Palak Ghia of Gujarati Seva Mandal dished out a spectacular performance to take the pride of place on the podium in the Cadet Girls category of the 3rd Telangana State Stag Inter District and State Ranking Table Tennis Championships being conducted by the Stag Table Tennis Academy under the auspices of Telangana State Table Tennis Association at Malakpet in Hyderabad.
Palak went full throttle from the start to dominate the final in which she defeated Afifa Fatima of Don Bosco by three games to one — 11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10.
Meanwhile Ranga Reddy District emerged champion by beating Hyderabad 3-1 in the inter-district women’s finals.
In the semifinals of the Cadet boys Raju defeated Trishul Mehra in a tight contest (3-2) 7-11, 11-3, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7 while Rithvik U. thrashed Atharva Moghe by a 3-0 scoreline, the game scores reading 11-2, 11-5, 11-2.
Meanwhile, Hyderabad defeated Nizamabad 3-0 while Nalgonda got a walkover against Ranga Reddy in the semifinals of the inter-district men’s event.
The Results
Cadet girls finals: Palak Ghia (GSM) bt Afifa Fatima (Don Bosco) (3-1) 11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10.
Inter District women’s finals: Ranga Reddy Dist bt Hyderabad Dist (3-1).
Cadet boys semifinals: Raju (AWA) bt Trishul Mehra (LBS) (3-2) 7-11, 11-3, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7; Rithvik U. (Stag Academy) bt Atharva Moghe (AWA) (3-0) 11-2, 11-5, 11-2.
Inter-District (junior boys) semifinals: Ranga Reddy bt Nalgonda 3-0. Quarters: Ranga Reddy bt Nizamabad 3-0.
Inter-District Men’s semifinals: Hyderabad bt Nizamabad (3-0), Nalgonda w/o Ranga Reddy.
Women’s semifinals: Naina (LBS) bt Monica M (GSM) (4-2) 11-8, 4-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5, 11-6; Nikhat Banu (GSM) bt Laasya (AWA) (4-0) 11-8, 11-7, 11-4, 11-2. Quarterfinals: Nikhat Banu (Gsm) bt G Pranitha (Hvs) (4-3) 11-4, 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 4-11, 6-11, 11-6; Laasya (Awa) bt Sasya (Awa) (4-2) 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7; Naina (Lbs) bt Varuni Jaiswal (Gsm) (4-1) 11-7, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 12-10; Monica M (Gsm) bt Vinichitra (Stag Academy) (4-0) 11-5, 14-12, 14-12, 11-6. Pre-quarterfinals: Naina (Lbs) bt Shobha Rani ( Rbi) (4-0) 14-12, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6; Sasya (Awa) bt Rachana A (Gsm) (4-2) 10-12, 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 11-4.
Sub Junior Girls pre-quarterfinals: Keerthana (Hvs) bt Chakrika Raj (Stag Academy) (3-0) 11-1, 11-6, 11-3; Y Nikita (Don Bosco) bt Diya Vora (Hvs) (3-0) 11-6, 11-4, 11-8; Priyanshi Singh (Gsm) bt Ahmedi Nausheen (Don Bosco) (3-1) 7-11, 11-6, 11-; 7, 11-8; Sarnya S (Gsm) bt Jyotsna (Nlg) (3-0) 11-3, 11-5, 13-11; Vidhi Jain (Gsm) bt Pooja (Awa) (3-0) 11-4, 11-4, 11-7; Ayushi G (Gsm) bt Kaavya (Awa) (3-0) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3; Aishwarya Daga (Awa) bt Akshara (Stag Academy) (3-0) 11-2, 11-2, 11-2; Afifa Fatima (Don Bosco) bt Prachi Golus (Hvs) (3-2) 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-9; Ch Godha Thejaswini (Nlg) bt Nikitha (Stag Academy) (3-0) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6; T Srivalli Ramya (Stag Academy) bt Anvitha (Hvs) (3-0) 11-4, 11-9, 11-2; Ruchira Reddy (Awa) bt Vaibhavi (Ymca) (3-0) 11-8, 11-4, 11-4; Devyani G (Gsm) bt P.Bhavana (Don Bosco) (3-0) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3; K Ikshitha (Awa) bt Shubha (Gsm) (3-0) 11-4, 11-5, 11-9. First Round: Jyotsna (Nlg) bt Nandini (Stag Academy) (3-1) 11-6, 11-3, 10-12, 11-6; Sidra Mariyam (Don Bosco) bt Palak G (Gsm) (3-2) 4-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6; Ahmedi Nausheen (Don Bosco) bt Devi Sree (Nlg) (3-1) 13-15, 11-2, 11-8, 13-10; Afifa Fatima (Don Bosco) bt Sai Namratha (Gsm) (3-0) 11-3, 11-7, 11-5; Pooja (Awa) bt Haripriya (Hvs) (3-0) 11-6, 11-4, 14-12; Rubina Begum (Gsm) bt Sidra Mariyam (Don Bosco) (3-0) 11-5, 11-8, 13-11; Vidhi Jain (Gsm) bt Varsha Goud (Stta) (3-0) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5; P.Bhavana (Don Bosco) bt Shravani (Hps) (3-1) 11-6, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8; Sarnya S (Gsm) bt Dhriti (Awa) (3-0) 11-1, 11-1, 11-6; Rubina Begum (Gsm) bt Yashitha (Hps) (3-0) 11-5, 11-2, 11-4.
