Itanagar, May 15: Yet again, the Indian girls displayed their regional supremacy with a clean slate to lead the single-group chart and win gold in the Under-19 team in the South Asian Youth Table Tennis at the Dorjee Khandu Indoor Stadium today.

In their last round-robin match, India beat Sri Lanka 3-0 to earn the gold medal and book their tickets to Doha for the Asian Youth Championships in July. Joining the Indians in Doha will be the girls from Sri Lanka. Maldives and Nepal, who finished in that order behind Lanka, will satisfy themselves with the bronze medals.

The Indian U-19 squad, comprising Yashaswini Ghorpade, Suhana Saini, Taneesha Kotecha and Jennifer Varghese, registered four 3-0 wins over their rivals in the five-team group, as was expected, for the top-of-podium finish.

In the Under-19 Boys, however, Nepal upstaged Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in a three-way tie to win gold and ensure their trip to Doha. Sri Lanka edged Bangladesh out on decimal points to follow Nepal to Qatar. Bangladesh and the Maldives ended their campaign with bronze.

Similarly, the Indian domination continued in the Under-15 Boys section as they led the single-group team events to take the gold. They did a clinical job, beating their opponents with an identical margin of 3-0 in the four matches they had to play. The team consisted of P.B. Abhinand, Priyanuj Bhattacharya and Punit Biswas. The Sri Lankans settled for silver, while Bangladeshis and Maldivians received the bronze medals.

The inevitable happened in the Under-15 Girls section, too. The Indians, led by Jennifer Varghese, Sayanika Maji and Avisha Karmakar, held sway over their neighbouring rivals, winning all their matches against their opponents 3-0. Following them on the medal podium were silver medallists Nepal and bronze winners Maldives and Sri Lanka.

Thus, India started their gold-winning spree with three team medals. Nepal bagged the fourth gold on offer on the second day of the championships.

The Indian U-19 Boys, who had already qualified after their top-four-team finish in the Asian Juniors in Laos last year, will join the fray in the individual events beginning tomorrow. 

Results (Team):

Under-19 Boys: Round 3: Nepal bt Maldives 3-2 (Gole Bishal lost to Akhyar Khalid 5-11, 6-11, 9-11, Bania Bishwo bt Mohamed Thabin 15-13, 12-10, 11-7, Sujan Gadal bt Zeek Hassan 11-8, 11-7, 11-9, Baniya Bishwo lost to Akhyar Ahmed 5-11, 6-11, 5-11, Gole Bishal bt Mohamed Thabin 11-6, 12-10, 11-9); Bangladesh bt Sri Lanka 3-2 (Bawm Ramhim bt Vinuka Gunawardena 13-11, 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8, Ridoy Mohutasin bt Thisum Gamage 11-3, 11-4, 7-11, 15-13, Hasib Hashem lost to Gesandu Peiris 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, Bawm Ramhim lost to Thisum Gamage 5-11, 2-11, 5-11, Ridoy Mohutasin bt Vinuka Gunawardena 7-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5, 11-7).

Under-19 Girls: Round 3: India bt Nepal 3-0 (Suhana Saini bt Evana Magar 11-8, 6-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-6, Yashaswini Ghorpade bt Biyanka Rai 11-3, 11-5, 11-7, Taneesha Kotecha bt Diya Deula 11-6, 11-3, 11-6); Maldives bt Bangladesh 3-0 (Malaak Muizzu bt Sai Khoy Marma 14-16, 12-10, 11-13, 13-11, 11-7, Fathimath Ali bt Oishe Rohman 11-6, 11-8, 11-7, Mishka Ibrahim bt Resmi Tanchangya 11-8, 11-7, 11-8).

Round 4: India bt Maldives 3-0 (Yashaswini Ghorpade bt Malaak Binthi 11-3, 11-5, 11-7, Taneesha Kotecha bt Fathimath Ali 11-3, 11-4, 11-6, Jennifer Varghese bt Mishka Ibrahim 11-2, 11-6, 11-6); Sri Lanka bt Nepal 3-2 (Divya Gamage bt Biyanka Rai 11-9, 11-9, 13-11, Lesanya Sethumdee lost to Evana Magar 7-11, 11-6, 8-11, 9-11, Nadithi Annadige lost to Diya Deula 3-11, 7-11, 9-11, Lesanya Sethumdee bt Biyanka Rai 7-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8, Divya Gamage bt Evana Magar 11-9, 11-9, 11-3).

