Gandhidham, Nov.14: Paddlers from Ahmedabad and Surat reigned supreme, winning individual titles across various categories on Sunday, in the Indian Oil XP95 Gujarat State & Inter District Table Tennis Championships 2022 at the KDTTA in Adipur, Kutch. The tournament, which ended on Sunday, was organised by the Gujarat State Table Tennis Association (GSTTA) with the support of the Sports Authority of Gujarat.
Ahmedabad’s Chitrax Bhatt won a nail-biting final to be crowned the men’s champion while Surat’s Frenaz Chipia continued her dominance over district mate Filzah Kadri by capturing the women’s crown.
Bhatt lost the first game 9-11 but slowly and gradually raised his level to fight back and win 9-11, 11-3, 11-13, 11-7, 11-2, 5-11, 11-9. Frenaz too began in an unconvincing manner, losing the opening game 7-11 but staged a superb comeback to triumph 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9.
Surat’s Aafrein Murad asserted her supremacy in the junior (U-19) girls’ singles, thrashing Bhavnagar’s Namna Jayswal 11-5, 11-4, 11-8, 11-8 while Baroda’s Pratham Badlani was crowned junior boys’ champion after injury forced Shlok Bajaj to concede the match.
Aravalli’s Arman Shaikh held his nerve in a pulsating junior (U-17) boys’ final, edging Surat’s Aayush Tanna 4-3. Shaikh raced off to a 2-0 lead before Tanna fought his way back, clinching the next three games. Shaikh won the crucial sixth game 14-12 before winning the decider 11-8. Shaikh triumphed 11-3, 11-7, 13-15, 6-11, 4-11, 14-12, 11-8. Ahmedabad’s Pratha Pawar eased past Bhavnagar’s Riya Jayswal 11-4, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-7 to emerge junior (U-17) girls’ champion.
Tanna overcame the disappointment of losing the U-17 crown by clinching the sub junior (U-15) boys’ singles title. He defeated Aravalli’s Janmejay Patel 11-3, 12-10, 11-3, 6-11, 11-5. Riya edged past Mouboni Chatterjee of Ahmedabad in the sub junior (U-15) girls’ title clash winning 11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8.
Samarth Shekhawat of Surat overcame an opening game lapse to be crowned the Cadet (U-13) boys’ champion. He overwhelmed Ahmedabad’s Malav Panchal 08-11, 11-08, 13-11, 11-8, 13-11. Mouboni didn’t return empty-handed, toppling top seed Jiya Trivedi of Ahmedabad to pocket the cadet girls’ crown. The former emerged victorious 11-5, 11-4, 11-3, 11-7.
All Final Results:
Mens
Final : Chitrax Bhatt (AHD) bt Shlok Bajaj (SRT) 4-3: 9-11, 11-3, 11-13, 11-7, 11-2, 5-11, 11-9
3rd Position : Soham Bhattacharya (AHD bt Jaynil Mehta (RJT) 3-0: 11-8, 11-5, 11-4
Womens
Final : Frenaz Chipia (SRT) bt Filzah Fatema Kadri (SRT) 4-2 : 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9
3rd Position : Aafrien Murad (SRT) bt Mouboni Chatterjee (AHD) 3-2 : 3-11, 11-6, 11-9, 03-11, 12-10
Junior Boys Singles (U-19) :
Final : Burhanuddin Malubhaiwala (SRT) bt Arman Shaikh (ARV) 4-1: 11-3, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-5
3rd Position : Pratham Madlani (BRD) wins as match conceded by Shlok Bajaj (injury)
Junior Girls Singles (U-19) :
Final : Aafrien Murad (SRT) bt Namna Jayswal (BVN) 4-0 : 11-5, 11-4, 11-8, 11-8
3rd Position : Pratha Pawar (AHD) bt Riya Jayswal (BVN) 3-2 : 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 10-12, 11-5
Junior Boys Singles (U-17) :
Final : Arman Shaikh (ARV) bt Aayush Tannna (SRT) 4-3 : 11-3, 11-7, 13-15, 6-11, 4-11, 14-12, 11-8
3rd Position : Janmejay Patel (ARV) wins as match conceded by Shlok Bajaj (injury)
Junior Girls Singles (U-17) :
Final : Pratha Pawar (AHD) bt Riya Jayswal (BVN) 4-1: 11-4, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-7
3rd Position : Nidhi Prajapati (AHD) bt Arnee Parmar (SRT) 3-0: 11-6, 11-8, 12-10
Sub Junior Boys Singles (U-15) :
Final : Aayush Tanna (SRT) bt Janmejay Patel (ARV) 4-1: 11-3, 12-10, 11-3, 6-11, 11-5
3rd Position : Sujal Kukadia (BVN) bt Himansh Dahiya (AHD) 3-2 : 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, 11-5
Sub Junior Girls Singles (U-15) :
Final: Riya Jayswal (BVN) bt Mouboni Chatterjee (AHD) 4-3: (11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8)
3rd Position: Pratha Pawar (AHD) bt Jahnavi Patel (NAV) 4-0 : 11-4,11-4,11-4,11-4
Cadet Boys Singles (U-13):
Final : Samarth Shekhawat (SRT) bt Malav Panchal (AHD) 4-1: 08-11, 11-08, 13-11, 11-8, 13-11
3rd Position : Manav Mehta (SRT) bt Vihaan Tiwari (AHD) 3-1 : 13-11, 11-09, 5-11, 11-9
Cadet Girls Singles (U-13):
Final : Mouboni Chatterjee (AHD) bt. Jiya Trivedi (AHD) 4-0 (11-5, 11-4,11-3,11-7)
3rd Position : Charmi Trivedi (BVN) bt. Daniya Godil (SRT) 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-7)