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Akhil stuns Mani Teja

HYDERABAD: Unseeded Akhil Chowdary of St. Paul’s Table Tennis Academy shocked fifth-seeded Mani Teja of Vijayawada 6-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7 in the sub-junior boys pre-quarterfinals of the St. Paul’s AP State-ranking table tennis tournament here on Saturday.

Other results:

Men’s singles: Pre-quarterfinals: N. N. Kishore bt Manohar Kumar 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-1; A. Umesh Kumar bt S. H. Q. Faizan 11-9, 11-3, 11-3, 9-11, 11-6; T. Arundhar bt Harsh Atul Shah 11-5, 11-5, 12-10, 11-4; M. Krishna Kiriti bt Sai Praneeth 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 11-2; M. Deepesh Singh bt P. Vignay Reddy 11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8; G. Jitendra Kumar bt A. V. Anish 11-8, 8-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-6; Karan Mutha bt V. Ajay Kumar 4-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-13, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7; Vishal bt K. Sridhar 11-9, 11-6, 11-3, 5-11, 11-8.

Youth boys: Pre-quarterfinals: Sumanshu bt Priyan Agarwal 11-4, 11-9, 13-11, 10-12, 11-4; A. V. Anish bt S. H. Q. Faizan 11-7, 11-6, 11-13, 11-6; Karthik bt K. M. R. K. Lohith 9-11, 13-15, 5-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-5 11-4; P. Vignay Reddy bt V. Srinivas 11-0, 11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3; S. K. Feroz bt Akshay 13-11, 12-10, 11-8, 4-11, 5-11, 7-11, 11-9; V. Srikanth bt Sri Krishna 11-5, 11-6, 10-12, 14-12, 11-3; Gautham Gampa bt Venkatesh 11-4, 11-5, 11-2, 11-4.

Junior boys: Quarterfinals: Hannan Khan bt S. Jayesh 11-3, 10-12, 11-2, 11-8, 11-4; Harsh Atul Shah bt P. Siddharth 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8.

Sub-junior boys: Quarterfinals: G. Vamsi Krishna bt Jagdish Krishna 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8; Purna Srivatsava bt Akhil Chowdary 11-8, 11-8, 11-3, 11-6; Gautham Krishna bt Md. Annas Ali 11-3, 5-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6.

Cadet boys: Quarterfinals: Anindya Reddy bt N. Nihal 11-5, 11-3, 7-11, 11-3; Shahrukh Akram bt K. Harshavardhan 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-5; Jagdish Krishna bt Hari Krishnan 11-5, 11-4, 11-3; D. Rahul bt Jishnu Vakaria 11-9, 11-3, 11-8.

Women’s singles: Pre-quarterfinals: Prasanna Devi bt S. K. Saira Banu 11-9, 11-6, 11-5, 11-8; K. Bhavana bt P. Darshana 11-5, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8; Nikhat Banu bt K. Sirisha 11-5, 11-3, 11-5, 11-5; C. H. Praneetha bt S. K. Mumtaz 13-11, 11-5, 12-10, 8-11, 6-11, 11-8; K. Harshita bt A. Ravali 11-6, 12-10, 11-9, 11-3; K. Spoorthy bt Asna Masood 11-4, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7; Anupa Ruth bt M. Mrudula 11-6, 11-9, 15-13, 11-4.

Youth girls: Semifinals: Aisha Afzal bt K. Videsha 11-6, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8; Nikhat Banu bt P. Manasa 11-1, 11-7, 11-5, 11-4.

Junior girls: Quarterfinals: K. Harshita bt S. K. Saira Banu 11-6, 11-4, 11-3, 11-5; Nikat Banu bt S. Akshi 11-7, 11-3, 11-7, 11-7.

Sub-junior girls: Quarterfinals: T. L. Harshita bt M. Harshita 6-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 12-10; K. Spoorthy bt M. Mrudula 11-13, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8.

Cadet girls: Quarterfinals: P. Darshana bt S. Akshi 11-3, 11-9, 11-9; T. L. Harshita bt K. V. Vaishali 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6; K. Sirisha bt S. K. Saira Banu 11-5, 11-5, 11-7; K. Spoorthy bt G. Meghna 11-6, 11-4, 11-7.

Honour for Nikhat

Nikhat Banu of Andhra Pradesh will represent India in the South Asian junior table tennis championship in Karachi from July 9 to 11, according to a press release.

Nikhat, ranked No. 5 in the junior India rankings, has earlier won a silver in the under-12 category of the Tai Yuan International junior championship in 2005.

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