Malav wins third consecutive U-15 title

Bhavnagar : Top seed Malav Panchal scored a hat-trick of titles when he captured the boys U-15 title by defeating 7th seed gaint-killer Abhilaksh Patel in a thrilling final of the Microsign 4th Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2023 organised by Bhavnagar District Table Tennis Association (BDTTA) under the aegis of Gujarat State Table Tennis Association from July 13 to 16  at the SAG Sports Complex in Bhavnagar.

The tournament is supported by Sports Authority of Gujarat.

The summit clash in the girls U-15 category will be played between second seed Jiya Trivedi and her citymate and eight seed Pratha Pawar. While Jiya crushed third seed Khwaish Lotia 3-0, Pratha got the better of fifth seed Vishruti Jadav 3-0.

Surat’s Burhanuddin Malubhai lived up to him top billing as he stormed into boys U-19 final after crushing fourth seed Ayush Tanna. He will face off his nemesis Armaan Shaikh for the title.

The U-17 boys quarters witnessed a major upset when eight seed Arya Kataria of Ahmedabad threw out top seed and local lad Dhyey Jani to enter the semifinal. Janmejay Patel, Aayush Tanna and Himansh Dahiya were the other three semifinalists.

Upset:

U-19 Girls Prequarter:

Mahek Sheth(BRD) bt Jiya Trivedi(2)(BRD) 14-12,10-12,11-9,11-2

U-17Boys Prequarter:

Poojan Chandarana(BVN) bt Samarth Shekhawat(7)(SRT) 11-8,7-11,10-12,11-7,11-9

U-15 Boys Final:

Malav Panhal(1)(AHD) bt Abhilaksh Patel(7)(AHD) 7-11,12-10,11-4,8-11,11-9

U-15 Boys 3/4:

Samarth Shekhawat(5)(SRT) bt Pawan Kumar(3)(SRT) 11-6,11-13,11-7,13-11

U-19 Girls Quarterfinal:

Oishiki Joardar(1)(AHD) bt Nidhi Prajapati(8)(AHD) 11-3,11-9,11-6; Riya Jayswal(4)(BVN) bt Sanaya Achha(5)(SRT) 6-11,11-2,11-6,11-7;Khushi Jadav(6)(BVN) bt Mouboni Chatterjee(3)(AHD)8-11,11-9,11-9,11-7; Arnee Parmar(7)(SRT) bt Mahek Sheth(BRD)11-2,11-2,11-4

U-19 Boys Quarterfinal:

Burhanuddin Malubhai(1)(SRT) bt Harshvardhan Patel(ARV) 11-6,10-12,11-8,11-7; Aayush Tanna(4)(SRT) bt Mahiraj Jadeja(BVN) 6-11,7-11,13-11,11-4,13-11;Himansh Dahiya(3)(AHD) bt Dhyey Jani(6)(BVN) 11-8,11-7,15-13; Arman Shaikh(2)(ARV) bt Sujal Kukadiya(BVN) 10-12,11-4,11-6,11-9

U-17 Girls Quarterfinal:

Jiya Trivedi(8)(AHD) bt Mouboni Chatterjee(1)(AHD) 7-11,11-8,9-11,11-8,11-9;Sanaya Achha(5)(SRT) bt Arnee Parmar(4)(SRT) 17-15,15-13,7-11,11-9; Pratha Pawar(3)(AHD) bt Siddhi Bulsara(6)(NAV) 11-9,14-12,11-6; Riya Jayswal(2)(BVN) bt Nidhi Prajapati(7)(AHD) 6-11,11-9,6-11,11-8,11-9

Mens 2nd Round:

Burhanuddin Malubhai(SRT) bt Om Jayswal(BVN) 12-14,11-4,13-11,11-8; Jaynil Mehta(RJT) bt Mahipalsinh Gohil(AHD) 11-6,11-6,11-6; Monish Dedhia(AHD) bt Pratham Madlani(BRD) 11-6,12-10,11-7;Jignesh Jayswal(BVN) bt Rhythm Amrania(AHD) 11-5,7-11,11-1,11-7; Karanpal Jadeja(BVN) bt Aayush Tanna(SRT) 8-11,11-9,11-8,11-7; Harsh Patel(AHD) bt Jagdish Makwana(BVN) 13-11,13-11,5-11,10-12,11-01; Devarsh Vaghela(SRT) bt Kushal Sangtani(AHD) 11-6,11-8,11-5; Nandish Halani(BVN) bt Girish Jha(AHD) 12-10,11-6,11-5

U-15 Girls Quarterfinal:

Pratha Pawar(8)(AHD) bt Mouboni Chatterjee(1)(AHD) 9-11,15-13,11-4,11-8; Vishruti Jadav(5)(SRT) bt Princy Patel(4)(NAV) 14-12,13-11,9-11,11-3; Khwahish Lotia(3)(AHD) bt Daniya Godil(6)(SRT) 11-8,9-11,11-7,11-9; Jiya Trivedi(2)(AHD) bt  Charmi Trivedi(BVN) 11-5,11-13,11-9,11-5

U-17 Boys Quarterfinal:

Arya Kataria(8)(AHD) bt Dhyey Jani(1)(BVN) 11-5,11-9,14-12; Janmejay Patel(4)(ARV) bt Abhilaksh Patel(5)(AHD) 11-4,11-4,11-6; Aayush Tanna(3)(SRT) bt Sujal Kukadia(BVN) 11-3,11-7,11-6; Himansh Dahiya(2)(AHD) bt Poojan Chandarana(BVN) 11-2,11-6,11-9.