raja (Medimix) bt Sivananda Seshadri (IB) 12-10, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8.

Semifinals: R.S. Raja bt N. Sivabalan (LTTA) 11-6, 11-4, 11-8, 11-7; Sivananda Seshadri bt T. Raghuram (Medimix) 11-7, 11-9, 11-4, 11-3.

Sub-junior (final): E. Prabhakaran (SDAT) bt G. Sathiyan (Medimix) 11-6, 11-9, 4-11, 13-15, 11-8, 11-8. Semifinals: Prabhakaran bt S. Prasanna (Medimix) 12-10, 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 1-9; Sathiyan bt R. Venkatramanan (LTTA) 11-4, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8.

Cadet (final): G. Sathiyan bt Sushmit Sriram (Railway Officers Club) 11-4, 11-6, 11-6. Semifinals: Sathiyan bt Anubhav Bagari (Rly OC) 11-8, 11-9, 11-3; Sushmit Sriram bt S. Sudarshan (LTTA) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6.

Mini-Cadet (final): D. Sameera Kumar (NLC Cuddalore) bt Aditya Bagari (Rly OC) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6.

Women (final): T. Pradeepa (IOC) bt K. Shamini (IB) 11-3, 4-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 11-9. Semifinals: Pradeepa bt A.V. Nivedita (IB) 11-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-3; Shamini bt J. Swarna (Medimix) 11-9, 11-4, 11-3, 11-7. Quarterfinals: J. Swarna bt N. Arul Selvi (IB) 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 14-12; Shamini bt B. Bhuvaneswari (BPCL) 11-8, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8; A.V. Nivedita bt M. Aparna (Medimix) 12-10, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7; T. Pradeepa bt R. Swetha Khatri (Medimix) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3, 11-8.

Junior girls (final): K. Shamini (IB) bt U.V. Agni (PSBB) 11-7, 12-10, 11-5, 11-5. Semifinals: Shamini bt A.V. Nivedita (IB) 3-11, 11-9, 13-12, 11-7, 11-5; Agni bt V.S. Nirupama (PSBB) 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 13-11.

Sub-junior (final): K.K. Narmadha (LTTA) bt M. Surekha (SDAT) 11-4, 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7. Semifinals: Narmadha bt Sumana R Krishnan (Ransa) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5; M. Sureka (SDAT) bt K. Aishwarya (LTTA) 8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10.

Cadet (final): V. Sneha (VVV) bt Harshita Ravi (Medimix) 11-5, 12-14, 12-10, 11-7. Semifinals: V. Sneha bt N. Vidya (YMIA-M) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9; Harshita Ravi bt C.S. Shanti Priyadarsini (Medimix) 7-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-9.

Mini-cadet (final): S. Narasimha Priya (Medimix) bt T. Reeth Rishya (Medimix) 6-11, 16-14, 11-9, 11-9.

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