Blue Buddha 1st Open Ahmedabad Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2019

 

Final Day:

Kausha, Dhairya complete double

Purvanshi,  Akshit open their title accounts

Kausha Bhairapure and Dhairya Parmar missed out on grand treble at the Blue Buddha 1st Open Ahmedabad Rankings Table Tennis Tournament 2019 here at Clob O7. Kausha lost in the Junior Girls final while Dhairya finished as Semifinalist in the Men’s section.

However, the day belonged to Purvanshi Acharya and Akshit Salva who won their respective first title in the category Junior Girls and Men’s Titles respectively.
Junior Girls final was easily the match of the day. Purvanshi won the first two games but Kausha bounced back to win next three. However, Purvanshi rejuvenated to win the best of seven game final 11-6 11-4 4-11 3-11 4-11 12-10
Kausha recovered from her loss quickly to take revenge in Youth Girls. Kausha defeated Purvanshi 11-5 11-9 11-5 10-12 11-5. Later, she bagged Women’s crown at the expense of Kavisha Shah 13-11 11-6 11-5 11-5.

Meanwhile, Akshit Salva opened his Men’s title account with an emphatic 11-6 11-3 11-5 11-6 win over Abhilash Raval. Akshit demonstrated his counterattacking skills and executed his plan to perfection, giving Abhilash no room in the 4-0 rout. Dhairya Parmar who lost in the Men’s semis, compensated with Youth Boys and Junior Boys titles. In the Junior Boys title round, Dhairya edged past Abhilash Raval 11-5 14-12 11-6 11-5. Few minutes later, in the Youth Boys final, Dhairya beat Akshit 9-11 11-8 7-11 11-9 11-6 11-2.

All Final Results:

Women’s:

Kausha Bhairapure bt Kavisha Shah 13-11 11-6 11-5 11-5

Youth G:

Kausha Bhairapure bt Purvanshi Acharya 11-5 11-9 11-5 10-12 11-5

Junior Girls:

Purvanshi Acharya bt Kausha Bhairapure 11-6 11-4 4-11 3-11 4-11 12-10 11-7

Sub Junior Girls:

Janya Parikh by Prisha Shah 4-11 11-3 11-8 11-8 11-8

Cadet girls:

Pratha Pawar bt Nidhi Prajapati 11-6 12-10 11-8 11-6

Men’s:

Akshit Savla bt Abhilash Raval 11-6 11-3 11-5 11-6

Youth Boys:

Dhairya Parmar bt Akshit Savla 9-11 11-8 7-11 11-9 11-6 11-2

Junior Boys:

Dhairya Parmar bt Abhilash Raval 11-5 14-12 11-6 11-5

Sub Junior Boys:

Anuj Joshi bt Sumit Nair 9-11 6-11 11-4 9-11 11-8 15–13 11-4

Cadet boys:

Himansh Dahiya bt Abhish Patel 8-11 11-9 11-5 11-2 11-13 11-3

Mini Cadet Boys:

Malav Panchal bt Vihan Tiwari 11-7 10-12 12-10 13-11 

 

