Sayali bags double crown, Jennifer finishes runners-up

In the ongoing competition at Subhedar Hall in Ravinagar, hosted by Nagpur District Table Tennis Association (NDTTA), Sayali defeated 12th seed Jennifer Varghese of Nagpur 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8 in the final match of the Under-19 girls category. On Saturday, she had won the women's category title by defeating top seed Pritha Vartikar of Pune.

Earlier in the semi-final match, Sayali defeated Urvi Churi 11-7, 11-4, 12-10 while Jennifer caused a major upset by defeating top seed Pritha Vartikar of Pune 11-13, 9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 12-10 and knocking her out of the tournament.

Kushal beat top seed Sharvey to win the trophy

In the final match of the Under -19 boys age group, Kushal Chopra of Nashik faced top seed Sharvey Samant. Third seed Kushal dominated Sharvey from the beginning of the match and eventually won the title by winning 11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8. Earlier in the semi-final, he defeated Dhruv Shah 8-11, 11-8, 16-14, 11-7. In the second semi-final, Sharvey registered an easy win over Kaustubh Girgaonkar 11-8, 11-3, 11-9.

Chief referee Mangesh Mopkar, Secretary of MSTTA Adv. Ashutosh Potnis, Chairman of Nagpur Nagari Sahakari Bank Sanjay Bhende, Kiran Gadkari, Mukund Kamble and others present in the prize distribution ceremony.

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