Gandhidham, Nov.12 : Seeds dominated the boys and girls Hopes category, emerging victorious in their respective categories with ease in the Indian Oil XP95 Gujarat state & Inter District Table Tennis Championships 2022 on Saturday at the KDTTA in Adipur, Kutch. The tournament is being organised by the Gujarat State Table Tennis Association (GSTTA) with the support of Sports Authority of Gujarat.
Ahmedabad’s Khwahish Lotia was crowned the Hopes girls champion, defeating fourth seed Fiza Pawar 4-1 in the summit clash, while Surat’s Hridan Patel emerged Hopes boys champion, defeating Ahmedabad’s Taksh Shah 4-1 in the final.
Khwahish, seeded second, thwarted the challenge of fourth seed Fiza in a one-sided clash. She triumphed 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9. Earlier in the semis, Khwahish had seen off Vincy Tanna of Surat 11-7, 11-2, 12-10 while Fiza edged past Daniya Godil of Surat 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8 in her last four encounter. Daniya, though, managed to finish third, beating Vincy 8-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9.
In the Hopes boys final, top seed Hridan staged a strong comeback after losing the opening game to emerge victorious 6-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5, 13-11 against Taksh. Hridan had eased past district mate Riaan Shah 11-5, 11-4, 11-3 in the semis while Taksh had beaten Anay Bachhawat 11-7, 14-16, 11-3, 11-7.
Anay, though, claimed the third position, bouncing back from 1-2 down to edge past Riaan 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-4.
Top seed Jiya Trivedi and second seed Mouboni Chatterjee will clash in the Cadet girls’ final after thrashing their respective opponents 3-0 in the semi-final. Jiya eased past Charmi Trivedi of Bhavnagar 11-3, 11-6, 11-7 while Mouboni defeated Daniya 11-5, 11-4, 12-10.
Results:
Hopes Girls Singles:
Final : Khwahish Lotia (AHD)(2) bt Fiza Pawar (AHD)(4) 4-1(11-6,11-7,9-11,11-4,11-9)
Semi Final : Fiza Pawar (AHD)(4) bt Daniya Godil (SRT)(1) 3-2 (11-6,10-12,11-8,4-11,11-8);Khwahish Lotia (AHD)(2) bt Vincy Tanna (SRT)(3)11-7,11-2,12-10;
3rd & 4th position match : Daniya Godil (SRT)(1) bt Vincy Tanna (SRT) (3) 3-1 (8-11,12-10,11-6,11-9)
Hopes Boys Singles:
Final : Hridan Patel (SRT)(1) bt Taksh Shah (AHD) (2)4-1 (6-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5, 13-11)
Semi Final : Hridan Patel(SRT) (1) bt Riaan Shah (SRT)(12) 3-0(11-5,11-4,11-3);Taksh Shah(AHD) (2) bt Anay Bachhawat (SRT)(3) 3-1 (11-7,16-14,11-3,11-7)
3rd & 4th position match : Anay Bachhawat (SRT)(3) bt Riaan Shah (SRT)(12) 3-2(11-7,8-11,8-11,11-6,11-4)
Cadet Girls :
Final : Mouboni Chatterjee (AHD)(2) bt. Jiya Trivedi (AHD)(1) 4-0(11-5, 11-4,11-3,11-7)
Semifinals : Jiya Trivedi (AHD) (1) bt. Charmi Trivedi (BVN) (4) 3-0 (11-3,11-6,11-7)
Mouboni Chatterjee (AHD) (2) bt. Daniya Godil (SRT) (3) 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 12-10)
3rd Position : Charmi Trivedi (BVN)(4) bt . Daniya Godil (SRT)(3) 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-7)
Sub Junior Girls Semi Final :
Riya Jayswal(BVN)(2) bt Jahnavi Patel (NAV)(6) 4-0(11-9, 11-8,11-9,11-3)
Major Upsets:
Cadet Girls Pre Quarter Final:- Richa Rawat (SRT)(11) bt Princy Patel (NAV)(6) 3-2(11-8,9-11,5-11,11-4,11-7)
Hopes U-11 Boys Quarter Final : Riaan Shah (SRT)(12) bt Krishnav Gupta(SRT)(4) 3-2(11-7,10-12,11-7,5-11,13-11)
Sub Junior Boys Pre Quarter Final : Vandan Sutharia (BVN)(unseeded) bt Malav Panchal (AHD) (4)3-2(13-11,4-11,10-12,11-7,11-9)
Sub Junior Girls Quarter Final : Jahnavi Patel (NAV) (6) bt Nidhi Prajapati (AHD) (3) 3-2(4-11,11-9,11-7,2-11,12-10)