Senior National TT Sharath Kamal scores a Perfect 10 Sreeja begins her chapter
Shillong Apr 25 PTI Star paddler A Sharath Kamal secured his 10th national title with a thrilling 4-3 win over G Sathiyan in the mens singles summit clash at the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships here on Monday The 39-year-old dropped his racquet and ran around the arena to celebrate his triumph after Sathiyans return went out giving him the last point for a 7-11 12-10 9-11 7-11 12-10 11-9 11-6 win Tenth is always special and I will cherish this moment as I did with my first title said Sharath Asked if the milestone can be surmounted Sharath said Records are meant to be broken but might take some time as happened with me when I surpassed Kamlesh Mehtas eight-time national record In the womens singles final Sreeja Akula wore down Mouma Das 4-1 to win her maiden national crown becoming the first woman from Telangana to achieve the feat Sreeja who won her first national ranking title in 2019 during the North Zone championships at Sonipat and followed it up with another crown at Thane has come a long way Last year Sreeja lost out on the national title to eventual winner Manika Batra at Panchkula A dream come true occasion for me and the week-long camp at Chennai with Sharath Manav Thakkar and others has yielded the desired results said Sreeja the WTT Doha doubles bronze medal winner Earlier in the mens singles semifinals second seed Sathiyan took less than 25 minutes to beat left-handed Sanil Shetty 4-0 in a one-sided encounter But it was not all that easy for top-seed Sharath Kamal against another left-hander Manush Shah in an earlier match The Gujarat paddler opened well and troubled Sharath a lot Manush kept his chances alive in the match after he levelled the score 2-2 But then Sharath struggling in the fifth won on the seventh game point Leading 3-2 Sharath found the going good and wrapped up the match soon after Sreeja on the other hand had to toil against teammate Ayhika Mukherjee in the first womens singles semifinals In the evenly poised match the Hyderabad woman won the sixth game when Ayhika deuced Mouma had entered the final with a 4-1 verdict against PSPBs Reeth Risyha Haryana and RSPB benefit Haryana RBI and the Railways shared the gold medals on offer in doubles events In the all-Haryana mens doubles final Sourav Saha and Wesely Do Rosario defeated teammates Soumyajit Ghosh and Jubin Kumar 3-2 In the womens doubles Sreeja and Ayhika combined well to outsmart RSPBs Takeme Sarkar and Prapti Sen to win the title 3-2 and in the mixed event final Akash Pal and Prati Sen beat Haryanas Soumyajit Ghosh and Suhana Saini 3-1 Results Mens Singles Final A Sharath Kamal PSPB bt G Sathiyan PSPB 7-11 12-10 9-11 7-11 12-10 11-9 11-6 Semifinals Sharath Kamal PSPB bt Manush Shah Guj 9-11 11-5 12-10 7-11 18-16 11-8 G Sathiyan PSPB bt Sanil Shetty PSPB 11-6 11-4 11-7 11-5Womens Singles Final Sreeja Akula RBI bt Mouma Das PSPB 11-8 11-13 12-10 11-8 11-6 Semifinals Akula Sreeja RBI Ayhika Mukherjee RBI 12-10 8-11 11-8 11-9 3-11 12-10 Mouma Das PSPB bt Reeth Rishya PSPB 11-9 11-7 5-11 11-5 12-10Mens Doubles Final Sourav SahaWesley Do Rosaria Har bt Soumyajit GhoshJubin Kumar Har 11-5 4-11 11-9 7-11 11-8Womens Doubles Final Sreeja AkulaAyhika Mukherjee RBI bt Takeme SarkarPrapti Sen RSPB 3-11 11-9 11-5 12-10Mixed Doubles Final Akash PalPrapti Sen RSPB bt Soumyajit GhoshSuhana Saini Har 9-11 11-7 11-9 11-7 PTI ATK PDS PDS
Shillong Apr 25 PTI Star paddler A Sharath Kamal secured his 10th national title with a thrilling 4-3 win over G Sathiyan in the mens singles summit clash at the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships here on Monday The 39-year-old dropped his racquet and ran around the arena to celebrate his triumph after Sathiyans return went out giving him the last point for a 7-11 12-10 9-11 7-11 12-10 11-9 11-6 win Tenth is always special and I will cherish this moment as I did with my first title said Sharath Asked if the milestone can be surmounted Sharath said Records are meant to be broken but might take some time as happened with me when I surpassed Kamlesh Mehtas eight-time national record In the womens singles final Sreeja Akula wore down Mouma Das 4-1 to win her maiden national crown becoming the first woman from Telangana to achieve the feat Sreeja who won her first national ranking title in 2019 during the North Zone championships at Sonipat and followed it up with another crown at Thane has come a long way Last year Sreeja lost out on the national title to eventual winner Manika Batra at Panchkula A dream come true occasion for me and the week-long camp at Chennai with Sharath Manav Thakkar and others has yielded the desired results said Sreeja the WTT Doha doubles bronze medal winner Earlier in the mens singles semifinals second seed Sathiyan took less than 25 minutes to beat left-handed Sanil Shetty 4-0 in a one-sided encounter But it was not all that easy for top-seed Sharath Kamal against another left-hander Manush Shah in an earlier match The Gujarat paddler opened well and troubled Sharath a lot Manush kept his chances alive in the match after he levelled the score 2-2 But then Sharath struggling in the fifth won on the seventh game point Leading 3-2 Sharath found the going good and wrapped up the match soon after Sreeja on the other hand had to toil against teammate Ayhika Mukherjee in the first womens singles semifinals In the evenly poised match the Hyderabad woman won the sixth game when Ayhika deuced Mouma had entered the final with a 4-1 verdict against PSPBs Reeth Risyha Haryana and RSPB benefit Haryana RBI and the Railways shared the gold medals on offer in doubles events In the all-Haryana mens doubles final Sourav Saha and Wesely Do Rosario defeated teammates Soumyajit Ghosh and Jubin Kumar 3-2 In the womens doubles Sreeja and Ayhika combined well to outsmart RSPBs Takeme Sarkar and Prapti Sen to win the title 3-2 and in the mixed event final Akash Pal and Prati Sen beat Haryanas Soumyajit Ghosh and Suhana Saini 3-1 Results Mens Singles Final A Sharath Kamal PSPB bt G Sathiyan PSPB 7-11 12-10 9-11 7-11 12-10 11-9 11-6 Semifinals Sharath Kamal PSPB bt Manush Shah Guj 9-11 11-5 12-10 7-11 18-16 11-8 G Sathiyan PSPB bt Sanil Shetty PSPB 11-6 11-4 11-7 11-5Womens Singles Final Sreeja Akula RBI bt Mouma Das PSPB 11-8 11-13 12-10 11-8 11-6 Semifinals Akula Sreeja RBI Ayhika Mukherjee RBI 12-10 8-11 11-8 11-9 3-11 12-10 Mouma Das PSPB bt Reeth Rishya PSPB 11-9 11-7 5-11 11-5 12-10Mens Doubles Final Sourav SahaWesley Do Rosaria Har bt Soumyajit GhoshJubin Kumar Har 11-5 4-11 11-9 7-11 11-8Womens Doubles Final Sreeja AkulaAyhika Mukherjee RBI bt Takeme SarkarPrapti Sen RSPB 3-11 11-9 11-5 12-10Mixed Doubles Final Akash PalPrapti Sen RSPB bt Soumyajit GhoshSuhana Saini Har 9-11 11-7 11-9 11-7 PTI ATK PDS PDS
