Date:16/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/16/stories/2008121660281700.htm

Sport - Table Tennis

Neha and Sourav take the honours

Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI: Trailing twice by a set, defending champion Neha Aggarwal bounced back to trounce National champion and top seed Poulomi Ghatak for the women’s singles title in the National-ranking table tennis tournament at the Punjabi Bagh Club here on Monday.

The men’s title-clash, too, witnessed the top seed getting toppled.

Second seeded, left-hander Sourav Chakraborty surprised favourite Subhajit Saha in six games.

Sanil wins

Sanil Shetty kept the youth boys’ title beating Statemate Aman Balgu in five games, while Soumi Mondal overcame Bengal’s Ankita Das for the youth girls’ crown.

The results:

Men: Final: Sourav Chakraborty (Rlys) bt Subhajit Saha (PSPB) 11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7.

Semifinals: Saha bt Aman Balgu (Mah) 11-9, 11-4, 11-6, 11-6; Chakraborty bt A. Amal Raj (PSPB) 11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-6.

Women: Final: Neha Aggarwal (PSPB) bt Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) 8-11, 11-9, 12-14, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9.

Semifinals: Poulomi bt Madhurika Patkar (PSPB) 9-11, 6-11, 11-6, 19-17, 5-11, 11-8, 12-10; Neha bt K. Shamini (PSPB) 11-9, 3-11, 12-10, 11-3, 4-11, 11-7.

Youth boys: Final: Sanil Shetty (Mah) bt Aman Balgu (Mah) 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-5.

Youth girls: Final: Soumi Mondal (Rlys) bt Anikta Das (Bengal) 8-11, 11-6, 14-12, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9.