Repeat performance by Sathiyan and Suthirtha

Durgapur, November 2: PSPB’s G. Sathiyan and Suthirtha Mukherjee emerged as the singles champions in the men women’s categories in theNational Ranking (East Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the Sidhu Kanu Indoor Stadium, City Centre, for back to back titles here today.

Sathiyan defeated Soumyajit Ghosh and Suthirtha downed Krittwika Sinha Roy of Airpors Authority of India by the same 4-1 margin in the finals. Both had claimed the champion

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Manika ousts women's top-seed Mouma; Ghosh in hot form

Durgapur, November 1: Despite a new-found confidence since winning the men’s singles title at Gandhidham, G. Sathiyan huffed and puffed his way into the semifinal beating team mate Sourav Saha in the National Ranking (East Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the Sidhu Kanu Indoor Stadium, City Centre here today.

The PSPB lad beat Saha 4-3 (11-8, 3-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 4-11, 11-6) but Sathiyan had to really toil for the win. In contrast, former na

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Delhi's Utkarsh Gupta wins Junior title; Akula is girls' champion

Durgapur, October 31: Utkarsh Gupta, the boy from Delhi, won the season’s first title beating Maharashtra’s Ravindra Kotiyan in the final of the Junior Boys category at the National Ranking (East Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the Sidhu Kanu Indoor Stadium, City Centre here today.

The win, coming after a long period for the Delhi lad, has not only reiterated the talent he possesses but must have upped his confidence to a different leve

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Upsets galore in Junior Girls section

Durgapur, October 30: Top-seeded Anirban Ghosh from West Bengal and second seeded Manav Thakkar of PSPBA entered the quarterfinals of the National Ranking (East Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the Sidhu Kanu Indoor Stadium, City Centre here today.

But third seed Sanishe Ambekar of Maharashtra was eliminted by Haryana’s Ayush Tayal, who was a qualifier.Tayal beat Ambedkar 3-2 (7-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9). In Junior Girls, Delhi’s Harsha

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Manav, Shrushti emerge junior champions

Durgapur, October 29: After his fine title wins at Central and West Zone events, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board’s Manav Thakkar followed them up with yet another title at the National Ranking (East Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the Sidhu Kanu Indoor Stadium, City Centre here today.

Thakkar defeated West Bengal’s Jeet Chandra 4-2 in what was a bit one-sided affair. The sub-junior girls’ crown went to Srushti Haleangadi who misse

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