CHANDIGARH, AUG 23 : Manisha Sharma of Patiala claimed the youth girls and women’s single titles while Kartik Dogra of Jalandhar emergedd winner in the junior boys and youth boys singles finals of the ANSAL API Punjab State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament hosted by Mohali District Table Tennis Association under patronage of Punjab Table Tennis Association at the Sector 23 Table Tennis Hall 23 here on Saturday.
Vikram Aditya of Amritsar beat Rohit Mahajan of Punjab State Electricity Board. in straight four games 11-8,11-6,11-4, 11-6 in the men’s singles final.Down by a game Manisha Sharma staged fine rally to overpower Nirdosh of Ludhiana by 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-2 in the women’s singles final.
Results: Men’s singles (final): Vikram Aditya (ASR) bt Rohit Mahajan (PSEB) 11-8,11-6,11-4,11-6. Semi-finals: Vikram Aditya (ASR) bt Hitesh Dogra(JAL) 5-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5, Rohit Mahajan (PSEB) bt Sahil Sharma (LDH) 11-3, 11-8, 11-7,11-7. Quarter-finals: Hitesh Dogra (JAL) bt Rahul Malhotra (ASR) 11-13, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7, Sahil Sharma (LDH) bt. Janak Raj (ASR) 11-5, 6-11, 12-10, 6-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, Rohit Mahajan (PSEB) bt. Kapil Kundra (ASR) 11-9, 11-4, 11-8, Vikram Aditya (ASR) bt. Piyush Pujara (JAL) 11-7, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6.
Women’s singles (final): Manisha Sharma(PTA) bt Nirdosh (LDH) 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-2. Semi-finals: Manisha Sharma (PTA) bt Rajani Gupta (ASR) 5-11, 13-11, 12-10, 11-7, Nirdosh (LDH) bt. Charu (JAL) 11-8, 11-8, 11-6. Quarter-finals: Nirdosh (LDH) bt Mandakani (ASR) 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, Manisha Sharma (PTA) bt. Akanksha (ASR) 14-12, 11-7, 11-3, Charu (JAL) bt. Meena (ASR) 12-10, 11-4, 5-11, 11-9, Rajani Gupta (ASR) bt. Aruna (ASR) 11-2, 11-6, 11-3.
Youth boys (final): Kartik Dogra (JAL) bt. Rahul Malhotra (ASR) 11-6, 11-9. 11-8.
Semi-finals: Rahul Malhotra (ASR) bt. Sahil Sekri (FZP) 11-8, 12-10, 8-11, 11-3, Kartik Dogra (JAL) bt Sumit Dogra (JAL) 13-11, 11-9, 11-9, Quarter-finals: Sahil Sekri (FZP) bt. Hitesh Dogra (JAL) 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, Rahul Malhotra (JAL) bt. Munish Saini (PTA) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6, Kartik Dogra (JAL) bt Piyush Pujara (JAL) 11-6, 9-11, 11-8, Sumit Dogra (JAL) bt. Piyush Chadda (JAL) 11-7, 12-10, 11-9.
Youth girls (final): Manisha Sharma (PTA) bt. Nirdosh (LDH) 14-12, 11-9, 11-6. Semi-finals: Manisha Sharma (PTA) bt. Ruchi Kalia (JAL) 5-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-2, 11-8, Nirdosh (LDH) bt. Akanksha (ASR) 13-15, 11-13, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5. Quarter-finals: Ruchi Kalia (JAL) bt. Love Preet (RPR) 11-6, 7-11, 11-9, 13-11, Nirdosh Sood (LDH) bt Meena (ASR) 15-13, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, Akanksha (ASR) bt Kanchan (RPR) 11-6, 13-11, 11-4, Manisha(PTA) bt Kirti Aggarwal (LDH) 11-5, 11-8, 11-9.