Day – 2

Purvanshi, Kausha head for double header
Purvanshi Acharya and Kausha Bhairapure are set for double header as the young paddlers made to the Junior and Youth Girls finals of the Blue Buddha 1st Open Ahmedabad Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2019 here at Club O7.
Junior finals played in early afternoon saw Kausha, without much sweat, overpowered Anoushka Chatterjee 11-9 11-9 11-7 16-14. A few minutes later it was Purvanshi who celebrated her semifinal win. She defeated Janya Parikh with a 11-4 11-6 11-5 12-10 scoreline.
The Youth semifinals, played in the evening, had almost similar script. For second time in a day Kausha beat Anoushka Chatterjee. This time Kausha gave no room whatsoever as she romped home 11-6 11-7 11-6 11-3 in less than 15 minutes. Purvanshi, though, was made to fight for each point by Kavisha Shah. The match stretched over six games, was filled with rallies and forehand winners. Purvanshi won 11-6 13-15 11-8 11-8 13-11.
Interstingly, Purvanshi will be playing first final(s) of her career. “Last year I lost semis of both the categories. It is going to be a big moment (finals) for me,” said Purvanshi after her thrilling wins. As compared to last year Purvanshi looked much composed. The b-spectacled paddler made lot of variations in her service. “I mixed my services by keeping long and short, which made the difference. Besides, I kept attacking approach in this tournament, which is fetching me good results,” she added.
Meanwhile, Dhairya Parmar inched closer to yet another double. Having already booked berth in the Junior Boys final against Abhilash Raval, Dhairya also stormed into the Youth Boys final. The semifinal played on Friday, Dhairya needed four games to send Girish Jha packing 11-4 11-7 16-14 11-5. He will meet Akshit Savla, who advanced to the final at the expense of Abhilash Raval. In a closely fought contest, Akshit smartly kept the service returns short before going for a coutner-attack.
“I scored lot of points on his service, especially by counter-attacking,” said Akshit, after recording 11-8 8-11 12-10 11-9 11-5 win.
RESULTS
Junior Girls, Quarterfinals:
1) Purvanshi Acharya bt Soumya Devre 11-2 11-7 11-3 9-11 11-3
2) Anoushka Chatterjee bt Angel Parker 11-9 9-11 8-11 11-7 8-11 13-11 11-9
3) Janya Parikh bt Prisha Shah 11-8 5-11 11-4 10-12 11-1 11-6
4) Kausha Bhairapure bt Niyati w/o
Junior Girls, Semifinals:
1) Kausha Bhairapure bt Anoushka Chatterjee 11-9 11-9 11-7 -14
2) Purvanshi Acharya bt Janya Parikh 11-4 11-6 11-5 12-10
Youth Girls, Semifinals:
1) Kausha Bhairapure bt Anoushka Chatterjee 11-6 11-7 11-6 11-3
2) Purvanshi Acharya bt Kavisha Shah 11-6 13-15 11-8 11-8 13-11
Women’s, Quarterfinals:
1) Kausha Bhairapure bt Niyati Patel 11-2 11-1 11-1 11-1
2) Anoushka Chatterjee bt Zena Chipia Solanki 11-4 11-8 11-4 11-9
3) Purvanshi Acharya bt Krupa Shah 11-9 11-5 11-4 11-1
4) Kavisha Shah bt Angel Parker 11-4 10-12 11-9 11-8 12-10
Youth  Boys, Semifinals:
1) Akshit Savla bt Abhilash Raval 11-8 8-11 12-10 11-9 11-5
2) Dhairya Parmar bt Girish Jha 11-4 11-7 16-14 11-5

 

Day – 1

Dhairya, Abhilash in Junior Boys
AHMEDABAD: Dhairya Parmar and Abhilash Raval will lock horns in the Junior Boys final of the ongoing Blue Buddha 1st Open Ahmedabad Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2019 here at Club O7. In the semifinals played on Thursday, Dhairya beat Adit Shah while Abhilash halted the progress of Dev Patel.
Down 1-2 against Adit Shah, Dhairya changed gears in the fourth game with some attacking forehand shots. “From fourth game onwards, I accelerated a bit. I increased speed of my shots. And in the last game, I managed to hit winners on his first serve which allowed me to take  control of the table,” said Dhairya after completing a 11-13 11-4 9-11 11-7 11-6 11-4 win.
On the adjoining table Abhilash Raval outplayed Dev Patel with some superb display of slow forehand top-spin. Abhilash registered a 11-8 14-12 7-11 11-6 11-6 victory in less than 20 minutes.
“Dev was hitting quiet a few forehand top-spin winners but I managed to tackle him with my forehand slow topspin on his backhand,” said Abhilash, who stormed into his first Junior Boys final.
Earlier in the Sub Junior Boys section, Sumit Nair and Anuj Joshi got past Dahiya brothers in their individual penultimate round encounters. Sumit defeated Abhimanyu Dahiya in a closely fought encounter 11-4 4-11 11-8 11-9 9-11 11-9. On the adjoining table, in contrast,  Anuj got the better of Abhimanyu’s younger brother Himansh in straight games11-8 14-12 11-9 13-11.
Cadet Boys final will see Himansh Dahiya and Abhish Patel taking their respective positions on the opposite sides of the table.
Results:
Cadet Boys, Quarterfinals:
1) Himansh Dahiya bt Vihan Tiwari 11-8 11-2 11-5
2) Malav Panchal bt Aryan Patel 11-9 11-6 6-11 11-4
3) Jayneel Modi bt Jitmanyu Agrawal 11-1 11-5 11-3
4) Abhish Patel bt Aryan Kataria 11-5 7-11 11-9 11-4
Cadet Boys, Semifinals:
1) Himansh Dahiya bt Malav Panchal 11-4 15-13 12-10
2) Abhish Patel bt Jayneel Modi 11-8 10-12 11-9 7-11 11-7
Sub Junior, Quarterfinals:
1) Abhimanyu Dahiya bt Krishna Chandrakar 11-9 11-8 11-9
2) Sumit Nair bt Vivek Patel 11-6 5-11 10-12 11-3 15-13
3) Himansh Dahiya bt Manas Kevalramani 11-9 11-9 11-7
4) Anuj Joshi bt Pathik Bhavsar 11-5 11-6 11-5
Junior Boys, Quarterfinals:
1) Dhairya Parmar bt Vivek Patel 11-6 11-8 11-9 11-4
2) Pathik Shah bt Anuj Joshi 11-7 10-12 7-11 11-5 6-11 11-7 11-6
3) Dev Patel bt Sumit Nair 11-3 11-6 11-8 11-6
4) Abhilash Raval bt Abhimanyu Dahiya 11-7 11-3 11-3 11-4
Preview:

