Ahmedabad, Surat paddlers reign supreme on final day

Ahmedabad’s Chitrax Bhatt won a nail-biting final to be crowned the men’s champion while Surat’s Frenaz Chipia continued her dominance over district mate Filzah Kadri by capturing the women’s crown.

Bhatt lost the first game 9-11 but slowly and gradually raised his level to fight back and win 9-11, 11-3, 11-13, 11-7, 11-2, 5-11, 11-9. Frenaz too began in an unconvincing manner, losing the opening game 7-11 but staged a superb comeback to triumph 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9.

Surat’s Aafrein Murad asserted her supremacy in the junior (U-19) girls’ singles, thrashing Bhavnagar’s Namna Jayswal 11-5, 11-4, 11-8, 11-8 while Baroda’s Pratham Badlani was crowned junior boys’ champion after injury forced Shlok Bajaj to concede the match.

Aravalli’s Arman Shaikh held his nerve in a pulsating junior (U-17) boys’ final, edging Surat’s Aayush Tanna 4-3. Shaikh raced off to a 2-0 lead before Tanna fought his way back, clinching the next three games. Shaikh won the crucial sixth game 14-12 before winning the decider 11-8. Shaikh triumphed 11-3, 11-7, 13-15, 6-11, 4-11, 14-12, 11-8. Ahmedabad’s Pratha Pawar eased past Bhavnagar’s Riya Jayswal 11-4, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-7 to emerge junior (U-17) girls’ champion.

Tanna overcame the disappointment of losing the U-17 crown by clinching the sub junior (U-15) boys’ singles title. He defeated Aravalli’s Janmejay Patel 11-3, 12-10, 11-3, 6-11, 11-5.  Riya edged past Mouboni Chatterjee of Ahmedabad in the sub junior (U-15) girls’ title clash winning 11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8.

Samarth Shekhawat of Surat overcame an opening game lapse to be crowned the Cadet (U-13) boys’ champion. He overwhelmed Ahmedabad’s Malav Panchal 08-11, 11-08, 13-11, 11-8, 13-11. Mouboni didn’t return empty-handed, toppling top seed Jiya Trivedi of Ahmedabad to pocket the cadet girls’ crown. The former emerged victorious 11-5, 11-4, 11-3, 11-7.

All Final Results:

Mens :

Final : Chitrax Bhatt (AHD) bt Shlok Bajaj (SRT) 4-3: 9-11, 11-3, 11-13, 11-7, 11-2, 5-11, 11-9

3rd Position  : Soham Bhattacharya (AHD bt Jaynil Mehta (RJT) 3-0: 11-8, 11-5, 11-4

Womens :

Final : Frenaz Chipia (SRT) bt Filzah Fatema Kadri (SRT) 4-2 : 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9

3rd Position : Aafrien Murad (SRT) bt Mouboni Chatterjee (AHD) 3-2 : 3-11, 11-6, 11-9, 03-11, 12-10

Junior Boys Singles (U-19) :

Final : Burhanuddin Malubhaiwala (SRT) bt Arman Shaikh (ARV) 4-1: 11-3, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-5

3rd Position  : Pratham Madlani (BRD) wins as match conceded by Shlok Bajaj (injury)

Junior Girls Singles (U-19) :

Final : Aafrien Murad (SRT) bt Namna Jayswal (BVN) 4-0 : 11-5, 11-4, 11-8, 11-8

3rd Position  : Pratha Pawar (AHD) bt Riya Jayswal (BVN) 3-2 : 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 10-12, 11-5

Junior Boys Singles (U-17) :

Final : Arman Shaikh (ARV) bt Aayush Tannna (SRT) 4-3 : 11-3, 11-7, 13-15, 6-11, 4-11, 14-12, 11-8

3rd Position  : Janmejay Patel (ARV) wins as match conceded by Shlok Bajaj (injury)

Junior Girls Singles (U-17) :

Final : Pratha Pawar (AHD) bt Riya Jayswal (BVN) 4-1: 11-4, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-7

3rd Position  : Nidhi Prajapati (AHD) bt Arnee Parmar (SRT) 3-0: 11-6, 11-8, 12-10

Sub Junior Boys Singles (U-15) :

Final : Aayush Tanna (SRT) bt Janmejay Patel (ARV) 4-1: 11-3, 12-10, 11-3, 6-11, 11-5

3rd Position  : Sujal Kukadia (BVN) bt Himansh Dahiya (AHD) 3-2 : 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, 11-5

Sub Junior Girls Singles (U-15) :

Final: Riya Jayswal (BVN) bt Mouboni Chatterjee (AHD) 4-3: (11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8)

3rd Position: Pratha Pawar (AHD) bt Jahnavi Patel (NAV) 4-0 : 11-4,11-4,11-4,11-4

Cadet Boys Singles (U-13):

Final : Samarth Shekhawat (SRT) bt Malav Panchal (AHD) 4-1: 08-11, 11-08, 13-11, 11-8, 13-11

3rd Position  : Manav Mehta (SRT) bt Vihaan Tiwari (AHD) 3-1 : 13-11, 11-09, 5-11, 11-9

Cadet Girls Singles (U-13):

Final : Mouboni Chatterjee (AHD) bt. Jiya Trivedi (AHD) 4-0 (11-5, 11-4,11-3,11-7)

3rd Position : Charmi Trivedi (BVN) bt. Daniya Godil (SRT) 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-7)