Vadya Chawla of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Sector 35, secured the boys' U-17 title at the UTT 1st Chandigarh State Ranking Table Tennis Championship, held at the Sector 23 Sports Complex. Chawla staged a comeback to defeat Ankush Kumar of DAV Public School, Sector 8, with a scoreline of 7-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-9.
Semifinal and Quarterfinal Results
In the semifinals, Kumar overpowered Mehtab D 11-9, 12-10, 11-3, while Chawla defeated Arpit Bhatia 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-9. Both finalists had smooth quarterfinal runs: Kumar beat Abhinav K 13-11, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4, and Chawla posted an 11-6, 12-10, 11-9 win over Parth Malhotra. Mehtab defeated Divpratap Singh 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, and Bhatia ousted Daivik Guleri 11-9, 11-5, 11-7.
Girls' U-17 Title: Vani Triumphs
Vani of St Joseph’s School, Sector 44, won the girls’ U-17 title with an easy 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 victory over Sherell of Delhi Public School, Sector 40. In the semifinals, Vani defeated Bhawani Kalia 12-10, 11-5, 11-7, and Sherell stunned Sanidhya 11-7, 11-3, 11-7.
Earlier, Sanidhya posted an 8-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-7 win over Teetiksha, and Sherell defeated Saanvi Mehra 11-6, 11-7, 10-12, 11-7. Bhavani Kalia moved ahead by defeating Aanya Garg 11-9, 11-9, 11-3, and Vani defeated Sanvi Midha 11-4, 11-9, 11-7.
Priyanshi Wins Second Gold in U-15
After winning the U-13 title, Priyanshi of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, defeated Idhika Bansal of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, with a 12-10, 12-10, 11-6 verdict to bag her second gold medal of the tournament in the U-15 category. Priyanshi defeated Mihika Mahajan 12-10, 3-11, 13-11, 11-8, and Idhika outplayed Avni Gupta 11-3, 1-11, 11-4, 12-10 to set up the title clash.
In the quarterfinals, Avni defeated Tisha 11-6, 11-7, 16-14; Idhika outplayed Ira 11-6, 11-7, 11-5; Mihika beat Prisha Gupta 11-7, 11-13, 12-14, 11-6, 11-6; and Priyanshi defeated Bhavisha 13-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-8.
Ekampreet Wins Boys' U-15 Title
Ekampreet of Gillco International School, Kharar, bagged the boys’ U-15 championship by posting an 11-13, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 win over Arpit Bhatia of St John’s High School, Sector 26. Before the final, Bhatia defeated Divit Bansal 11-3, 11-4, 10-12, 11-3, and Ekampreet ousted Mehtab Saini after a see-saw battle 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-13, 11-9.
In the Round of Eight, Saini defeated Ojas 11-6, 11-7, 11-7; Bansal logged a narrow 11-8, 4-11, 11-3, 9-11, 13-11 win over Nandan; Bhatia struggled to beat Parth Malhotra 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-6; and Ekampreet easily defeated Daksh 11-6, 11-9, 11-9.
