NEW DELHI: India enjoyed its best moment in the International Table Tennis Federation's junior circuit after winning six gold, eight silver and four bronze medals in the Canadian Junior Open in Montreal from April 12 to 15.

The bronze medals in the cadet section came from G. Sathiyan (boys) and K. Narmadha (girls), G. Sathiyan and Soumyajit Ghosh (boys doubles) along with Esha Monga and Shruti Talnikar (girls doubles).

The results (involving Indians):

Team championships: Cadet girls: Final: India `A' bt India `B' 3-1 (Ankita Das bt Sahana Sudhakar 11-8, 11-9, 11-8; Sanya Seghal lost to Esha Monga 11-8, 7-11, 12-14, 9-11; Ankita & Shruti Talnikar bt K. Narmadha & Sahana 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 6-11, 11-4; Ankita bt Eesha 13-11, 11-6, 11-3.

Cadet boys: Final: India `B' bt India `A' 3-2 (Raj Mondal bt G. Sathiyan 10-12, 11-9, 11-4, 11-13, 11-8; Harmeet Desai bt Soumyajit Ghosh 6-11, 13-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-3; V. Nitin & Desai lost to Sourav Saha & G. Sathiyan 8-11, 6-11, 9-11; Mondal bt Ghosh 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6. Semifinals: India `A' bt Canada `A' 3-1; India `B' bt USA 3-1.

Junior Girls: Final: India `A' bt Canada `A' 3-2 (Soumi Mondal lost to Zhang Mo 6-11, 4-11, 5-11; Neha Aggarwal bt Shirley Yan 11-6, 11-6, 4-11, 8-11, 11-7; Soumi & Divya Deshpande bt Zhang Mo & Shirley Yan 13-11, 11-8, 11-9; Neha bt Zhang Mo 13-11, 11-8, 11-9; Soumi bt Shirley Yan 11-6, 11-5, 11-9.

Individual championships: Cadet girls: Final: Singles: Ankita Das bt Sanya Sehgal 11-6, 13-11, 14-12. Doubles: Ankita & Sanya bt K. Narmadha & Sahana Sudhakar 11-7, 11-9, 11-9.

Cadet boys: Final: Singles: Gavin Evans (Eng) bt Soumyajit Ghosh 12-10, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7. Doubles: Harmeet Desai & Raj Mondal bt Sourav Saha & V. Nitin 8-11, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10.

Junior girls: Final: Singles: Zhang Mo (Can) bt Sanya Sehgal 11-7, 11-9, 11-3, 11-8. Doubles: Shirley Yan & Zhang Mo (Can) bt Neha Aggarwal & Soumi Mondal 11-9, 11-6, 11-7.

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