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Chandigarh causes an upset

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Naina won the deciding singles

CHENNAI: Chandigarh caused the first major upset in the inter-State competition in the ongoing Vellamal National sub-junior table tennis championship here on Tuesday.

The plucky girls in the sub-junior section knocked out top seed North Bengal 3-2 in the quarterfinals 3-2. Naina won the deciding reverse singles.

Other results: Sub-junior: boys: Gr A: PSPB A bt Assam 3-1; Jharkhand bt HP 3-1; PSPB A bt HP 3-0; Assam bt Jharkhand 3-0; Gr B: TN bt AP 3-2; Chandigarh bt Tripura 3-2; TN bt Tripura 3-0; AP bt Chandigarh 3-0; Gr C: Maharashtra A bt Uttarakhand 3-0; Punjab bt Mizoram 3-1; Maharashtra A bt Mizoram 3-0; Uttarakhand bt Punjab 3-0; Gr D: Kerala bt Maharashtra B 3-2; Haryana bt Sikkim 3-0; Kerala bt Sikkim 3-0; Maharashtra B bt Haryana 3-0; Gr E: North Bengal bt MP 3-0; Orissa bt Puducherry 3-0; N. Bengal bt Puducherry 3-0; Orissa bt MP 3-2; Gr F: Karnataka bt Gujarat 3-0; UP bt Chhattisgarh 3-0; Gujarat bt Chhattisgarh 3-0; Karnataka bt UP 3-0; Gr G: Delhi bt Manipur 3-0; Bihar bt J and K 3-1; Delhi bt J and K 3-0; Bihar bt Manipur 3-0; Gr H: W. Bengal bt Rajasthan 3-0; Goa bt Meghalaya 3-0; W. Bengal bt Meghalaya 3-0; Rajasthan bt Goa 3-0.

Girls: quarterfinals: Delhi bt Tamil Nadu 3-0. Pre-quarterfinals: N Bengal bt AP 3-1; Chandigarh bt Karnataka 3-2; UP bt Puduchery 3-2; Maharashtra A bt Punjab 3-0; Delhi bt Orissa 3-0; TN bt Ker 3-0; Rajasthan bt Maharashtra B 3-2; WB bt Assam 3-0.

League: Gr A: N Bengal bt Assam 3-0; Assam bt Goa 3-0; Gr B: W Bengal bt Chhattisgarh 3-0; Punjab bt HP 3-0; W Bengal bt HP 3-0; Punjab bt Chhattisgarh 3-1; Gr C: Maharashtra A Orissa 3-1; Mizorm bt Sikkim 3-1; Maharashtra A bt Mizoram 3-0; Orissa bt Sikkim 3-0; Gr D: Delhi bt AP 3-0; Delhi bt Uttarakhand 3-0; Gr E: TN bt Chandigarh 3-1; Gujarat bt Haryana 3-1; TN bt Haryana 3-0; Chandigarh bt Gujarat 3-1; Gr F: Karnataka bt Kerala 3-1; Karnataka bt Tripura 3-1; Gr G: Puducherry bt Rajasthan 3-1; J and K bt Jharkhand 3-1; Puducherry bt J and K 3-0; Rajasthan bt Jharkhand 3-0; Gr H: Maharashtra B bt MP 3-0; UP bt Meghalaya 3-0; Maharashtra B bt Meghalaya 3-0; UP bt MP 3-1.

Cadet: boys: quarterfinals: Delhi bt Tamil Nadu 3-1; West Bengal bt Maharashtra A 3-1; PSPB A bt Punjab 3-0. Pre-quarterfinals: PSPB A bt Orissa 3-0; Punjab bt Kerala 3-1; Delhi bt AP 3-0; TN bt Gujarat 3-0.

League: Gr A: PSPB A bt Chandigarh 3-0; Uttarakhand bt Mizoram 3-1; PSPB A bt Mizoram 3-0; Uttarakhand bt Chandigarh 3-0; Gr B: W. Bengal bt MP 3-0; Kerala bt J and K 3-2; W. Bengal bt J and K 3-0; Kerala bt MP 3-1; Gr C: TN bt Maharashtra B 3-1; Goa bt Jharkhand 3-0; TN bt Jharkhand 3-0; Maharashtra B bt Goa 3-1; Gr D: N Bengal bt Gujarat 3-2; Tripura bt HP 3-0; N. Bengal bt Tripura 3-0; Gujarat bt HP 3-0; Gr E: Maharashtra A bt Bihar 3-0; AP bt Manipur 3-0; Maharashtra A bt Manipur 3-0; AP bt Bihar 3-0; Gr F: Karnataka bt Orissa 3-0; Rajasthan bt Sikkim 3-1; Karnataka bt Sikkim 3-0; Orissa bt Rajasthan 3-1; Gr G: Punjab bt Assam 3-1; Puducherry bt Chhattisgarh 3-0; Assam bt Chhattisgarh 3-0; Puducherry bt Punjab 3-1; Gr H: UP bt Haryana 3-1; Delhi bt Meghalaya 3-0; UP bt Meghalaya 3-0; Delhi bt Haryana 3-0.

Girls: Gr A: W. Bengal bt Sikkim 3-0; Sikkim bt J and K 3-0; Gr B: Maharashtra A bt Rajasthan 3-0; Gr C: TN bt Chandigarh 3-0; Punjab bt Meghalaya 3-0; TN bt Meghalaya 3-0; Punjab bt Chandigarh 3-0; Gr D: N. Bengal bt AP 3-0; UP bt Chhattisgarh 3-0; N. Bengal bt Chhattisgarh 3-0; AP bt UP 3-1; Gr E: Delhi bt HP 3-0; Tripura bt Orissa 3-0; Tripura bt Delhi 3-2; Orissa bt HP 3-0; Gr F: Gujarat bt Puducherry 3-2; MP bt Manipur 3-1; Gujarat bt Manipur 3-0; Puducherry bt MP 3-1; Gr G: Kerala bt Haryana 3-0; Uttarakhand bt Jharkhand 3-1; Kerala bt Jharkhand 3-0; Uttarkhand bt Haryana 3-0; Gr H: Maharashtra B bt Karnataka 3-1; Assam bt Mizoram 3-0; Maharashtra B Mizoram 3-0; Karnataka bt Assam 3-2.