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Shubham, Neha claim titles as India dominates

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Neha Aggarwal, who defeated Divya Deshpandey to take the cadet girls' title. — Photo: Rajeev Bhatt

NEW DELHI: India continued its relentless domination in the South Asian junior table tennis by ending the overseas challenge on the penultimate day at the NDMC Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.

In the absence of any meaningful opposition from their rivals from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives, the Indians tool all of the semifinal berths of the singles events after making the finals of all three doubles events.

The only time an Indian sweep appeared in doubt was when Sri Lanka's Sukitha Wicramanayaka bounced back from 0-4 to make it 5-5 in the deciding game against an increasingly nervous Shubham Sharma in the cadet boys' final. But Shubham got it right when he needed to and completed a 9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 5-11, 11-8 triumph.

A little later, Neha Aggarwal tamed Divya Deshpande in straight games to claim the cadet girls' title.

India, Japan in same group

India has been drawn with favourite Japan in the first stage league of boys and girls sections in the Asian junior table tennis championship beginning at the NDMC Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.

The groupings, released by the Table Tennis Federation of India secretary Moolchand Chowhan here on Tuesday, has Chinese Taipei heading Group `A' in both sections.

The groups: Boys: Group `A': Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Qatar.

Group `B': India, Japan, Iran, Macau and United Arab Emirates.

Girls: Group `A': Chinese Taipei, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Tajikistan. Group `B': Japan, India, Iran and Macau.

The results: Cadet boys: Final: Shubham Sharma bt Sukitha Wicramanayaka (Sri) 9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 5-11, 11-8.

Cadet girls: Final: Neha Aggarwal bt Divya Deshpande 11-9, 11-8, 11-8.

Boys: Singles: Quarterfinals: R. Abhishek bt Amar Lal Malla 11-9, 11-3, 13-11, 9-11, 11-5; Aman Balgu bt Devesh Karia 11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3, 7-11, 11-7; Aniket Koparkar bt Arpit Bhopalkar 11-4, 9-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-7; Soumyajit Sarkar bt Sanil Shetty 9-11, 11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8.

Pre-quarterfinals: Abhishek bt S. Wickramanayaka (Sri) 11-8, 11-5, 11-4; Malla bt Karma Dupchu (Bhu) 11-9, 11-3, 11-7; Karia bt Moosa Ahmed (Mdv) 11-4, 11-8, 11-3; Balgu bt T. Samaraweera (Sri) 16-14, 11-9, 4-11, 10-12, 11-6; Koparkar bt Ishan Samudhitha (Sri) 11-4, 11-3, 11-8; Bhopalkar bt Sajith Priaydarshana (Sri) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9; Shetty bt Saun Deep (Nep) 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4; Sarkar bt Gihan Liyanage (Sri) 11-13, 11-8, 11-2, 11-4.

Doubles: Semifinals: Soumyajit Sarkar & Sanil Shetty bt T. Samaraweera & Sajith Priyadarshana 11-7, 11-9, 12-10; Aniket Koparkar & Devesh Karia bt Gihan Liyanaga & Sukitha Wicramanayaka (Sri) 11-4, 11-9, 13-11.

Girls: Singles: Quarterfinals: J. Swarna bt Neha Aggarwal 11-6, 11-8, 4-11, 6-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-5; K. Shamini bt Pallavi Kundu 11-7, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7; Mohanlanosh Salankara bt Aslesh Bodas 11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7; Madhurika Patkar bt Kalpani Herath 11-8, 13-11, 11-9, 11-8;

Pre-quarterfinals: Swarna bt S. Nembagn (Nep) 11-6, 11-5, 11-5; Neha bt Srimali Wimalaratna 11-8, 11-3, 11-3; Pallavi bt Ishara Madurangi (Sri) 11-6, 11-9, 16-14; Shamini bt Nisha Aishath (Mdv) 11-7, 11-7, 11-1; Salankara bt Ruhansi Wijekoon (Sri) 11-4, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7; Ashlesha bt Nashwa Saeed (Mdv) 11-6, 11-6, 11-6; Kalpani bt Mariyam Shafeeq 11-3, 11-4, 11-1; Madhurika bt Shanika Silva (Sri_ 0-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-5.

Doubles: Semifinals: Neha Aggarwal & J. Swarna bt Ashlesha Bodas & Madhurika Patkar 11-7, 11-4, 12-10; M. Salankara & Pallavi Kundu bt Ishara Madhurangi & Herath Kalpani 11-7, 11-3, 14-16, 11-5.

Mixed doubles: Semifinals: Soumyajit Sarkar & Madhurika Patkar bt Devesh Karia & Ashlesh Bodas 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 12-10; Aniket Koparkar & J. Swarna bt R. Abhishek & Neha Aggarwal 11-8, 3-11, 11-8, 11-7.

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