Manush adds a second gold
Thane, November 2: Manush Shah of Gujarat added a second gold this season when he made short work of Maharashtra’s Shubham Ambre in the Youth Boys final of the UTT National Ranking (West Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the Sulochana Devi Singhania School on Saturday.
Manush, who won silver medal in the season-opener at Sonepat and picked the trophy in the East Zone at Howrah, won 4-1 with little resistance coming from Shubham. The Maharashtra lad, who showed a lot of determination, especially in the quarters, went out of the equation despite taking the second game. Of course, both had a good exchange of rallies and counters but in the end Manush was flawless on the day with 11-7, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-7 win.
In the semifinals, an off-colour Manush Shah struggled against Akash Pal of West Bengal who matched his rival’s skills before bowing ou 2-4. In the match that witnessed some long rallies, the Gujarat left-hander always had the advantage. But for Maharashtra’s Shubham Ambre, the match was as good as won when he confidently won the opening game after deuce against Haryana left-hander Wesley Do Rosario before consolidating his position. It was just a matter of time before he pulled the curtain on his devastated opponent.
Results:
Junior Boys Singles: Final: Yashansh Malik (Del) bt Shreeyaans Goel (Del) 4-11, 11-9, 11-5, 12-10, 11-7; Semi-finals: Shreyaans Goel bt Payas Jain (Del) 13-11, 5-11, 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 13-11, 12-10; Yashansh Malik bt H. Jeho (Miz) 11-8, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8.
Junior Girls Singles: Final: Yashashwini Ghorpade (Kar) bt Vanshika Bhargava (Del) 9-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 13-15, 11-9, 11-5; Semi-finals: Vanshika Bhargava bt Swastika Ghosh (Mah) 11-9, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9; Yashashwini Ghorpade bt Munmun Kundu (WB) 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10, 12-10.
Youth Boys Singles: Final: Manush Shah (Guj) bt Shubham Ambre (Mah) 11-7, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-7; Semi-finals: Manush Shah bt Akash Pal (WB) 11-5, 11-3, 7-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-3; Shubham Ambre bt Wesley Do Rosario (Har) 13-11, 11-2, 11-7,11-6.
Youth Girls Singles: Final: Moumita Datta (Rlys) bt Anusha Kutumbale (MP) 11-8, 11-4, 13-11, 7-11, 11-8; Semi-finals: Anusha Kutumble bt Swastika Ghosh (Mah) 4-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 13-11, 11-4; Moumita Datta bt Manushree Patil (Mah) 11-9, 12-10, 12-10, 9-11, 12-10.