Surbhi, Jhanvi to clash for title
SPORTS REPORTER
JAMMU: Surbhi and Jhanvi on Tuesday qualified for the women’s singles final and shall be taking on each other in the title clash on Wednesday in the ongoing Jammu District Table Tennis Championship at Indoor Complex, MA Stadium, here.
Earlier, in the semifinals, Jhanvi trounced Shreya in straight close sets of 11-09, 11-08, 11-09 while Surbhi defeated Shazar in a well contested match that lasted for full five sets. Surbhi made it a 3-2 win in the best of five semifinals. The results: 11-09, 09-11, 11-09, 08-11, 11-09.
In the quarterfinal, played in the morning session, Jhanvi trounced Sonali easily 11-02, 11-02. Shreya beat Archita 11-05, 11-06 and Surbhi defeated Iknoor 11-08, 11-07. Shazar won her match against Bhavya beating latter 11-06, 11-09.
Meanwhile, semifinals position has been cleared in the men’s singles with Sandeep, Ritvik Gupta, Jayesh Singh and Adhiraj making it to the last four stages of the competition.
The results: Quarterfinals: Sandeep beat Vasu Dewan 11-05, 11-09, 11-08; Ritvik Gupta defeated Vishal Ghai 14-12, 11-09, 11-09; Jayesh Singh outplayed Manandeep Singh 11-05, 11-04, 11-01; Adhiraj blanked Divyam 11-09, 08-11, 11-08, 10-12,11-09.
In the meantime, the first round of boys’ competition also got underway on Tuesday. The results: Manmeet Singh beat Anirudh 11-06, 11-05, 11-08; Sandhanshu defeated Nitin 11-07, 07-11, 11-08, 11-06; Anuj Gupta trounced Ninad 14-12, 11-09, 11-06; Asad blanked Jatin 11-09, 07-11, 11-07, 11-08; Ashank outplayed Sohail 11-02, 11-02, 11-03; Sunpreet Singh beat Ketan 09-11, 08-11, 11-07, 11-08, 11-07; Arnav defeated Abheet 11-07, 11-08,11-06; Amber trounced Anirudh Bhargav 11-07, 11-08, 11-07.
The finals shall be played on Wednesday, followed by the prize distribution function at 5:00 PM, according organisers.
