Frenaz, Soham reign supreme

Ahmedabad: Seventh seed Frenaz Chhipia overcame her injury woes and Oishiki Joardar to win women’s title at the at the 5th Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament in Vadodara. This was first title of the season for the Surat-based paddler. Battling with injuries, Frenaz missed a couple of events this season. Her best outing this season has been semifinals at Gandhidham and Rajkot legs. In the marathon battle spread over seven games, Frenaz registered a 11-8, 9-11, 12-14, 11-8, 13-11, 10-12, 11-9 win. Soham Bhattacharya also ended his title drought. The Amdavadi had lost the final at Rajkot to his citymate Chitrax Bhatt. However, against Ayaz Murad of Surat, Soham showed no nerves as he raced to victory with a flurry of winners during straight games win 11-7, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7. Results (all finals): Women: Frenaz Chipia (SRT) bt Oishiki Joardar (AHM) 11-8, 9-11, 12-14, 11-8, 13-11, 10-12, 11-9; Men: Soham Bhattacharya (AHD) bt Ayaz Murad (SRT) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7; junior under-19 boys: Arman Sheikh (ARV) bt Burhanuddine Malubhai 11-3, 12-10, 11-8, 11-9; junior under-19 girls: Oishiki Joardar (AHM) bt Jiya Trivedi (AHM), junior under-17 boys: Himansh Dahiya(AHD) bt Dhyey Jani (BVN), junior under-17 girls: Pratha Pawar (AHD) bt Riya Jayswal (BVN), sub-junior under-15 boys: Arya Kataria (AHD) bt Malav Panchal (AHD), sub-junior under-15 girls: Pratha Pawar (3; AHD) bt Jiya Trivedi (1; AHD) 11-9, 11-13, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4; cadet under-13 boys: Ansh Kumar (AHD) bt Jenil Patel (AHd) 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 12-10; cadet under-13 girls: Charmy Trivedi (BVN) bt Daniya Godil (SRT) 11-7, 12-10, 11-7, under-11 boys: Ansh Khamar (AHD) bt Dev Bhatt (RJT) 11-5, 12-10, 9-11, 4-11,11-9; under-11 girls: Khanak Shah (4; AHD) bt Tanisha Deputy (2; SRT) 11-8, 13-11, 4-11, 8-11, 11-8.
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