Ahmedabad paddlers Vihaan, Jihaan enter main draw
Rajkot, May 30 : Ahmedabad’s Vihaan Tiwari won both his group qualifying matches to book his berth in the main draw of the 1st Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2023 organised by the Rajkot District Table Tennis Association, under the aegis of Gujarat State Table Tennis Association, at SAG Multipurpose Indoor Hall in Rajkot here on Tuesday.
The tournament is sponsored by Western Railway Mazdoor Sangh and supported by Sports Authority of Gujarat (SAG).
Another Amdavadi paddler Jihan Makwana too emerged victorious in both his qualifying matches to progress in the main draw.
Some qualifying round results:
Sub-Junior Boys (U-15):
Vihaan Tiwari (AHD) bt Akshar Jethwa (BRD) 11- 5,11-7,11-5; Akshar Jethwa (BRD) bt Aum Dave (BVN) 11-4,11-7,11-3; Vihaan Tiwari (AHD) bt Aum Dave (BVN) 11-4,11-3,11-5; Param Parmar (BVN) bt Darshil Kukkana (NAV) 11-3,11-6,11-8; Yatharth Patel (AND) bt Darshil Kukkana (NAV) 13-11, 11-13,11-7,11-9; Parma Parmar (BVN) bt Yatharth Patel (AND) 11-7,11-6,11-8; Jenith Patel (BVN) bt Ved Patankar (AHD) 5-11,11-5,11-7,8-11,13-11; Ved Patankar (AHD) bt Raheel (RJT) 11-5,11-8,11-3; Jenith Patel (BVN) bt Raheel (RJT) 11-6,11-4,11-4; Jihan Makwana (AHD) bt Yug Pratapsingh (KCH) 5-11,11-8,11-6,11-6; Yug PratapSingh (KCH) bt Prince Jani (BVN) 11-8,7-11,13-11,11-8; Jihan Makwana (AHD) bt Prince Jani (BVN) 11-6,11-8,11-7; Palash Kothari (BRD) bt Ahadali Kazi (RJT) 11-8,11-9,11-4; Palash Kothari (BRD) bt Arav Bhal (BVN) 8-11,11-9,5-11,11-0,12-10; Arav Bhal (BVN) bt AhadAli Kazi (RJT) 11-6,115-11,11-5; Yahat Rawal (BRD) bt Dhruv Bambhani (KCH) 11-6,11-8,11-7; Dhruv Bambhani (KCH) bt Shiv Kapadia (NAV) 11-7,12-10,11-3; Yahat Raval (BRD) bt Shiv Kapadia (NAV) 11-2,11-7,11-3; Divya Patel (RJT) bt Vatsal Patel (AHD) 11-7,10-12,11-7,11-8; Vatsal Patel (AHD) bt Henil Langalia (BVN)11-1,13-11,11-6,7-11,11-8; Divya Patel (RJT) bt Henil Langalia (BVN) 11-6,11-8,9-11,11-9.
Cadet Boys (U-13): Dhruv Bhambhani (KCH) bt Manthan Sorathiya (BVN) 11-3,14-12,11-3; Divya Patel (RJT) bt Manthan Sorathiya (BVN) 11-4,11-7,11-5; Dhruv Bhambhani (KCH) bt Divya Patel (RJT) 12-10,11-9,11-8; Harshil Saraiya (SRT) bt Harsh Vyas (PBR) 11-6,11-5,9-11,11-8; Harshil Saraiya (SRT) bt Shauryarajsinh Rathod (BVN) 11-8, 10-12,12-10,11-7; Harsh Vyas (PBR) bt Shauryarajsinh Rathod (BVN) 9-11,11-5,11-7,11-5; Maurya Patel (BVN) bt Krishiv Patel (NAV) 11-7,11-5,11-2; Maurya Patel (BVN) bt Yuvraj Malik (RJT) 11-8,11-6,11-6; Yuvraj Malik (RJT) bt Krishiv Patel (NAV) 5-11,11-7,11-9,11-3; Vihaan Sarvaiya (PBR) bt Badal Parikh (BRD) 11-1,11-4,11-7; Saksham Ganatra (BVN) bt Vihaan Sarvaiya (PBR) 12-14,12-10,11-3,11-4; Saksham Ganatra (BVN) bt Badal Parikh (BRD) 11-6,11-5,11-3.