Surat : Taksh Kothari Qualifies for Men’s Main Draw at Gujarat State TT Tournament

Anand, Gujarat – 15-year-old prolific paddler from the diamond city of Surat, Taksh Kothari won both his qualifying round matches to book his men’s main draw berth at Rotomag 3rd Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2025 organised by Anand District Table Tennis Association (ADTTA) under the aegis of Gujarat State Table Tennis Association (GSTTA) from July 10 to 13 at Yugpurush Vivekanand Sports Complex, Bakrol, Anand.

Two local paddlers-Parth Punjabi and Aaditya Bhardwaj also entered the men’s main draw after convincingly winning both their qualifying rounds ties on the opening day of the meet.

In boys U-19 category, Gandhidham rankings’ double title winner Dev Bhatt of Rajkot hardly broke any sweat in his qualifying round matches and easily sailed through to the main draw.

The 3rd state ranking tournament was declared open on Thursday in presence of a host of dignitaries. Present in the grand ceremony were Shri Niranjan Patel, vice chancellor, Sardar Patel University, Shri Umesh Balani, CMD Rotomag, Shri Mehul Patel, CMD Anupam Industries Ltd, Shri Shyam Sundar Rathi, CMD Vidya Wires Ltd, Shri Kantibhai Bhuva, vice president-GSTTA, president-ADTTA, Shri Rujul Patel, Hon. treasurer, GSTTA and Dilip Makadiya, Patanjali Builders,   

Qualifying round results:

Men’s: Parth Punjabi (AND) bt Mufaddal Travadi (SRT) 11-7, 11-2, 11-8; Mufaddal Travadi (SRT) bt Sumit Vajar (AHD) 11-3, 07-11, 11-7, 11-9; Parth Punjabi (AND) bt Sumit Vajar (AHD) 11-1, 11-9, 11-4; Aaditya Bhardwaj (AND) bt Nikunj Adhiya (SRN) 11-7, 12-10, 11-9; Nikunj Adhiya (SRN) bt Pratik Narang (SRT) 11-9, 12-10, 11-9; Aaditya Bhardwaj (AND) bt Pratik Narang (SRT) 11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 5-11, 11-7; Taksh Kothari (SRT) bt Kahan Gohel (BVN) 7-11, 12-10, 12-10, 5-11, 11-6; Kahan Gohel (BVN) bt Vihaan Vyas (AND) 12-10, 4-11, 11-7, 6-11, 12-10; Taksh Kothari (SRT) bt Vihaan Vyas (AND) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8; Jigar Saravaiya (GNR) bt Hitesh Parmar (RJT) 11-4, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5; Param Parmar (BVN) bt Hitesh Parmar (RJT) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3;  Param Parmar (BVN) bt Jigar Saravaiya (GNR) 21-19, 11-7, 11-7

Boys U-19: Aarav Singhvi (KCH) bt Saumya Desai (BVN) 5-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5; Saumya Desai (BVN) bt Avik  Navadiya (SRT) 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9; Aarav Singhvi (KCH) bt  Avik Navadiya (SRT) 13-11, 11-5, 11-9; Dev Bhatt (RJT) bt Saksham Ganatra (BVN) 11-4, 11-6, 11-5; Saksham Ganatra (BVN) bt Janav Tulsiani (AHD) 11-2, 11-4, 11-5; Dev Bhatt (RJT) bt Janav Tulsiani (AHD) 11-4, 11-5, 11-6.

Boys U-17: Vandan Sutariya (BVN) bt Aditya Brahmbhatt (GNR) 11-6, 11-7, 14-12; Vikas Parmar (AND) bt Aditya Brahmbhatt (GNR) 11-7, 6-11,10-12, 12-10,11-7; Vandan Sutariya (BVN) bt Vikas Parmar (AND) 11-4, 7-11, 11-3, 11-1.