Chandigarh, December 27
Abhinav Belwal and Pelf won the men’s and women’s titles on the concluding day of the 35th Chandigarh State Table Tennis Championship-2022 for Sardar Gurmeet Singh Grewal Memorial Trophy held at the Sector 50 Sports Complex.
Belwal of AG Punjab defeated Sunil Ahuja of AG Punjab 11-4 16-14 11-9 11-7 to win the title. In the semifinals, Belwal faced a tough resistance from Rachit Chopra before winning by 11-7 11-8 7-11 9-11 9-11 12-10 11-7, while Ahuja registered a comeback win (7-11 11-7 11-5 9-11 11-3 13-11) over Ankush. In the quarterfinals, Ahuja defeated Sahil Sharma 11-4 11-7 11-7, Belwal outplayed Samarth 11-5 11-4 8-11 11-9, Chopra defeated Rishabh Kumar 11-4 8-11 12-10 8-11 12-10 and Ankush overpowered Aggarwal 11-7 7-11 12-14 14-12 11-7.
Pelf defeats Neha
In the women’s final, Pelf registered a comeback win (6-11 11-8 13-11 11-8 11-7) over Neha. Before setting up the title clash, Neha defeated Teetiksha 11-6 11-8 11-8 11-13 11-8 and Pelf outplayed Vani 11-7 11-9 11-9 3-11 12-10. In the quarterfinals, Vani defeated Deevanshi 11-6 11-7 8-11 10-12 11-3 and Neha managed to defeat Paavan 11-8 4-11 13-11 6-11 11-9. Pelf easily defeated Mansi 11-4 12-10 11-6 and Teetiksha logged a narrow 11-8 11-9 6-11 9-11 11-5 win over Cherrish.
Cherrish- Samarth win mixed doubles title
The pair of Cherrish and Samarth won the mixed doubles title by overpowering a tough challenge by Vikas and Mansi. The tile winning pair won by 6-11 11-9 12-10 9-11 12-10. In the semis, Vikas and Mansi defeated Rishabh and Naina 11-9 5-11 11-9 11-7, while Cherrish and Samarth overpowered Pelf and Pritish 11-6 11-7 11-8.
The team of Teetiksha and Vani won the women’s doubles final by defeating Deevanshi and Mansi 12-10 11-7 11-4. Earlier, they defeated Cherrish and Kirti 11-9 12-10 9-11 6-11 11-8 before moving into the final. In the second semis match, Deevanshi and Mansi defeated Neha and Pelf 11-6 8-11 4-11 15-13 11-8. In the men’s doubles final, Arnav and Samarth logged a comeback win of 5-11 12-10 11-6 10-12 11-3 over Rishabh and Rachit to claim the title. In the semis, Arnav and Samarth defeated Vishal and Ankush 11-6 11-7 12-14 11-8, whereas Rishabh and Rachit overpowered Sachit and Pawan 11-9 12-10 4-11 6-11 11-3.
