CHANDIGARH, AUG 5 :Petroleum Sports Promotion Board is poised to win the men’s as well as women’s singles titles in the 38th All-India Inter-Institutional Table Tennis Championship being conducted at Ambajhgri (Napur).
According to information received here, all finalists in the men’s and women’s singles belong to PSPB. The challenge for men’s singles title will be between Subhajit Saha and Soumyadeep Roy. In semi-finals played in the afternoon session, Subhajit Saha snuffed out the challenge of Sourav Chakraborty of Railway Sports Promotion Board by 5-11, 13-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8 while Soumyadeep Roy got the better of his colleague A Amalraj by 11-6, 10-12, 11-4, 6-11, 11-4, 11-9.
In the women’s singles semi-finals, Madhurika Paatkar defeated her colleague K Shamini 11-6, 11-8, 11-9, 12-10 and Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) ousted Sushmita Roy, also of PSPB 15-11, 11-9, 9-11, 5-11, 11-6, 11-3.
Earlier, Subhajit Saha, A Amalraj and Soumyadeep Roy, all of PSPB, and Sourav Chakraborty from Railway Sports Promotion Board qualified for the men’s singles semi-final.
Subhajit Saha defeated Raj Mondal (AAI) 11-9, 14-12, 11-9, 11-8 in the first men’s singles quarter-final match. The toughest quarter-final encounter was played between Sourav Chakraborth of Railway Sports Promotion Board and Zubin Kumar of Sports Promotion Board. Both fought for every point and the match was extended to seventh game after they were locked three-all. Sourav won 7-11, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 16-14, 11-8, 11-7.
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board also maintained their supremacy in the women’s singles as all four semi-finalists belong to their team. Those qualified for semi-finals were Madhurika Paatkar, K Shamini, Poulomi Ghatak and Sushmita Roy.
Results: Men’s singles (semi-finals): Subhajit Saha (PSPB) bt Sourav Chakraborty (RSPB) 5-11, 13-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8, Soumyadeep Roy (PSPB) bt A Amalraj (PSPB) 11-6, 10-12, 11-4, 6-11, 11-4, 11-9.
Quarter-finals: Subhajit Saha (PSPB) bt Raj Mondal (AAI) 11-9, 14-12,11-9, 11-8, Sourav Chakraborty (RSPB) bt Zubin Kumar (PSPB) 7-11, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 16-14, 11-8, 11-7, A Amalraj (PSPB) bt Sivananda Seshadri FCI)11-4, 11-6, 11-7, 11-6, Soumyadeep Roy (PSPB) bt Shubham Choudhary (PSPB) 11-9, 11-1, 11-6, 9-11, 12-10.
Women’s singles (semi-finals) Madhurika Paatkar (PSPB) bt K Shamini (PSPB) 11-6, 11-8, 11-9, 12-10, Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) bt Sushmita Roy (PSPB) 15-11, 11-9, 9-11, 5-11, 11-6, 11-3.
Quarter-finals: Madhurika Paatkar (PSPB) bt Montu Ghosh (PSPB) 11-8,11-6,11-4,11-5, K Shamini (PSPB) bt Kasturi Chakraborty (OIL), 11-7,11-4,11-6,11-7, Poulomi Ghatak (PSPB) bt Anindita Chakraborty (RSPB) 11-7,10-12,11-3,9-11,11-8,11-9, Sushmita Roy (PSPB) bt Soumi Mondal (RSPB) 11-9, 12-10,12-10, 9-11, 11-5.