Rajasthan grabbed their chance with both hands to win their second national title when their Youth Boys dethroned Maharashtra A 3-2 in a thrilling final in the 77th Junior and Youth National Table Tennis Championships here today.
The Youth Girls title went to North Bengal when they defeated the mighty West Bengal 3-2 in an equally enthralling final to re-launch themselves on the national scene. However, West Bengal made amends in the Junior Boys final to lift the trophy, beating 3-2 in another close encounter. The only team that retained the title in the championships was Telangana who won Junior Girls crown after rolling over Maharashtra A 3-1 in a somewhat one-sided final.
Results:
Youth Boys: Final: Rajasthan bt Maharashtra A 3-2 (Abhishek Yadav lost to Ravindra Kotiyan 8-11, 12-10, 9-11, 8-11, Sudhanshu Grover bt Siddhesh Pande 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 12-10, Vivek hargava bt Sanish Ambekar 8-11,9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8, Sudhanshu Grover lost to Ravindra Kotiyan 9-11, 12-10, 8-11, 14-16, Abhishek Yadav bt Siddhesh Pande 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 12-10).
Youth Girls: Final: North Bengal bt West Bengal 3-1 (Anuska Dutta bt Kaushani Nath 11-4, 11-4, 7-11, 11-6, Sagarika Mukheree bt Moumita Datta 14-12, 11-8, 11-3, Puja Paul lost to Manisha Mukherjee 11-9, 13-15, 11-6, 8-11, 11-13, Anuska Dutta bt Moumita Datta 11-7, 11-8, 11-7).
Junior Boys: Final: West Bengal bt PSPBA 3-2 (Ronit Bhanja lost to Manav Thakkar 11-8, 8-11, 6-11, 3-11, Anirban Ghosh bt Lalhunhlua 17-15, 11-5, 11-8, Ronit/Anirban bt 11-8, 11-4, 7-11, 11-3, Anitban Ghosh lost to Manav Thakkar 8-11, 11-8, 4-11, 6-11, Ronit Bhanja bt Lalhunhlua 11-6, 11-8, 11-8).
Junior Girls: Final: Telangana bt Maharashtra A 3-1 (Varuni Jaiswal bt Ashlesha Trehan 11-8, 11-8, 11-8, Naina lost to Manushree Patil 11-4, 4-11, 6-11, 11-6, 15-17, Varuni/Naina bt Manushree/Ashlesha 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9, Varuni Jaiswal bt Manushree Patil 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-0).