Dhairya, Kausha take pole position

After having an average start to their respective State Ranking Tournament (SRT) campaigns, Dhairya Parmar and Kausha Bhairapure will look to find solace in the district competition at the Blue Buddha 1st Ahmedabad Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2019 that gets underway at Club O7 on Thursday. Singles champions Dhairya and Kausha made clean sweeps in all the three – senior, youth and junior – categories they competed in last season.

Table Tennis Association of Ahmedabad (TTAA), have received more than 200 entries across twelve categories – Men, Women, Youth (U-21) Boys & Girls, Junior (U-18) Boys & Girls, Sub-Junior (U-15) Boys & Girls, Cadet (U-12) Boys & Girls and Mini Cadet (U-10) Boys & Girls.

First of the three Ahmedabad RT should provide the defending champions an ideal platform to warm-up for the next month’s third SRT scheduled at Gandhidham.

Notably, at the SRT in Surat couple of months ago Dhairya claimed Junior Boys’ title but went trophy-less in Jamnagar. At the other end, Kausha is yet to open her SRT trophy account this calendar year.

On paper, talented Kausha looks stronger than her opponents in all three – Women’s, Youth Girls and Junior Girls – categories. With her calm and composed display, Kausha has outplayed her opponents. However, last season’s runners-up Kavisha Shah, who lost the Women’s title narrowly, is likely to give Kausha a run for her points. So will Purvanshi Acharya and Zena Chipia-Solanki who have the potential to provide an element of surprise in the contest. Purvanshi can make it a little tough for Kausha in the Youth and Junior Girls’ sections as well.

For Dhairya too, it looks a little rosy but his perseverance will also be tested in the new season. Riyan Dutta, Akshit Savla and Dev Patel have strengthened their arsenal in the last few months and are up for the battle.

However, the Cadet girls’ section is likely to see some close, heart-stopping competition. Ahmedabad has the finest bunch when it comes to the smallest category – Cadet. Pratha Pawar will lead the pack, which also comprises Hiya Singh, Mobini Chatterjee and Kashish Dey who have displayed their talent in the State Ranking Tournaments.

Top-3 in each section

Men’s: 1. Dhairya Parmar; 2. Riyan Dutta; 3. Mohnish Dedhia

Women’s: 1. Kausha Bhairapure; 2. Kavisha Shah; 3. Purvanshi Acharya

Youth Girls: 1. Kausha Bhairapure; 2. Purvanshi Acharya; 3. Kavisha Shah

Youth Boys: 1. Dhairya Parmar; 2. Akshit Savla; 3. Ridham Amarniya

Junior Girls: 1. Kausha Bhairapure; 2. Janya Parikh; 3. Purvanshi Acharya

Junior Boys: 1. Dhairya Parmar; 2. Abhilash Raval; 3. Dev Patel

Sub-Junior Girls: 1. Janya Parikh; 2. Diya Sen; 3. Somya Devre

Sub-Junior Boys: 1. Abhimanyu Dahiya; 2. Anuj Joshi; 3. Himansh Dahiya

Cadet Girls: 1. Pratha Pawar; 2. Jiya Trivedi; 3. Yashita Agrawal

Cadet Boys: 1. Himansh Dahiya; 2. Abhish Patel; 3. Jayneel Modi

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