Surat paddlers Manav, Samarth qualify for boys U-19 main draw

Surat 08, September: Performing well in front of the home crowd, Surat duo of Manav Mehta and Samarth Shekhawat made the cut for the main draw of the boys U-19 event of the Tapti Valley International School 7th Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2023 organized by Table Tennis Association of Surat District under the aegis of Gujarat State Table Tennis Association from September 8 to 10 at Tapti Valley International School, Surat.

While Manav got past Niraj Dihora of Bhavnagar and Vansh Sundrani of Kutch, his citymate Samarth registered wins over Shanvir Gill of Surat and Akshar Jethwa of Vadodara to book their main draw berths.

Some qualifying results :

U-19 boys:
Sujal Kukadia (BVN ) bt Labdhi (SRT) 11-3,11-8,11-4; Sarvam Patel (SRT) bt Labdhi (SRT) 11-7, 8-11,11-8,11-8; Sujal Kukadia (BVN ) bt Sarvam Patel (SRT) 11-4,11-5,11-9; Harshwardhan Patel (ARV) bt Hridan Shah (AHD) 11-1,11-7,16-14 ; Hridhan Shah (AHD) bt Manthan Sisodia (SRT) 11-5,11-4,11-6 ; Harshwardhan Patel (ARV) bt Manthan Sisodia (SRT) 11-3,11-6,11-4; Samarth Shekhawat (SRT) bt Akshar Jethwa (BRD) 11-6,11-2,13-11; Shanvir Gill (SRT) bt Akshar Jethwa (BRD) 11-5,12-10,11-8 ; Samarth Shekhawat (SRT) bt Shanvir Gill 7-11,11-6,11-7,11-6; Manav Mehta (SRT) bt Niraj Dihora (BVN) 8-11,11-6,6-11,13-11,11-9; Manav Mehta (SRT) bt Vansh Sundrani (KCH) 6-11,11-8,13-11,12-10; bt Vansh Sundrani (KCH) bt Niraj Dihora (BVN) 11-9,11-5,9-11,11-13,12-10.

U-15 (Sub-junior):
Akhil Achha (SRT) bt Jayveersingh Chavda 11-7,11-6,11-4; Aarav Vora (SRT) bt Jayveersingh Chavda 11-1,11-9,11-5; Aarav Vora (SRT) bt Akhil Achha 7-11,11-9,14-12,11-9; Aarav Patel (SRT) bt Maan Limbachiya (SRT) 11-2-,11-5,11-6 ; Hitarth Joshi (BVN) bt Maan Limbachiya (SRT) 11-4,11-6,11-3 ; Hitarth Joshi (BVN) bt Aarav Patel (SRT) 13-11,12-10,11-9 ;

Vansh Sundrani (KCH) bt Yatharth Saurin (SRT) 11-7,11-3,11-3 ; Ishaan Agarwal (SRT) bt Yatharth Saurin (SRT) 11-3,11-3,11-3 ; Vansh Sundrani (KCH) bt Ishaan Agarwal (SRT) 11-8,11-9,11-8 ; Anay Bachhawat (SRT) bt Saumya Shah (SRT) 11-2, 11-2,11-1; Darshil Kukana (NAV) bt Saumya Shah (SRT) 5-11,11-8,11-5,11-7 ; Anay Bachhawat (SRT) Darshil Kukana (NAV) 11-4, 11-3,11-4; Kahaan Doriwala (SRT) bt Vanshaj Pahwa (SRT) 11-3.11-4,11-6 ; Vatsal Patel (AHD) bt Vanshaj Pahwa (SRT) 11-7,19-17,8-11,11-5 ; Kahaan Doriwala (SRT) bt Vatsal Patel 11-6,11-9,11-3;

Men’s:
Harshil Kothari (BVN) bt Kavya Sethia (SRT) 11-2, 11-6, 11-9; Manav Mehta (SRT) bt Divya Kumar Patel (JAM) 11-6, 11-2, 11-3; Aayush Tanna (SRT) bt Poojan Chandran (BVN) 11-5, 11-9, 11-3.