Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 24: Mahima Gupta today clinched the Cadet girls singles title trouncing Apoorva in a close final that was stretched to full five sets in the ongoing State Table Tennis Championship at Indoor Complex, M A Stadium, here.
Leading for two sets, Mahima lost successive games to find herself tied at 2-2. But she maintained her cool and played controlled shots to win the decider 11-5 and the game also 3-2. The score: 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 4-11, 11-5.
In the meantime, Chandpreet Kour and Shzar made it into the final of women’s singles event. While Chandpreet defeated Bavneet of Udhampur in straight sets, young Shzar had some difficult moments against Svera Jamwal before she made it a 3-1 victory thereby qualify for the final.
Shazar has also made it into the final of sub-junior girls beating Arya Parimoo in the semi-finals played today. In the second semifinal, Lavanya Sharma outplayed Tanvi Jamwal to set title clash.
Detailed results:
Women’s semifinals: Chandpreet Kour bt Bavneet (Udhampur) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9; Shazar bt Svera Jamwal 14-12, 11-6, 10-12, 14-12. Women’s quarterfinals: Chandpreet Kour bt Tanvi Jamwal 11-6, 12-10; Bavneet (Udhampur) bt Nidhi Arora 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 7-11; Svera bt Kriti Gupta 11-8, 11-6, 11-2; Shzar bt Monika (Udhampur) 11-4, 11-7, 11-2.
Cadet boys semis: Minham (Srinagar) bt Sunmeet 6-11, 12-10, 11-4, 12-14, 11-9; Alankrit bt Janu 11-6, 12-10, 12-10. Cadet boys quarterfinals: Sunmeet bt Ankrit Arora 11-8, 13-11, 10-18; Minham (Srinagar) bt Akshun 11-7, 8-11, 11-3, 11-2; Janu bt Adit 11-6, 12-10, 12-10; Alankrit bt Mehdi (Srinagar) 11-6, 11-7, 11-1.
Sub-junior girls semifinals: Shzar bt Arya Parimoo 11-6, 11-7, 11-6; Lavanya Sharma bt Tanvi Jamwal 11-9, 12-10, 11-9. |
