Riya records big upset on opening day
2nd Gujarat State Ranking TT Tournament (Phase-II) – Rajkot
RAJKOT, Oct. 30: Bhavnagar’s Riya Jayswal revelled in the limelight as the youngster today recorded a big upset on the opening day of the 2nd Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament (Phase II), organised by Rajkot District Table Tennis Association under the aegis of Gujarat State Table Tennis Association from October 30 to 31.
At SNK School indoor stadium in Rajkot, Riya shocked fourth seed Aafrein Murad of Surat 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 to reach the Women’s singles quarterfinals.
Earlier in the opening round of the tournament, supported by Western Railway Mazdoor Sangh, Riya survived a battle of nerves as she overcome Baroda’s Bhusha Mehta 11-9, 11-13, 11-6, 11-13, 11-7 while Ahmedabad’s Shiney Gomes faced little hassle in her 11-7, 11-9, 13-11 win over Bhavnagar’s Khushali Joshi.
In Junior Girls’ (U-19) round one matches, Surat’s Bhavya Jaiswal beat Ahmedabad’s Siddhi Patel 11-2, 11-7, 11-6 while Hiya Patel of Surat defeated Shabnam Suthar of Aravalli 11-8, 12-10, 11-6.
Bhavnagar’s Khushi Jadav looked good in her 11-5, 11-9, 11-2 win over Surat’s Asha Rawat while Ahmedabad’s Nidhi Prajapati was at her dominant best in 11-1, 11-2, 11-4 win over Vibhuti Joshi of Bhavnagar.
Another Bhavnagar girl, Rutva Kothari, defeated Moubini Chatterjee Ahmedabad 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3.
In Junior Boys’ (U-19) first-round matches, Ahmedabad’s Himanshu Dahiya had a battle in hand in his 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6 win over Aravalli’s Harshvardhan Patel while Bhavnagar’s Vivek Makwana eased past Ahmedabad’s Divya Patel 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 and Surat’s Ayush Tanna beat Bhavnagar’s Devesh Vaghlea 11-8, 13-11, 11-7.
Meanwhile, in an exciting Men’s qualifying round, Rajkot’s Swapnil Mehta brought cheer to the local support as he move into the next round with wins over Ahmedabad’s Himanshu Dubey (11-8, 11-5, 11-8) and Navsari’s Ajay Pathak (11-7, 11-2, 8-11, 11-6) in group 9.
KEY RESULTS:
Women’s
PQF: Riya Jayswal (BVN) def 4-Aafrein Murad (SRT) 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
Rd1: Riya Jayswal (BVN) def Bhusha Mehta (BRD) 11-9, 11-13, 11-6, 11-13, 11-7
Shiney Gomes (AHD) def Khushali Joshi (BVN) 11-7, 11-9, 13-11
Junior Girls’ (U-19) Rd1:
Bhavya Jaiswal (SRT) def Siddhi Patel (AHD) 11-2, 11-7, 11-6
Hiya Patel (SRT) def Shabnam Suthar (ARV) 11-8, 12-10, 11-6
Khushi Jadav (BVR) def Asha Rawat (SRT) 11-5, 11-9, 11-2
Nidhi Prajapati (AHD) def Vibhuti Joshi (BVN) 11-1, 11-2, 11-4
Rutva Kothari (BVN) def Moubini Chatterjee (AHD) 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3
Junior Boys’ (U-19) Rd1:
Himanshu Dahiya (AHD) def Harshvardhan Patel (ARV) 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6
Vivek Makwana (BVN) def Divya Patel (AHD) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4
Ayush Tanna (SRT) def Devesh Vaghlea (BVN) 11-8, 13-11, 11-7
Men’s Qualifying
Group9:
Ajay Pathak (NVS) def Himanshu Dubey (AHD) 11-5, 15-13, 11-8
Swapnil Mehta (RJT) def Himanshu Dubey (AHD) 11-8, 11-5, 11-8
Swapnil Mehta (RJT) def Ajay Pathak (NVS) 11-7, 11-2, 8-11, 11-6
Group 6:
Harsh Patel (AHD) def Keval Makwana (BRD) 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 14-12
Harsh Patel (AHD) def Mandeep Thakur (BVN) 11-4, 11-3, 11-7
Keval Makwana (BRD) def Mandeep Thakur (BVN) 11-8, 11-6, 11-7
Written by : Pranjal Protim Boruah