Chandigarh, Jun 30 () Top-seed
Anthony Amalraj
defeated sixth seed
Sanil Shetty
4-2 to win the men’s singles title while No. 3 seed
Madhurika Patkar
beat fourth-seed
Pooja Sahasrabuddhe
4-2 to win the women’s singles crown in the National Ranking (
North Zone
) Table Tennis Championships here today.
Their title-winning efforts fetched them Rs. 66,000 and Rs. 55,000, respectively.
Amalraj, who had won two zonal titles last year, began well and kept himself in the hunt throughout, particularly after the semifinal win over longtime friend and Chennai mate G. Sathiyan 4-3. As compared to the earlier outing, the final against southpaw Sanil Shetty was rather easy despite the two going at a good pace.
Results:
Men’s Singles: Final: A.
Amalraj
(
PSPB
) bt Sanil Shetty (PSPB) 4-1 (5-11, 11-8, 11-8, 13-11, 11-2); Semifinals: A. Amalraj bt G. Sathiyan (PSPB) 4-3 (12-10, 9 -11, 3-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6), Sanil Shetty bt
Harmeet Desai (PSPB) 4-2 (11-6, 13-11, 5-11, 13-11, 5-11, 15-13).
Women’s Singles: Final: Madhurika Patkar (PSPB) bt Pooja Sahasrabuddhe (PSPB) 4-2 (12-10, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9, 13-15, 11-8); Semifinals: Pooja Sahasrabuddhe bt
Manika Batra (PSPB) 4-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4), Madhurika Patkar bt
Shruti Amrute
(Mah-B) 4-2 (14-12, 11-8, 4-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5).
Youth Boys: Final:
Manav Thakkar (PSPBA) bt
Arjun Ghosh
(
WB
) 4-1 (11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7). Youth Girls: Final: Archana G. Kamath (
AAI
) bt
Sreeja Akula (AAI) 4-1 (11-8, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-1). BS BS
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