EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 17: Defending champion, Chandpreet Kour will take on young Shzar to retain her women’s single’s title in the ongoing 30th State Table Tennis Championship organized by J&K Table Tennis Association at Indoor Complex, M A Stadium, here.
In the semi-finals, played today, Chandpreet Kour bt Nidhi Arora in identical straight sets 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 while Shzar trounced Amrita Singh 12-10, 11-5, 11-5.
Meanwhile, in veteran’s singles event, Parshotam Khajuria and Mahesh Sharma have made it into the final today. Earlier, in the semi-finals, Parshotam defeated Ashwani 11-1, 11-4, 14-12 and Mahesh beat Mathew 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9.
The detailed results:
Women’s singles semi-finals: Chandpreet Kour bt Nidhi Arora 11-7, 11-7, 11-7; Shzar bt Amrita Singh 12-10, 11-5, 11-5. Quarterfinals: Chandpreet Kour bt Nitani Bakshi 11-3, 11-3; Nidhi Arora bt Mohita Singh 11-5, 11-6; Amrita Singh bt Kriti Gupta 11-4, 11-5; Shzar bt Megha 11-5, 11-5. Pre-quarterfinals: Nitani bt Arya 11-2, 11-9; Mohita bt Nandani 11-7, 11-7; Nidhi bt Tanvi Jamwal 11-7, 12-10; Kriti Gupta bt Lavanya 11-7, 11-6; Megha got walkover 11-9, 11-9; Shzara bt Vasumana 11-7, 11-9; Chandpreet Kour and Amrita Singh got bye.
Junior girls quarterfinals: Shzar bt Arya 11-7, 11-3; Nitani bt Saba 11-4, 11-8; Lavanaya bt Tanvi Jamwal 11-8, 8-11, 11-9; Nandani bt Kriti Gupta (IInd seed) 4-11, 11-6, 11-9. Pre-quarterfinals: Arya bt Archana 11-4, 11-9; Saba bt Vasumana Pant 11-8, 11-9; Lavanaya Sharma bt Ashwariya 11-5, 10-12, 11-5; Devika bt Tanvi Jamwal 11-2, 11-8; Nandani bt Sandeep 11-4, 11-5; Shzar, Nitani and Kriti Gupta got bye in pre-quarterfinals.
Veteran singles semi-finals: Parshotam Khajuria bt Aswhani Sharma 11-1, 11-4, 14-12; Mahesh Sharma bt S Mathew 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9. Quarterfinals: Ashwani Sharma bt Romesh Kumar 11-7, 11-9; Parshotam Khajuria bt B K Sareen 11-1, 11-4; Mahesh Sharma bt Kuldeep Singh 11-7, 11-2; S Matthew bt Digpal Singh 11-6, 11-9. |
