West Bengal U-19 boys reclaim team title

CHENNAI: Ankur Bhattacharjee came up with a brilliant performance as top-seed West Bengal blew away second-seeded Uttar Pradesh 3-0 to reclaim the team trophy in the under-19 Youth Boys final of the 84th Inter-State Youth and Junior National Table Tennis Championships at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday.
Though it wasn’t expected to be a one-sided final, West Bengal players showed their authority and didn’t leave any chance for the Uttar Pradesh paddlers and dominated throughout the match.
Results (Team Events): Youth Boys U-19: Final: West Bengal bt Uttar Pradesh 3-0 (Ankur Bhattacharjee 11-4, 11-1, 11-9, Soumyadeep Sarkar bt Divyansh Srivastava 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, Bodhisatwa Chaudhury bt Akshat Tyagi 11-3, 13-11, 11-4).
Semifinals: West Bengal bt Delhi 3-1 (Ankur Bhattacharjee bt Aadarsh Om Chhetri 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 10-12, 13-11, Bodhisatwa Chaudhury lost to Payas Jain 5-11, 6-11, 11-5, 8-11, Soumyadeep Sarkar bt Arjav Gupta 11-9, 11-3, 11-4, Ankur Bhattacharjee bt Payas Jain 11-6, 14-12, 12-10); Uttar Pradesh bt Maharashtra 3-2 (Divyansh Srivastava bt Kushal Chopda 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, Sarth Mishra lost to Jash Modi 13-11, 13-15, 7-11, 2-11, Akshat Tyagi lost to Neil Mulye 11-8, 7-11, 7-11, 9-11, Divyansh Srivastava bt Jash Modi 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2, Sarth Mishra bt Kushal Chopda 11-7, 11-7, 13-11).