Surat, Bhavnagar women storm teams in semifinals
State and Inter-District Championship gets underway with team events in Gandhidham; Baroda, Ahmedabad finish second in respective groups to make it to the last-four stage
Gandhidham Oct.2: Surat, Ahmedabad, Baroda and Bhavnagar women teams stormed into the semifinals of the team event at the Late Shri Mahendraray Dulerai Buch State & Inter-District Table Tennis Championship 2019 got underway here at the KDTTA Indoor Sports Complex on Wednesday. The five-day competition commenced with team events and will be followed by singles, doubles and mixed doubles contests.
Gujarat State Table Tennis Association has organized the event supported by Kachchh District Table Tennis Association.
Everything went on expected lines on the Day-1. Surat women’s team led by State champion Frenaz Chipia showed no mercy as they thrashed their opponents 3-0 in every single match they played. In the Group A encounter, Surat began the carnage against Rajkot before outplaying the home team, Kachchh by the same margin – 3-0.
The last match played between Ahmedabad and Surat seemed evenly poised, at least on the paper. Both the teams had won two matches and booked their respective semis berths. Ahmedabad captained by Kausha Bhairapure looked formidable outfit and posed a challenging team. However, Suratis continued their juggernaut with an easy win.
Frenaz beat Purvanshi Acharya 11-4, 11-6 11-7 before Filzahfatema Kadri shocked Kausha Bhairapure 11-5 12-10 12-10. In the third singles, Bhavya Jayswal was too strong for Anoushka Chatterjee as the Surti romped home 11-4 11-9 11-4.
Ahmedabad Women’s team had already qualified for the semis having recorded wins over Rajkot and Kachchh.
Like Surat, Bhavnagar women too cruised into the last-four as the Group B toppers. Bhavnagar team comprising Divya Gohil, Namna Jayswal, Prarthna Parmar, Kavisha Parekh and Hetvi Raval were unstoppable. Whether it was Anand, Porbander or Baroda, there was no difference in their game or outcome. They registered 3-0.
Baroda was second team that made it to the semifinals from Group B. They beat Anand easily but survived Porbander scare. The rubber went down to the wire where Baroda women won 3-2.
Earlier in the day, the president of Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce and Industry declared the state championship 2019 open. Also present during the opening ceremony were Prashant Buch, Mahesh Gupta, Vimal Gujral, Tulsi Sujan and chief referee Hari Pillai.
Other important Results
Group A
Surat bt Kachchh 3-0
Filzahfatema Kadri bt Neha Gohil 11-7 11-4 11-8
Frenaz Chipia bt Dimple Chandnani 11-7 11-9 11-8
Aafrien Murad bt Viva Furiya
Surat bt Rajkot 3-0
Aafrien Murad bt Anandi Kakkad 11-4 11-8 11-7
Frenaz Chipia bt Aayushi Khakhar 11-4 11-6 11-7
Bhavya Jayswal bt Hetvi Nagrecha 11-4 11-3 11-6
Surat bt Ahmedabad 3-0
Frenaz bt Purvanshi Acharya 11-4, 11-6 11-7
Filzahfatema Kadri bt Kausha Bhairapure 11-5 12-10 12-10
Bhavya Jayswal bt Anoushka Chatterjee 11-4 11-9 11-4
Ahmedabad bt Rajkot 3-1
Kavisha Shah lost to Aayushi Khakhar 7-11 14-12 6-11 3-11
Kausha Bhairapure bt Anandi Kakkad 11-7 11-1 11-3
Anoushka Chatterjee bt Hetvi Nagrecha 11-9 11-7 12-10
Kausha Bhairapure bt Aayushi Khakhar 11-5 11-9 11-7
Ahmedabad bt Kachchh 3-0
Kavisha Shah bt Neha Gohil 7-11 11-3 11-3 9-11 11-6
Kausha Bhairapure bt Dimple Chandnani 11-5 11-4 12-10
Angel Parker bt Suchi Maheshwari 11-3 11-1 11-8
Group B
Bhavnagar bt Baroda 3-0
Divya Gohil bt Sheli Patel 11-3 11-7 11-5
Namna Jayswal bt Sheetal Shah 11-3 11-6 6-11 11-2
Prarthna Parmar bt Purva Nimbalkar 4-11 11-2 11-4 7-11 11-3
Bhavnagar bt Anand 3-0
Kavisha Parekh bt Ruchita Vaidya 11-3 11-6 11-4
Prarthna Parmar bt Drashti Patel 11-2 11-2 11-4
Hetvi Raval bt Mansi Patel 11-4 11-5 11-9
Bhavnagar bt Porbander 3-0
Divya Gohil bt Kunjal Rughani 11-1 11-3 11-3
Namna Jayswal bt Vidhi Upadhyay 11-2 11-8 11-3
Prarthna Parmar bt Hardi Varia 11-7 11-3 11-6
Baroda bt Anand 3-0
Sheetal Shah bt Ruchita Vaidya 11-4 11-5 11-2
Juhi Vasavada bt Drashti Patel 11-7 11-8 9-11 11-6
Jeeya Lakhani bt Mansi Patel 11-4 11-6 11-4
Baroda bt Porbander 3-2
Sheetal Shah bt Kunjal Rughani 11-9 11-6 9-11 6-11 11-7
Purva Nimbalkar lost to Vidhi Upadhyay 8-11 8-11 10-12
Sheli Patel bt Harsi Varia 11-2 11-5 11-4
Sheetal Shah lost to Vidhi Upadhyay 9-11 9-11 11-2 7-11
Purva Nimbalkar bt Kunjal Rughani 8-11 11-8 19-17 11-8