Indore: The women’s team semifinals at the 87th UTT Senior National Table Tennis Championships saw the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) and the Reserve Bank of India Sports Board secure convincing victories to set up a title clash at Abhay Prashal Stadium.
PSPB blanked Uttar Pradesh 3-0, though the tie featured a tense battle in the second rubber. Syndrela Das opened with a straight-games win over Avani Tripathi (3-0). Taneesha Kotecha then edged Aarti Chaudhary in a gripping five-game duel (3-2) before Sayali Wani sealed the tie with a 3-1 victory over Disha (3-1).
RBI defeated Karnataka 3-1. Diya Chitale and Ayhika Mukherjee put the team ahead with comfortable straight-game wins over Kushi Viswanath and Tanishka Kalbhairav, respectively. Trupti Purohit kept Karnataka alive by beating Nikhat Banu in five games, but Chitale returned to clinch the tie with a four-game win over Tanishka.
History was made at the Championships as Uttar Pradesh entered the women’s medal rounds for the first time with a 3-1 win over Maharashtra. Avani Tripathi led the charge, first edging Pritha Vartikar in a five-game duel and later sealing the tie with a four-game victory over Senhora D’Souza. While Aarti Chaudhary fell to Senhora, Disha’s gritty five-game win against Ananya Chande kept UP firmly on track.
The PSPB women defeated Delhi 3-1, as Sayanika Maji provided Delhi with an early lead. Yashaswini Ghorpade restored parity and later beat Maji in straight games to clinch the tie, with Syndrela Das adding another crucial win.
The Reserve Bank cruised past Gujarat 3-0 as Ayhika Mukherjee and Diya Chitale won comfortably, while Sreeja Akula rallied after dropping the first game. Karnataka beat Tamil Nadu 3-1 with Tanishka Kalbhairav winning twice. In the men’s section, RSPB, Telangana, West Bengal, and PSPB moved into the semifinals, with RSPB blanking Delhi 3-0 and strong performances from Ankur Bhattacharjee and K.J. Aakash guiding their teams through.
The men’s team semifinals are underway, where the remaining contenders will battle for a place in the final.
Results:
Women: Semifinal: PSPB bt Uttar Pradesh 3-0 (Syndrela Das bt Avani Tripathi 11-8, 11-6, 11-5, Taneesha Kotecha bt Aarti Chaudhary 12-10, 11-7, 9-11, 10-12, 12-10, Sayali Wani bt Disha 11-7, 11-2, 9-11, 14-12); RBI bt Karnataka 3-1 (Diya Chitale bt Kushi Viswanath 11-6, 11-5, 11-8, Ayhika Mukherjee bt Tanishka Kalbhairav 11-5, 11-4, 11-7, Nikhat Banu lost to Trupti Purohit 16-18, 16-14, 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, Diya bt Tanishka 11-5, 10-12, 11-8, 11-6).
Quarterfinals: PSPB bt Delhi 3-1 (Taneesha lost to Sayanika Maji 6-11, 8-11, 2-11, Yashaswini Ghorpade bt Lakshita Narang 11-2, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7, Syndrela bt Vanshika Mudgal 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, Yashaswini bt Sayanika 11-8, 11-7, 11-9); UP bt Maharashtra 3-1 (Avani bt Pritha Vartikar 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-7, Aarti lost to Senhora D’Souza 8-11, 11-13, 8-11, Disha bt Ananya Chande 11-5, 12-10, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, Avani bt Senhora 10-12, 11-9, 11-7, 13-11); Karnataka bt Tamil Nadu 3-1 (Tanishka Kalbhairav bt Nithyashree Mani 10-12, 11-8, 11-5, 11-9, Kushi Viswanath lost to Selena Deepthi 11-6, 11-7, 6-11, 7-11, 13-15, Trupti Purohit bt Yashini Sivasankar 11-8, 11-5, 11-8, Tanishka bt Seelena Deepthi 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7); RBI bt Gujarat 3-0 (Ayhika Mukherjee bt Radhapriya Goel 11-7, 11-5, 11-8, Diya Chitale bt Oishiki Joardar 11-8, 11-8, 11-7, Sreeja Akula bt Frenaz Chipia 4-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6).
Men: Quarterfinals: PSPB bt Tamil Nadu 3-1 (Harmeet Desai lost to Siddhesh Pande 11-7, 9-11, 13-15, 5-11, Manav Thakkar bt M.R. Balamurugan 11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 12-10, Sanil Shetty bt Tharun Shanmugam 11-7, 5-11, 11-9, 11-4, Harmeet bt Balamurugan 11-5, 12-10, 11-6); Telangana bt Karnataka 3-1 (K.J. Aakash bt Swarnendu Chowdhury 11-7, 11-7, 11-9, P. Yeshwanth lost to SFR Snehit 9-11, 3-11, 11-13, Atharva Nawarange lost to Mohammed Ali 11-5, 8-11, 9-11, 4-11, Aakash bt Snehit 7-11, 11-7, 6-11, 8-11); West Bengal bt Assam 3-1 (Aniket Sen Choudhury bt Priyanuj Bhattacharyya 11-7, 12-10, 5-11, 12-10, Ankur Bhattacharjee bt Shankab Barua 11-7, 11-8, 11-4, Nodhisatwa Chaudhury lost to Agniv Bhaskar 11-9, 4-11, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, Ankur bt Priyanuj 11-7, 11-6, 11-7); RSPB bt Delhi 3-0 (Ronit Bhanja bt Sudhanshu Grover 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, Anirban Ghosh bt Vansh Singhal 14-12, 13-15, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, Akash Pal bt Shivjit Singh Lamba 13-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-0).
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