SPORTS REPORTER
JAMMU: The semifinals position has been cleared in the junior boys’ singles events in the 36th State Table Tennis Championship, organised by J and K Table Tennis Association at Indoor Complex, MA Stadium, here on Thursday.
Ritvik, Sunpreet, Divyam and Manandeep have made it to the last four stages of the competition. Earlier, in the quarterfinals, Ritvik beat Anuj Gupta 3-1 (11-08, 11-08, 08-11, 11-09) while Sunpreet defeated Sidhanshu in straight sets of 11-07, 11-08, 11-08.
In other quarterfinals, Divyam trounced Abhay Koul in easy straight sets of 11-03, 11-04, 11-06 and Manandeep registered a 3-1 (11-07, 11-08, 08-11, 11-09) win against Amber.
Meanwhile, as per the organisers the finals would be played on Friday which would be followed by the valedictory function.
Other results:
Men’s Second Round: Hanumant beat Arush Kelu 11-9, 9-11,11-7,11-8; Asad defeated Sidanshu 11-08, 11-08, 11-07; Sandeep trounced Ankit Sharma 11-04, 11-07, 11-8; Shorya blanked Propkar 11-03, 11-07, 11-08; Basu outplayed Sandeep Luthra 11-07, 11-06, 11-08; Kumar Tarun downed Manjot (Poonch) 11-07, 11-08, 11-9; Ketan overpowered Anuj 11-09, 09-11, 11-07, 11-08; Mandeep defeated Tushar 11-09, 09-11, 11-07, 11-08; Gurvinder beat Ishaan 11-07, 11-08, 11-09; Ritvik trounced Hitanshu 11-09, 11-08, 11-09; Amber blanked Aditya 11-07, 11-08, 11-09.
Youth boys’ quarterfinals: Jayesh beat Arnav 11-09,11-07,11-04; Adhiraj defeated Sunpreet 11-06, 06-11, 11-07, 07-11,11-08; Manandeep blanked Divyam 11-09, 09-11,11-08,11-07; Ritvik Gupta outplayed Ketan 11-07,11-08, 11-06.