Easy wins for Ahmedabad and Surat teams
Ahmedabad, Sept.27: It was an easy outing for the men’s defending champions team Ahmedabad as the seasoned Chitrax Bhatt and captain Akshit Savla registered facile wins over Amreli paddlers in the early rounds of the Servo Hypersport F5 Gujarat State and Inter-District Table Tennis Championships 2023 which is organized by Gujarat State Table Tennis Association (GSTTA) from September 27 to October 2 at the SAG Sports Complex, Khokara in Ahmedabad.
This prestigious championship was declared open by Shri RS Ninama (IAS) Director General, Sports Authority of Gujarat (SAG) and was presided by Shri Vijay Jaiswal, IRS, Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal), Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Indian Oil is the title sponsor while GMDC is the associate sponsor and the tournament is supported by Sports Authority of Gujarat (SAG). Stiga is the equipment partner of the tournament.
Arch rivals Surat men’s team too picked up an easy 3-0 victory over Kachachh with captain Burhanuddin Malubhaiwala leading from the front.
Women’s defending champion team Surat defeated a highly-motivated Vadodara 3-1 as their skipper Frenaz Chipia won both her encounters. Bhavnagar women’s team too posted an impressive 3-0 win over Navsari.
In sub-junior boys’ category, Bhavnagar, Surat Ahmedabad, Vadodara all posted a comfortable 3-0 wins over their opponents.
Bhavnagar and Ahmedabad’s girls also had a smooth sailing in the early rounds of the sub-junior girls’ event.
Expressing his delight to see so many paddlers from various parts of the state, Shri R.S. Ninama,IAS said that table tennis is going really well in the state and that SAG is fully committed to extend its full support. “Gujarat had won six medals in the last National Games held in Gujarat last year. SAG aims to help state association produce more world-class players in the future,” he said.
Some results:
Mens:
Ahmedabad bt Amreli (3-0) [Chirax Bhatt bt Het Thakkar (11-3); Akshit Savla bt Jeet Thakkar (11-1, 11-5, 11-4); Abhilash bt Sejpal (w/o)]
Surat bt Kachchh (3-0) [Burhanuddin Malubhaiwala bt Debjoy Pushilal (11-5, 11-2, 11-3); Ayaz Murad bt Nairit Vaidhya (11-1, 11-7, 11-6); Deverash Vaghela bt Aarav Singhvi (11-4, 11-7, 1-3)]
Gandhinagar bt Navsari (3-2) [Jigar Sarvaiya bt Pratik Patel (11-8, 11-7, 11-6); Advait Bhatt bt Bhumin Bhandari (11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8); Dhairit Naik bt Meet Joshi (11-6, 11-7, 11-9); Bhumin Bhandari bt Jigar Sarvaiya (11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9); Advait Bhatt bt Pratik Patel (11-9, 11-3, 12-10)]
Bhavnagar bt Anand (3-0) [Karanpal Jadeja bt Vihaan Vyas (11-8, 11-9, 11-0); Harshil Kothri bt Parth Punjabi (14-12, 11-4, 11-2); Dhey Jani bt Shlik Thakkar (11-0, 11-6, 11-2)]
Aravali bt Morbi (3-0) [Janmejay Patel bt Mihir Gosai (11-2, 11-4, 11-7); Arman Shaikh bt Paresh Dhangadhariya (11-3, 11-1, 11-3); Harshvardhan Patel bt Alpesh Gandhi (11-4, 11-6, 11-2)]
Vadodara bt Jamnagar (3-0): [Pratham Madlani bt Yagnesh Parmar (11-2, 11-6, 11-7); Keval Makwana bt Shaunk Shah (10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7); Malay Parikh bt Tanmay Purohit (11-2, 11-3, 11-2)]
Women’s:
Surat bt Vadodara (3-1) [Frenaz Chipia bt Mehak Seth (11-5, 11-2, 11-2); Sheli Patel bt Filzafatema Kadri (8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9); Aafrien Murad bt Sakshi Navani (11-4, 11-6, 11-4); Frenaz Chipia bt Sheli Patel (11-5, 11-7, 11-8)]
Bhavnagar bt Navsari (3-0) [Namna Jayswal bt Astha Mistry (11-8, 12-10, 11-5); Riya Jayswal bt Siddhi Bulsara (11-9, 11-8, 11-2); Naitri Dave bt Jahnvi Patel (3-0)]
Sub-junior boys
Bhavnagar bt Rajkot (3-0) [Hitarth Joshi bt Divya Patel (11-4, 9-11, 11-3, 11-6); Sujal Kukadia bt Ahad Ali Kazi (11-2, 11-3, 11-8); Suajl K/ Vandan S bt Dev B/Divya P (11-6, 11-2, 12-10)]
Surat bt Jamnagar (3-0) [Pawan Kumar bt Yagnesh Parmar (11-6, 11-8, 11-7); Samarth Shekhawat bt Tanmay Purohit (11-4, 11-2, 11-6); Pawan K & Yatharth K bt Yagnesh P & Tanmay P (11-8, 11-7,11-3)]
Ahmedabad bt Anand (3-0) [Abhlaksh Patel bt Het Kamani (11-3, 11-3, 11-1); Malav Panchal bt Yatharth Patel (11-0, 11-7, 11-1); Malav P & Vihan T bt Het K & Yatharth P (11-9, 11-7, 11-5)]
Vadodara bt Gandhinagar (3-0) [Ved Panchal bt Divit Khandelwal (11-4, 11-6, 11-5); Akshar Jethva bt Maulik Jaiswal (11-4, 11-9, 11-7); Yajat R & Krishay S bt Maulik J & Divit K (11-2, 11-5, 11-7)]
Sub-junior girls:
Bhavnagar bt Vadodara (3-0) [Riya Parikh bt Sachi Doshi (11-5,11,5,11-9); Charmi Trivedi bt Vaibhavi Sarangdhar (11-3,11,5,11-7); Vidhi S & Charmi T & Riya p & Drishna B (11-8,11-7,11-4)]
Ahmedabad bt Kachchh (3-0) [Jiya Trivedi bt Anaisha Singhvi (11-4, 11-6, 11-9); Khanak Shah bt Siddhi Singhvi (11-5, 11-4, 11-1); Jiya T & Keona P bt Anaish S & Siddhi S (11-8, 11-2, 12-10)]
