Date:08/10/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/10/08/stories/2006100807161600.htm

Sport - Table Tennis

Zubin, Neha win

Sports Reporter

VIJAYAWADA: Zubin Kumar and Neha Agarwal won the youth titles in the boys' and girls' sections defeating R. Abhishek and Divya Deshpande respectively in the finals at the National ranking table tennis meet at the DRRMC Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.

Zubin outplayed Abhishek 4-2 (11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 4-11, 11-8) while Neha downed Divya 4-1 (12-10, 4-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-8).

The results: Men (pre-quarterfinals): G. Jitendra (RSPB) bt R. Rajesh (LIC) 6-11, 11-5, 10-12; Zubin Kumar (PSPBA) bt Ranbir Das (PSPB) 11-8, 11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5; Pathik Mehta (Guj) bt O. Toglekar (Mah) 11-1, 11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 11-8; Anirban Nandi (RSPB) bt S. Raman (PSPB) 0-1 (retd.), S. Sarkar (RSPB) bt A. Kashyap (PSPB) 13-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8; Amal Raja (RSPB) bt Rajath Kamal (TN) 5-11, 18-16, 4-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5; Sanil Shetty (Mah) bt Sourab Chakravarthy (RSPB) 11-9, 6-11, 5-11, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-7. Junior (quarterfinals): Shubham Sharma (AP) bt G. Sathiyan (TN) 14-12, 11-8, 12-10, 11-6; S. Ghosh (NB) bt Sourav Saha (PSPBA) 11-3, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 17-15; Mohit Verma (PSPBA) bt S. Das (WB) 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9; V. Nitin (PSPBA) bt Harmeet Desai (Guj) 11-3, 11-8, 11-2, 8-11, 7-11, 11-6.

Youth (final): Zubin Kumar (PSPBA) bt R. Abhishek (IB) 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 4-11, 11-8. Semifinals: Zubin Kumar bt O. Toglekar (Mah) 6-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9; R. Abhishek bt Sanil Shetty (Mah) 11-5, 14-12, 11-8, 12-10. Sub-junior (final): G. Sathiyan (TN) bt Sourav Saha (NB) 11-5, 11-4, 11-13, 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7. Semifinals: V. Sathiyan bt S. Paranjpe (Mah) 12-10, 11-4, 12-10, 11-7; Sourav Saha (PSPBA) bt Harmeet Desai 9-11, 7-11, 11-3, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5. Women (pre-quarterfinals): Poulami Ghatak (PSPB) bt Pradeepa (PSPB) 5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9; Soumi Mondal (RSPB) bt Madhurika Patkar (Mhr) 9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9; Neha Agarwal (Del) bt J. Swarna (TN) 11-5, 11-9, 7-11, 11-2; Sayanthika (RSPB) bt Montu Ghosh (PSPB) 13-11, 16-14, 11-3, 13-15, 11-8; Sushmita Roy (PSPB) Mousami Paul (PSPB) 7-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9; Kasturi Chakraborthi (PSPB) bt Sangeetha (TN) 11-6, 13-11, 12-10, 11-5; Mamta Prabhu (RSPB) bt K. Shamini (PSPB) 11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8; Mouma Das (PSPB) bt Janhavi Deshpande (Mhr) 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5.

Junior (quarterfinals): Shreya Ghosh (WB) bt M. Mhatre (Mhr) 7-11, 11-8, 11-4, 12-10, 11-5; Divya Deshpande (Mhr) bt Swetha Kumaravel (TN) 11-7, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7; S. Pooja (Mhr) bt Sanya Sehgal (Del) 11-9, 11-8, 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 11-7; P. Tipale (RSPB) bt Tonanya (NB) 11-7, 11-6, 11-5, 11-8. Youth (final): Neha Agarwal (Del) bt Divya Deshpande (Mah) 12-10, 4-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-8. Semifinals: Divya Deshpande (Mhr) bt Soumi Mondal (RSPB) 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9; Neha Agarwal (Del) bt P. Tipale (RSPB) 11-7, 11-7, 12-10, 7-11, 11-6.

Sub-junior (final): Ankita Das (NB) bt V. Sneha (TN) 11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 12-10, 12-10. Semifinals: Ankita Das (NB) bt N. Vidya (TN) 11-6, 11-6, 11-5, 11-5; V. Sneha (TN) bt Medha Moitra 11-8, 12-10, 7-11, 13-11, 9-11, 6-11, 12-10.