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Adarsh and Ranjana take top honours

Principal Correspondent

IRINJALAKUDA: P. Adarsh (Capstocks) and M.R. Ranjana (Thrissur) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the 17th Don Bosco all-Kerala Open prizemoney table tennis tournament at the Don Bosco Higher Secondary School.

Adarsh breezed past Jais Stephen (KSEB) 21-19, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 to win the men's title while Ranjana had it easy against Lakshmy Prabha (KKD) in the women's final winning 11-8, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6.

The results:

Men (final): P. Adarsh bt Jais Stephen 21-19, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9. Semifinals: Adarsh bt M.R. Rajeev (TSR) 12-10, 12-10, 11-8, 11-3; Jais Stephen (KSEB) bt R. Rajesh (SBI) 11-3, 11-4, 11-7, 11-4. Youth (final): S. Sreeraj (KNM) bt Anjelo Porathur (TSR) 10-12, 11-3, 11-6, 11-2. Semifinals: S. Sreeraj bt Joyal Jose Paul (WYD) 9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-4; Anjelo Porathur bt Shyam Narayan (AYTTA) 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8. Junior (final): Shyam Narayan (AYTTA) bt Anjelo Porathur (TSR) 11-5, 6-11, 8-11, 11-5, 13-15, 11-9, 11-9. Semifinals: Shyam Narayan (AYTTA) bt Vishnu Narayan (AYTTA) 10-12, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8; Anjelo Porathur bt S. Sundar (AYTTA) 1-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-6, 13-11. Sub-junior (final): S. Sundar bt S. Arjun (KNM) 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 10-12, 11-3. Semifinals: S. Sundar bt Thejus Augustine (KKD) 11-6, 11-9, 11-9; S. Arjun (KNM) bt Vishnu Narayan 11-8, 7-11, 11-5, 12-10. Cadet (final): Rahul Binu Mathew (AYTTA) bt Kiran Kumar (KKD) 11-4, 11-3, 11-2. Semifinals: Rahul Binu Mathew bt Rishwin Jackson (RSC) 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8; Kiran Kumar (KKD) bt Thomas Cherian (AYTTA) 3-11, 11-7, 15-17, 11-7, 11-8. Mini-cadet (final): Avinash C. Nair (HRC) bt Nithin (PKD) 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6. Non-medallist (final): Abou Varghese (KLM) bt Rajesh (CPT) 14-12, 13-11, 11-8.

Women (final): M.R. Ranjana bt Lakshmy Prabha 11-8, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6. Semifinals: Ranjana bt Anju K. Thomas (CAPS) 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8; Lakshmy Prabha bt Aparna D. Nair (NKM) 6-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-5, 2-11, 5-11, 11-5. Youth (final): Ranjana bt Atheena K. Lathif (HRC) 8-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5. Semifinals: Ranjana bt Jaya Prabha (KKD) 11-3, 13-11, 11-5; Atheena K. Lathif bt Lakshmy Prabha 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10. Junior (final): Nice Olive James (HRC) bt Shika Jacob (AYTTA) 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 10-12, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9. Semifinals: Nice Olive James bt Lakshmy Prabha 11-7, 11-6, 12-14, 5-11, 11-8, 11-7; Shika Jacob (AYTTA) bt Atheena K. Lathif 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8. Sub-junior (final): Shika Jacob (AYTTA) bt Maria Rony (AYTTA) 11-4, 11-3, 10-12, 11-9. Semifinals: Shika Jacob bt Liya Chacko (RSC) 7-11, 14-12, 11-9, 4-11, 11-1; Maria Rony bt Anjali S. Nair (NKM) 11-9, 11-6, 11-7. Cadet (final): Maria Rony bt Seraha Jacob (AYTTA) 11-8, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7. Semifinals: Maria Rony bt G. Gayathri (RSC) 11-3, 11-6, 11-2; Seraha Jacob bt Reshma Susan (RSC) 11-5, 11-7, 11-5. Mini-cadet (final): Maria Rony bt Seraha Jacob 11-5, 11-5, 12-10.