CHANDIGARH, SEPT 25 :Oil India Limited authoritatively lifted women’s team championship after outplaying Indian Oil Corporation by 3-0 in the final of the All-India Public Sector Undertaking Table Tennis Championship being hosted by Airport Authority of India at the Sector 23 Table Tennis Hall here Thursday.
Mouma Das was given a winning start to OIL as she defeated K Shamini 11-6, 13-11, 8-11, 11-8 in the first singles. Nandita Saha further consolidated the position for OIL as she prevailed over Kasturi Chakraborty 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 in the second singles tie.
AV Nivedita of IOC tried to match Puja Sahasrabudhe but failed to last long as her rival won by 9-11, 11-6, 2-11, 8-11 in the third and deciding singles.
Earlier, holders Oil and Natural Gas Commission were stunned by Oil India Limited in the women’s team championship singles semi-final.
Defending champions Air India will meet Oil India Limited in the men’s team championship final.
Olympian Sharat Kamal won both his matches but failed to extricate his team from the jaws of defeat as their opponents Air India snatched an exciting 3-2 verdict in the men’s team championship semi-final. Sanil Shetty gave Air India lead by beating S Ghosh 11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 13-11. The lead shortlived as Sharat Kamal restored parity for IOCL by outpointing 8-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-3. With Aniket prevailing over Rajeev Ghai 9-11, 4-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-4 Air India again forged ahead. Commonwealth Games gold medalist Sharat Kamal defeated Sanil Shetty 11-4, 11-7, 11-7 to put IOCL at par 2-all. In the deciding singles Pathik Mehta clinched the win for Air India as he rallied to beat S Ghosh 6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 13-11.
In the second team championship semi-final, Oil India Limited by 3-2. Devash Karia gave a sterling performance as he won both his matches. In the first singles he defeated Amal Raj 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9. In the last singles he accounted for R Das 11-9, 11-9, 11-5.
India Oil Corporation pulled off a big upset by stunning defending champions Oil and Natural Gas Corporation by 3-0. In the second team championship semi-final, Oil India Limited blanked Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited by 3-0.
Olympian Neha Aggarwal, of Bharat Petroleum Corporation, who represented India in the Beijing Olympics, lost both her matches as BPCL were blanked by their rivals.
Results:
Women team championship (final): OIL bt IOC 3-0 (Mouma Das bt K Shamini 11-6, 13-11, 8-11, 11-8, Nandita Saha bt Kasturi Chakraborty 11-8, 11-7, 11-6, Puja Sahasrabudhe bt AV Nivedita 11-9, 6-11, 11-2, 11-8).
(Semi-finals): OIL bt BPCL 3-0 (Puja Sahasrabudhe bt Neha Aggarwal 11-3, 11-7, 11-8, Mouma Das bt Sushmita 7-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6, Nandita Saha bt Chanchal 11-1, 11-2, 11-3).
IOC bt ONGC 3-0 (K Shamini bt Mousami 11-6, 11-8, 12-10, Kasturi Chakraborty bt Madhukira 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, A V Nivedita bt Vishakha 11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5).
Men team championship:
Semi-finals: Air India bt IOCL 3-2 (Sanil Shetty bt S Ghosh 11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 13-11, Pathik Mehta lost to Sharat Kamal 8-11, 11-8, 3-11, 3-11, Aniket Koparkar bt Rajeev Ghai 9-11, 4-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-4, Sanil Shetty lost to Sharat Kamal 4-11, 7-11, 7-11, Pathik Mehta bt S Ghosh 6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 13-11).
OIL bt ONGC 3-2 (Devesh Karia bt A Amal Raj 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, Subhajit Saha bt R Das 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 14-12, Zubin Kumar lost to S Chaudhry 8-11, 3-11, 2-11, A Amal Raj bt Subhajit Saha 11-8, 12-10, 14-12, Devesh Karia bt R Das 11-9, 11-9, 11-5).
(Q-finals): Men: Air India bt LIC 3-0 (Sanil Shetty bt R Rajesh 11-2, 11-8, 11-6, Pathik Mehta bt Vijay Biswade 11-9, 11-8, 11-9, Aniket Koparkar bt Zabarjit Singh 11-6, 11-5, 11-7).
IOCL bt BSNL 3-0 (S Raman bt Saurab Pardhan 15-13, 11-6, 11-7, Sharat Kamal bt Janak Raj 11-6, 11-9,11-1, Somyajit Ghosh bt Nilesh Vaid 11-8, 13-11, 11-8).
OIL bt Airport Authority of India 3-0 (Devesh Karia bt Raj Mondal 10-12, 11-5, 12-10, 11-8, S Shah bt Harmeet Desai 7-11, 11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, Zubin Kumar bt Navaneeth 11-5, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9).
ONGC bt FCI 3-1 (R Das bt PS Raja 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, A Anoc Ron bt Sivananda 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 12-10, S Chaudhy lost to Sameer 6-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 9-11, A Anoc Ron bt PS Raja 14-12, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10).