Junior Girls II Round: Rachana A (Gsm) bt Sidra Mariyam (Don Bosco) (3-0) 11-9, 11-5, 11-9; Sasya (Awa) bt Priyanshi Singh (Gsm) (3-0) 11-3, 11-6, 11-3; T Srivalli Ramya (Stag Academy) bt Aishwarya Daga (Awa) (3-1) 11-9, 9-11, 11-; 6, 15-13; Laasya (Awa) bt Rubina Begum (Gsm) (3-0) 11-4, 11-4, 11-1; Varuni Jaiswal (Gsm) bt varsha goud (STTA) (3-0) 11-2, 11-4, 11-2; Vinichitra (Stag Academy) bt G Sai Bhavani (Nlg) (3-0) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4; Palak Shah (Stag Academy) bt Keerthana (Hvs) (3-1) 11-6, 10-12, 11-6, 11-6; Hanifa Khatoon (Stag Academy) bt Haripriya (Hvs) (3-0) 11-3, 11-1, 11-3; G Pranitha (Hvs) bt Shubha (Gsm) (3-0) 11-1, 11-2, 11-5; K. Ikshitha (Awa) bt Ahmedi Nausheen (Don Bosco) (3-0) 11-7, 11-7, 11-9; Ayushi G (Gsm) bt Vaibhavi (Ymca) (3-0) 11-4, 11-1, 11-3. First round: Anjali N (Gsm) bt Diya Vora (Hvs) (3-0) 12-10, 11-3, 11-5; Sidra Mariyam (Don Bosco) bt Ruchira Reddy (Awa) (3-2) 11-8, 12-10, 10-12, 8-11, 14-12; G Sai Bhavani (Nlg) bt Nawazia Begum (Gsm) (3-0) 11-6, 12-10, 11-9; Ch Godha Thejaswini (Nlg) bt Sai Namratha (Gsm) (3-2) 2-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8; Ahmedi Nausheen (Don Bosco) bt Prachi Golus (Hvs) (3-1) 12-10, 11-8, 2-11, 11-6; Varsh Goud (Stta) bt Devi Sree (Nlg) (3-1) 12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6; Devyani G (Gsm) bt Y Nikita (Don Bosco) (3-2) 11-6, 6-11, 11-4, 11-13, 11-4; Sarnya S (Gsm) bt P.Bhavana (Don Bosco) (3-1) 9-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-4.
Junior Boys Round 1: V. S. Hari Krishna (GTTA) bt S. S. K. Karthik (AWA) (3-0) 12-10, 11-6, 11-5; SFR Snehit (GTTA) bt Sourab M. (GSM) (3-1) 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 15-13; Varun Shanker (GTTA) bt Ritesh Thomas (GTTA) (3-0) 11-9, 11-8, 11-8; Ali Mohammed (Stag Academy) bt Yeshasvin (GSM) (3-0) 11-6, 11-3, 11-9; Harsh Lahoti (HVS) bt Aga Hussein (HVS) (3-1) 11-6, 11-6, 10-12, 11-4; Govind Shah (Stag Academy) bt Vamshi (LBS) (3-1) 11-8, 12-10, 4-11, 12-10; Mohd Ali (LBS) bt Yash Yadav (Stag Academy) (3-0) 11-4, 11-4, 11-1; Anup Amara (Stta) bt B. Vatsin (Bvb) (3-2) 11-8, 12-14, 11-2, 5-11, 11-9; Saroj Siril (Gtta) bt Ruthvik (Hvs) (3-0) 11-5, 11-6, 11-9; Advait (Awa) bt Aryan Agarwal (Stag Academy) (3-0) 11-5, 11-7, 11-9; Sai Tejesh (Gsm) bt Akshat Agarwal (Stta) (3-0) 11-4, 11-2, 11-8; Sai Venkata Dhanush (Awa) bt Vishal A (Gsm) (3-1) 11-8, 11-9, 4-11, 11-9; Kesavan Kannan (Gtta) bt Pranav Nallari (Awa) (3-0) 11-4, 11-6, 14-12; Arvind (Awa) bt V Vishnu (Gtta) (3-0) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4; Amaan-Ur-Rehman (Stag Academy) bt M. Raghu Ram (Nlg) (3-0) 11-8, 11-2, 11-8.
Sub-junior Boys I Round; Advait (Awa) bt Atharva Moghe (Awa) (3-0) 11-3, 11-3, 11-5; Anup Amara (stta- bt Raju (Awa) (3-0) 14-12, 11-7, 11-2; B Varun Shanker (Gtta) bt Ayush Daga (Awa) (3-0) 11-3, 11-3, 11-8; Pranav Nallari (Awa) bt Shresth (Awa) (3-0) 11-4, 11-5, 11-8; Vishal A (Gsm) bt Venu Madhav (Gsm) (3-0) 11-4, 11-5, 11-9; Ruthvik (Hvs) bt Kshittij Malpani (Awa) (3-1) 12-10, 9-11, 11-8, 11-4.
