Surat, June 4 : The top two in the state Cadet Boys’ category took big strides on the opening day of the 1st Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2022 in Surat from 4th to 6th June 2022, organized by the Surat District Table Tennis Association (SDTTA) under the aegis of Gujarat State Table Tennis Association (GSTTA) on Saturday.
Ahmedabad’s Arya Kataria, the top ranked State player in U-13 category, and local boy Vivaan Dave, the second ranked player in the same category, marched into the main draw of the tournament that is being sponsored by Tapti Valley International School and equipment sponsors STIGA, at Tapti Valley International School, Surat.
Key Results are as under:
Junior (U-17) Boys Singles Qualifiers:-
Arya Kataria (AHD) def Satyam Pandey (NAV) 11-5, 14-12, 11-7
Arya Kataria (AHD) def Divyam Jain (SRT) 11-8, 11-5, 11-8
Vivaan Dave (SRT) def Rudrasinh Dabhi (BRC) 11-3, 11-5, 11-2
Vansh Modi (BRD) def Vivaansinh Gharia (SRT) 11-3, 11-7, 11-7
Yug Andharia (BVN) def Yug Rathod (SRT) 11-8, 11-5, 11-3
Cadet (U-13) Boys Singles Qualifiers:-
Riaan Shah (SRT) def Dev Pandya (BVN) 11-3, 12-14, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5
Aarav Patel (NAV) def Bhavya Jajoo (BRD) 11-5, 11-6, 1-3
Vivaan Sheth (SRT) def Dwij Hirani (AHM) 9-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-4