Bengaluru: Aakash KJ and Anargya Manjunath emerged triumphant in the U-19 category at the State ranking table tennis tournament organized by the Bellary District Table Tennis Association in Hospet on Sunday.
Aakash (WCTTC) claimed the boys title, defeating PV Srikanth Kashyap after dropping the first game 2-11, 11-8, 12-10, 6-11, 11-2, 11-5. In the girls’ section, Anargya was surprised by Deshna M Vanshika’s aggression as she trailed 1-3 before bouncing back to prevail 11-13, 13-11, 5-11, 4-11, 12-10, 11-8, 12-10.
Deshna (BNM) was victorious among U-17 girls, ousting Sahana H Murthy 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-6, 16-14.
Rohith Shankar won the boys’ crown, easing past BR Gaurav 11-7, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6.
Gaurav finished as the runner-up in the U-15 boys’ category as well, with Ayush K (SBTTA) beating him 11-9, 12-10, 2-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6 in the final. Neeti Agrawal (Checkmate) took home the girls’ title, with a facile 11-9, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 win over Saanvi Vishal Mandekar.
Results: Boys: U-19: Final: Aakash KJ bt PV Srikanth Kashyap 2-11, 11-8, 12-10, 6-11, 11-2, 11-5. Semis: Srikanth bt Samyak Kashyap 5-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-9, 11-4; Aakash bt Rohith Shankar 11-7, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 11-5. Quarters: Srikanth bt S Kiran Ashish 11-8, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7; Samyak bt Abhinav K Murthy 11-9, 11-6, 12-10, 11-9; Rohith bt Tavanth Nerlaje 11-8, 11-5, 11-8, 13-11; Aakash bt Yeshwanth 11-4, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7. U-17: Final: Rohith Shankar bt BR Gaurav 11-7, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6. Semis: Rohith bt
Teshub Dinesh 11-7, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10; Gaurav bt Siddhant Vasan (Checkmate) 11-7, 15-17, 11-7, 11-8, 16-14; Quarters: Teshub bt Ayush K 11-5, 9-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 16-14; Rohith bt Hrishikesh AR Shetluur 11-8, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5; Gaurav bt Vibhas VG 11-6, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9, 7-11, 11-4; Siddhant bt Abhinav K Murthy 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9.U-15: Final: Ayush K bt BR Gaurav 11-9, 12-10, 2-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6. Semis: Gaurav bt Siddhant Vasan 5-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-7; Ayush bt Teshub Dinesh 11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-2, 11-7. Quarters: Siddhant bt Tavanth Nerlaje 11-9, 13-15, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10; Gaurav bt Vibhas VG 11-6, 11-3, 11-3; Ayush K bt Mohnish Nandi Nara 11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9; Teshub Dinesh bt Atharva Nawarange 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6.Girls: U-19: Final: Anargya Manjunath bt Deshna M Vanshika 11-13, 13-11, 5-11, 4-11, 12-10, 11-8, 12-10. Semis: Deshna bt Shwetha 11-6, 12-10, 11-5, 11-6; Anargya bt Sahana H Murthy 11-8, 2-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4. Quarters: Shwetha bt Trupti Purohit 11-8, 9-11, 14-12, 8-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5; Deshna bt Karruna G 11-9, 11-6, 15-13, 9-11, 5-11, 7-11, 11-2;
Sahana bt Niharika A 11-9, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8; Anargya bt Neeti Agrawal 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4, 11-4. U-17: Final: Deshna M Vanshika bt Sahana H Murthy 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-6, 16-14. Semis: Deshna bt Neeti Agrawal 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-6; Sahana bt Himanshi Chowdhary 11-7, 11-7, 14-12, 11-3. Quarters: Deshna bt Niharika A 11-6, 11-1, 11-6, 11-5; Neeti bt Trupti Purohit 6-11, 11-5, 11-4, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8; Himanshi bt Ayushi B Godse 13-11, 10-12, 15-13, 11-7, 11-8; Sahana bt Preksha T Tilawat 11-6, 11-4, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5. U-15: Final: Neeti Agrawal bt Saanvi Vishal Mandekar 11-9, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8. Semis: Saanvi bt Parnavi 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 13-11, 11-8; Neeti bt Ayushi B Godse 11-8, 14-12, 11-6, 11-2. Quarters: Saanvi bt Preksha T Tilawat 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9; Parnavi bt Hiya Singh 11-9, 12-10, 4-11, 11-9; Ayushi B Godse bt Himanshi Chowdhary 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7; Neeti bt Namratha Sinnur 11-5, 11-5, 11-3.