Reigning nationwide champion Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (ONGC) and T Reeth Rishya (IOCL) received the lads’s and the ladies’s singles titles on the forty first PSPB Inter Unit desk tennis event on the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex, right here on Friday.
Sathiyan was drawn to play the group favourite and Indian legend Sharat Kamal. Sathiyan declared his intent instantly and received the primary two video games 11-5 and 11-9.
Sharat then pulled one again when he received the third recreation 11-5. The subsequent two video games have been carefully contested however Sathiyan made fewer errors and discovered the corners when it mattered to win them 11-8 and 12-10. Sathiyan regarded in management all through and received the match 4-1 (11-5, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 12-10).
On the opposite hand, the ladies’s singles finals between the proficient Yashaswani Ghorpade (OIL) and T Reeth Rishya (IOCL) went the complete distance.
Yashaswani received the primary recreation 11-9. Reeth pulled one again comfortably to win the subsequent recreation 11-4. She then misplaced the subsequent two video games 11-7 and 11-7. Just when it appeared like Yashaswani might win the match, Reeth raised her recreation to win the subsequent three video games in a row and received the match 4-3 (Sep 11, 11-4, 7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-7).
Meanwhile, the veteran singles finals between staff members of ONGC, Pankaj Gupta and LVL Thakre was performed with a number of depth and ardour. In the perfect of 5 encounter, Pankaj saved his nerve in a tense battle to win 3-2 (11-8, 10-12, 11-3, 8-11,12-10).
The third place playoffs in all of the three classes noticed one sided matches. Talented teenager Ankur Bhattacharjee (OIL) displayed his ample abilities and velocity to get the measure of Saurabh Saha (ONGC) 4-1 (8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 12-10, 11-6).
In the ladies’s contest, Divya Deshpande (ONGC) beat the proficient Jennifer Verghees (IOCL) 4-1 (11-4, 11-8, Sep 11, 11-8, 11-6) whereas the veterans class noticed Soneshwar Deka (OIL) beat Jayanta Dey 3-1 (11-5, Sep 11, 11-6, 12-10).
Results:
Men’s singles last: G Sathiyan (ONGC) beat Sharat Kamal (IOCL) 4-1 (11-5, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 12-10)
Wome’n singles last: T Reeth Rishya (IOCL) beat Yashaswani Ghorpade (OIL) 4-3 ( Sep 11, 11-4, 7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-7)
Veteran’s singles last: Pankaj Gupta (ONGC) beat L V L Thakre (ONGC) 3-2 (11-8, 10-12, 11-3, 8-11, 12-10)
Men’s third place playoff: Ankur Bhattacharjee (OIL) beat Saurabh Saha (ONGC) 4-1 (8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 12-10, 11-6)
Women’s third place playoff: Divya Deshpande (ONGC) beat Jennifer Verghees (IOCL) 4-1 (11-4, 11-8, Sep 11, 11-8, 11-6)
Veterans third place playoff: Soneshwar Deka (OIL) beat Jayanta Dey 3-1 (11-5, Sep 11, 11-6, 12-10)
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