Ankur emerges as the Youth National Champion

Kolkata, January 14: Ankur Bhattacharjee emerged as the Youth Boys Under-19 champion when he defeated state mate Bodhisatwa Chaudhury 4-0 in the final to hoist the winner's trophy in the 85th edition of the UTT Inter-State Youth and Junior National Table Tennis Championships at the Netaji Indoor Stadium today.

Ankur was close to claiming the title in the previous edition at Chennai. But he lost in the semifinals. However, the 18-year-old had the privile

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Bengal on top of the podium; UP boys settle for silver

Kolkata, January 13: There was no surprise about the outcome. But the only thing the teams and the spectators would have been curious about was the margin of victory. Unfortunately, killing their inquisitiveness, hosts West Bengal beat Uttar Pradesh in the Under-19 team final in the 85th edition of the UTT Inter-State Youth and Junior National Table Tennis Championships at the Netaji Indoor Stadium this afternoon.

So authoritative were the boys that the

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Bengal and UP enter the team final

Kolkata, January 12: West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh will clash for the coveted team title tomorrow in the 85th edition of the UTT Inter-State Youth and Junior National Table Tennis Championships at the Netaji Indoor Stadium.

In the first semifinal, the hosts beat Tamil Nadu 3-0, and UP defeated the National Centre for Excellence (NCOE) 3-1 in the second today.

Ankur Bhattacharjee, as usual, put Bengal 1-0 up with his fast-paced gam

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Bengal and other top teams enter pre-quarters

Kolkata, January 11: West Bengal made a bold statement and sealed the Under-19 Boys top qualification spot in the team event of the 85th edition of the UTT Inter-State Youth and Junior National Table Tennis Championships at the Netaji Indoor Stadium today.

In their group A match, West Bengal thrashed Punjab 3-0 and followed it up with a similar verdict against Kerala. In achieving the first target, Ankur Bhattacharjee, Shankhadip Das, and Bodhisatwa Cha

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Bengal U-19 boys upbeat about claiming team title

Kolkata, January 10: The young team of West Bengal girls was not up to the mark and missed a podium finish in the ongoing 85th edition of the UTT Inter-State Youth and Junior National Table Tennis Championships at the Netaji Indoor Stadium. But their boys’ squad is upbeat to make up for the loss and bring back smiles to the faces of the hosts and into the limelight in the second leg of the championships starting tomorrow.

Led by Ankur Bhattacharje

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