Round 5: Indian bt Sri Lanka 3-0 (Yashaswini Ghorpade bt Lesanya Sethumdee 11-1, 11-6, 11-3, Suhana Saini bt Divya Gamage 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, Taneesha Kotecha bt Rehansa Annadige 11-2, 11-4, 19-17); Nepal bt Bangladesh 3-1 (Evana Magar bt Oishe Rohman 12-14, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6, Diya Deula lost to Sai Khoy Marma 11-6, 11-13, 6-11, 6-11, Biyanka Rai bt Resmi Tanchangya 15-13, 11-4, 11-8, Evana Magar bt Sai Khoy Marma 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5).

Under-15 Boys: Round 3: India bt Maldives 3-0 (Priyanuj Bhattacharya bt Umyr Mohamed 11-7, 11-5, 11-3, PB Abhinand bt Awn Ibrahim 11-3, 11-2, 11-4, Priyanuj/Punit Biswas bt Ymyr/Awn 11-3, 11-5, 11-3); Bangladesh bt Nepal 3-0 (Hasib Hashem bt Saurav Khadka 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-6, Rahman Mhatabur bt Siddhartha Tamang 10-12, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9, Hasib/Rahman bt Siddhartha/Saurav 11-5, 11-8, 11-3).

Round 4: Sri Lanka bt Maldives 3-0 (Mohamed Akram bt Umyr Mohamed 11-5, 11-1, 11-5, Janith Batugedara bt Awn Ibrahim 11-7, 11-9, 11-8, Janith/Akram bt Umyr/Awn 11-5, 10-12, 11-4, 11-7); India bt Bangladesh 3-0 (Punit Biswas bt Rahman Mhatabur 11-2, 11-4, 11-5, PB Abhinand bt Rahman Mohamed 11-5, 11-2, 11-2, Priyanuj/Abhinand bt Rahman/Tahmidur 11-5, 11-4, 14-12).

Round 5: India bt Sri Lanka 3-0 (Priyanuj Bhattacharya bt Mohamed Akram 11-8, 11-8, 11-6, PB Abhinand bt Janith Batugedara 11-3, 11-7, 11-5, Abhinand/Priyanuj bt Akram/Janith 11-8, 11-6, 11-4); Nepal bt Maldives 3-0 (Saurav Khadka bt Umyr Mohamed 11-9, 8-11, 11-3, 11-5, Siddhartha Tamang bt Awn Ibrhim 9-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5, Siddhartha/Saurav bt Umyr/Md Zaaim 11-8, 11-7, 11-7).

Under-15 Girls: Round 3: India bt Sri Lanka 3-0 (Jennifer Varghese bt Shamalsha Perera 11-7, 11-2, 6-11, 11-8, Aavisha Karmakar bt Kavindya Tamadi 10-12, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-7, Jennifer/Sayanika Maji bt Kavindya/Mudiya Jayasinghe 11-5, 11-4, 11-8); Bangladesh bt Maldives 3-2 (Jannat Musrat bt Aishath Zaara 11-4, 11-3, 9-11, 11-6, Asma Khatun lost to Mishka Ibrahim 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 8-11, 6-11, Jannat/Asma bt Mishka/Aishath Nafiz 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-3, Jannat Musrat bt Mishka Ibrahim 6-11, 12-14, 9-11, Asma Khatun bt Aishath Zaara 11-7, 11-9, 11-8).

Round 4: India bt Maldives 3-0 (Sayanika Maji bt Aishath Nafiz 11-4, 11-2, 11-1, Jennifer Varghese bt Mishka Ibrahim 11-2, 11-5, 11-5, Jennifer/Avisha bt Mishka /Aishath Zaara 11-3, 11-2, 11-5); Sri Lanka bt Nepal 3-2 (Kavindya Tamad bt Sushmita Khadka 11-6, 7-11, 11-3, 6-11, 15-13, Shamalsha Perera lost to Subhashree Shrestha 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, Kavindya/SM Jayasinghe lost to Sushmita/Subhashree 5-11, 5-11, 10-12, Kavindya Tamad bt Subhashree Shrestha 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, Sham Halawathage bt Sushmita Khadka 11-9, 11-13, 11-4, 11-6).

Round 5: India bt Nepal 3-0 (Sayanika Maji bt Subhashree Shrestha 11-4, 11-4, 11-3, Jennifer Varghese bt Suwal Karina 11-2, 11-6, 11-5, Jennifer/Avisha Karmakar bt Subhashree/Suwal 11-2, 13-11, 11-3; Sri Lanka bt Bangladesh 3-0 (Shamalsha Perera bt Jannat Musrat 11-6, 11-2, 11-9, Kavindya Tamandi bt Asma Khatun 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7, Mudiya Jayasinghe/Kavindya bt Jannat/Asma 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9).