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Abishek, Rippu triumph

Sports Correspondent

MADURAI: Second seed R. Abishek of Indian Bank, Chennai, won the men's title defeating top seed A. Rajath Kamal of YMIA-M, Chennai, in a pulsating final which went to the full extent in the second state-ranking table tennis tournament organised by SDAT-Ellis Table Tennis Coaching Academy at MKU Indoor Stadium here on Sunday.

Unseeded Rippu Gupta of Madurai won the women's title defeating third seed Swetha Kumaravel of SDAT-C, Chennai, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-8. Rippu Gupta became the first girl from a district to win the women's title in the state-ranking tournament as till now only Chennai girls were winning.

The results: Men: Final: R. Abishek bt A. Rajath Kamal 9-11, 3-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7. Semifinals: Abishek bt R. Rajesh (LIC) 9-11, 16-14, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10; Rajath Kamal bt K. Srivatsa (AGORC) 11-9, 11-1, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5. Quarterfinals: Abishek bt T. Raguram (SDAT-C) 11-2, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6; Rajesh bt R. Ramesh Babu (IB) 10-12, 11-9, 11-13, 11-7, 12-10, 11-9; Srivatsa bt S. Raja (SRSA) 9-11, 11-8, 13-11, 9-11, 14-12, 7-11, 11-4; Rajath Kamal bt D. Samson Selvakumar (BSNL) 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9.

Boys: Juniors: Final: Ajay Bharathwaj (MVM) bt S. Prasanna (SDAT-C) 11-2, 11-5, 11-8, 11-8. Semifinals: Bharathwaj bt T. Raghuram (SDAT-C) 7-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-6; Prasanna (SDAT-C) bt E. Prabhakaran (SDAT-AKG) 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-2.

Sub-junior: Final: Anubhav Bagari (ROC) bt S. Sudharsan (LTTA) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9, 11-6. Semifinals: Sudharsan (LTTA) bt S.R. Anandha Kannan (SDAT-C) 14-12, 6-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-4; Bagari bt Sushmit Sriram (MVM) 5-11, 11-7, 11-8, 12-10, 7-11, 11-6.

Cadets: Final: D. Sameera Kumar (Neyveli) bt Aditya Bagari (ROC) 11-8, 11-8, 11-5. Semifinals: Sameera Kumar bt Gangadhar (Salem) 9-11, 11-13, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7; Bagri bt Sachin Vishwanath (Salem) 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9.

Women: Final: R. Rippu Gupta (Madurai) bt Swetha Kumaravelu (SDAT-C) 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-8. Semifinals: Rippu Gupta bt N. Aishwarya (YMIA-M) 12-10, 11-9, 11-7, 14-12; Swetha bt U.V.Agni (YMIA-M) 8-11, 10-12, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-3, 11-4.

Girls: Juniors: Final: S. Kavitha (LTTA) bt N. Vidya (YMIA-M) 8-10, 12-10, 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 13-11. Semifinals: Kavitha bt R. Additthee (VVV) 11-9, 14-12, 8-11, 11-3, 11-7.

Sub-juniors: Final: N. Vidya (YMIA - M) bt Sneha (VVV) 11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6. Semifinals: Sneha bt Krithika (Salem) 10-12, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5; Vidya (YMIA - M) bt Divya Rajaram (SDAT-C) 11-9, 11-3, 9-11, 11-1, 9-11, 11-2.

Cadet: Final: S. Narasimha Priya (SDAT-C) bt R. Rishya (SDAT-C) 7-11, 9-11, 20-18, 11-8, 11-7. Semifinals: Rishya bt Nithisha 11-8, 11-6, 11-3; Narasimha Priya bt V.T. Anu Bharathi (Neyveli) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.

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