Vadya Chawla of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Sector 35, won the boys’ U-17 title by posting a comeback 7-11 11-9 11-3 11-9 win over Ankush Kumar of DAV Public School, Sector 8, during the ongoing UTT 1st Chandigarh State Ranking Table Tennis Championship, at the Sector 23 Sports Complex here.
Earlier, in the semi-finals, Kumar overpowered Mehtab D 11-9 12-10 11-3 and Chawla defeated Arpit Bhatia 8-11 12-10 11-8 11-9. The quarterfinal run for both the finalist also remained an easy passage with Kumar defeating Abhinav K 13-11 7-11 11-4 11-4 and Chawla posting 11-6 12-10 11-9 win over Parth Malhotra. Mehtab defeated Divpratap Singh 11-5 8-11 11-6 11-7 and Bhatia ousted Daivik Guleri 11-9 11-5 11-7.
Vani of St Joseph’s School, Sector 44, won the girls’ U-17 title by recording an easy 11-6 11-9 11-7 win over Sherell of Delhi Public School, Sector 40. In semis, Vani defeated Bhawani Kalia 12-10 11-5 11-7 and Sherell stunned Sanidhya 11-7 11-3 11-7.
Earlier, Sanidhya posted an 8-11 11-7 13-11 11-7 win over Teetiksha, and Sherell defeated Saanvi Mehra 11-6 11-7 10-12 11-7. Bhavani Kalia also moved ahead by defeating Aanya Garg 11-9 11-9 11-3 and Vani defeated Sanvi Midha 11-4 11-9 11-7.
After winning the U-13 title, Priyanshi of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, defeated Idhika Bansal of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, with a 12-10 12-10 11-6 verdict to bag the second gold medal of the tournament in the U-15 category. Priyanshi defeated Mihika Mahajan 12-10 3-11 13-11 11-8 and Idhika outplayed Avni Gupta 11-3 1-11 11-4 12-10 to set-up the title clash.
Earlier, in quarterfinals, Avni defeated Tisha 11-6 11-7 16-14, Idhika outplayed Ira 11-6 11-7 11-5, Mihika beat Prisha Gupta 11-7 11-13 12-14 11-6 11-6 and Priyanshi defeated Bhavisha 13-11 11-5 5-11 11-8.
Ekampreet of Gillco International School, Kharar, bagged the boys’ U-15 championship by posting a 11-13 11-9 11-8 11-8 win over Arpit Bhatia of St John’s High School, Sector 26. Before the final, Bhatia defeated Divit Bansal 11-3 11-4 10-12 11-3 and Ekampreet ousted Mehtab Saini after a see-saw battle 11-7 9-11 11-6 11-13 11-9. In the Round of Eight, Saini defeated Ojas 11-6 11-7 11-7, Bansal logged a narrow 11-8 4-11 11-3 9-11 13-11 win over Nandan, and Bhatia struggled to beat Parth Malhotra 7-11 11-9 9-11 12-10 11-6. Ekampreet easily defeated Daksh 11-6 11-9 11-9.
