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Bharadwaj in final

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Coonoor: Favourite Ajay Bharadwaj (MVM) prevailed over R. Venkataramanan (LTTA) 7-11, 11-3, 12-14, 11-8, 14-12, 11-4 to enter the junior boys’ singles final in the 12th Tamil Nadu State-ranking table tennis tournament at the St. Joseph’s BHSS here on Saturday.

Bharadwaj will meet S. Prasanna of SDAT -C, who scored a hard-fought 6-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5 win over R. Senthil Kumar (ST).

The results: Boys: Mini cadets (semifinals): Sachin Viswanath (SDAT) bt Rahul Krishna (RTTA) 13-11, 8-11, 3-11, 11-6, 11-5; J. Rakesh (RTTA) bt S. Abhishek (RTTA) 8-11, 11-2, 6-11, 11-3, 11-5.

Juniors (semifinals): Ajay Bharadwaj (MVM) bt R. Venkataramanan (LTTA) 7-11, 11-3, 12-14, 11-8, 14-12, 11-4; S. Prasanna (SDAT-C) bt R. Senthil Kumar (ST) 6-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5.

Men (pre-quarterfinals): A. Barath Kamal (FCI) bt R. Ramesh Babu (IB) 12-10, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7; M. Hemanth Kumar (SDAT) bt R. Venkataramanan (LTTA) 8-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6; M. Subash (SRSA) bt J. Selvakumar (IB) 12-14, 9-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-5, 11-7; Sivananda Seshadri (LTTA) bt K. Sudhakar (ICF) 11-6, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9; R.S. Raja (SDAT-C) bt M. Surjith Kumar (ATR) 11-2, 8-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8; E. Prabhakaran (SDAT) bt N. Senthil (ICF) 11-3, 1-11, 11-4, 8-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-1; S. Prasanna (SDAT-C) bt N. Aravind (VVV) 11-5, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10; R. Abhishek (IB) bt T. Raghuram (SDAT-C) 9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6.

Girls: Cadets (semifinals): P. Amrutha (SDAT) bt Yukti Roshni 11-8, 13-11, 9-11, 11-3; C. Antara (SBOA) bt P. Divya (SBOA) 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-4.

Women (pre-quarterfinals): Kavya Kumar w/o A.V. Nivedita (IOC); N. Arul Selvi (IB) bt N. Aishwarya (SDAT-AKG) 11-6, 11-8, 11-13, 11-6; V. Sneha (VVV) bt L. Sandhiya (SDAT-AKG) 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-4; U.V. Agni (SDAT-AKG) bt S. Kavitha (LTTA) 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5; K. Aishwarya (PSBB) bt N. Sathiyabama (SDAT-AKG) 11-8, 12-10, 7-11, 11-4; K.K. Narmada (IB) bt Sumana R. Krishnan 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8; D.V. Sneha (IB) bt S. Krithicka (SDAT-AKG) 7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 10-12, 11-5; Nishanthi Kumaravel (MOP) bt N. Vidya (SDAT-AKG) 11-9, 11-5, 11-8.

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