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This is an archive article published on July 11, 2010

Le Meridien table tennis: top seeds to clash in title match

The Junior Boys final of the Le Meridien Trophy Table Tennis Tournament will see the top two seeds clashing for the title at the Deccan Gymkhana today.

The Junior Boys final of the Le Meridien Trophy Table Tennis Tournament will see the top two seeds clashing for the title at the Deccan Gymkhana today. First seed Chinmay Datar beat fifth seed Adwait Brahme comfortably in five sets,while his second-seeded counterpart Neel Joshi was pushed to the limit by surprise semifinalist Varun Shastri.

Shastri shocked his higher-ranked opponent in the first set of the match,winning it 11-9. However,Joshi recovered and bounced back strongly,taking the next three consecutive sets,although they were closely fought. The sixth seed refused to back down in spite of this setback,and edged the next two sets 13-11 each to tie the match. The second seed managed to maintain his composure to win the decider 11-6 and book his place in the final.

In the Girls semifinal,top seed Tanvi Lapalikar was given a scare by fourth seed Chaitrali Bokil,who won the first two sets 11-9,11-8. She proved her mettle,however,taking the next four consecutive sets,including a marathon fifth set,which she finally won 15-13 to set up a title clash against third seed Manasi Munj.

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Munj pulled off a minor upset in the semifinals,upsetting her second-seeded namesake Manasi Chajed in five sets. The Pune lass was in fine form and dominated from the outset,winning all the sets comfortably except the second one,which she narrowly lost 12-10.

Results:
Jr Boys {under 17yrs} Semi Finals

1. Chinmay Datar {1} bt Adwait Brahme {5} 11-6,11-7,11-8,6-11,11-5

2. Neel Joshi {2} bt Varusn Shashtri {6} 9-11,12-10,11-8,11-9,11-13,11-3,11-6 {4-3 games}

Jr Boys {under 17yrs} Quarter Finals..

1. Adwait Brahme [5 bt Aniket Gulawani {4}11-8.,9-11,11-7,11-9,11-7

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2. Varun Shashtri {6} bt Shubhankar Ranade{3} 11-7,5-11,11-9,11-9,11-7

3. Neel Joshi {2} bt Rohan Kulkarni {7} 11-6,11-9,8-11,11-7,9-11,6-11,11-9

4. Chinmay Datar bt Dhruva Kaluskar 11-4,11-6,9-11,11-6,11-9

Jr Girls {under 17yrs} Semi Finals

Manasi Munj {3} bt Manasi Chajed {2} 11-4,10-12,11-8,11-8,11-3

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Tanvi Lapalikar {1} bt Chaitrali Bokil {4} 9-11,8-11,13-11,11-9,15-13,13-11

Jr Girls {under 17yrs} Quarter Finals

1. Manasi Munj bt Prachi Ghumatkar { 11-6,11-6,11-6,11-1}

2. Chaitrali bokil {4} bt Shweta Khatavkar

11-13,11-5,11-8,8-11,11-4,11-9

3. Manasi Chajed bt Madhura Phutane 11-3,12-10,4-11,6-11,11-9,11-2

4. Tanvi Lapalikar bt Ujwala Gaikwad 11-7,13-11,11-7,11-8

Youth Boys {Under 20 yrs} Round 1

Aniket Gulawani bt Kedar Kulkarni 11-2,11-7,11-8

Mahavir Bhandari bt Adwait Kokane 11-7,11-5,13-11

Chirayu Bapat bt Akash sabakude 13-11,10-12,11-4,11-5

Adwait Brahme bt Athashree Thube 11-5,11-6,11-7

Varun Shashtri bt Yash Kabra 11-3,11-8,11-3

Nitish Sapre bt Nikhil Kalsekar 11-3,11-8,11-9

Akash Deshpande bt Ninad Mandke 11-1,11-5,11-4

Arjun Gokhale bt Mihir Naik 1-6,11-7,11-8

Aditya Patil bt Parth Mantri 11-2,11-4,11-3

Siddarth Lohapatre bt Sukay Kulkarni 1-7,11-5,11-5

Harlak Singh bt Aniket Kelkar 9-11,11-9,11-5,11-5

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