Blue Buddha 1st Open Ahmedabad Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2018

Concluding Day Report:

Day – 2 Report

Kaavya, Pratha Cadet Champions

Anuj and Angel walk away with Sub Junior titles

Kaavya Panjabi and Pratha Pawar were crowned Cadet boys’ and girls’
champions respectively at the Blue Buddha 1st Open Ahmedabad Table
Tennis Tournament 2018 played here at Club O7. Played on adjoining
tables, Kaavya needed five games to overcome Himansh Dahiya while
Pratha’s match against Namya Shah was stretched to thrilling seven
games.

Playing positive game from the first point, Kaavya played with lot of
aggression during his 11-8 12-10 4-11 11-9 11-5 win in the boys’
final. He was good on both the flanks, especially his backhand returns
that fetched him maximum points. Kaavya also kept Himansh busy before
hitting down the line winner.

On the adjoining table, Cadet girls title round encounter went down to
the wire. Super cool Pratha won 5-11 8-11 15-13 12-10 7-11 12-10 11-8.

Meanwhile, Anuj Joshi was crowned Sub Junior Boys’ champion. He
accounted for Abhimanyu Dahiya with a staggering 10-12 11-7 11-8 11-9
9-11 11-13 11-5 victory. Highlight of southpaw Anuj’s triumph was his
forehand topspin shots that troubled Abhimanyu throughout the match.
Anuj’s subtle variations in service made the difference.

Angel Parkar walked away with the Sub Junior Girls title at the
expense of Jaanya Parikh. Jaanya who had upset Anoushka Chatterjee in
Junior Girls section few minutes earlier, couldn’t lift her game and
was guilty of putting quite a few balls into the net. Angel, on the
other hand, was flawless with some excellent forehand winners giving
Jaanya no chance to return in her 9-11 11-7 11-9 13-11 11-9 win.

YOUTH BOYS

QUARTERFINALS

Dhairya Parmar beat Ridham Amaraniya 11-7 11-6 11-9 13-11
Dev Patel beat Riyan Dutta 6-11 11-8 9-11 11-5 11-5 11-6
Harsh Patel beat Girish Jha 11-6 8-11 11-6 11-9 7-11 14-12
Akshit Savla beat Abhilash Raval 11-7 12-10 9-11 10-12 11-8 11-8

JUNIOR BOYS
QUARTERFINALS

Dhairya Parmar beat Anuj Joshi 11-7 11-5 11-2 7-11 11-8
Abhilash Raval beat Girish Jha 12-10 15-13 11-9 7-11 11-9
Harsh Patel beat Dev Patel 11-59-11 11-13 11-9 11-9 11-8
Riyan Dutta beat Ridham Amaraniya 12-10 5-11 12-10 11-4 9-11 11-3

SEMIFINALS

Riyan Dutta beat Harsh Patel 11-7 11-5 5-11 6-11 11-7 10-12 11-6
Dhairya Parmar beat Abhilash Raval 11-8 10-12 11-4 11-4 16-14

SUB JUNIOR BOYS
QUARTERFINALS

Harsh Patel beat Vivek Patel 11-7 9-11 11-4 7-11 11-5
Anuj Joshi beat Bhavya Patel 11-7 11-6 11-7
Nishit Chauhan beat Kavya Panjabi 11-8 11-9 11-8
Abhimanyu Dahiya beat Sumit Nair 11-7 9-11 11-5 11-8

SEMIFINALS

Abhimanyu Dahiya beat Nishit Chauhan 11-9 9-11 9-11 11-7 11-7 8-11 11-8
Anuj Joshi beat Harsh Patel 9-11 11-4 11-9 11-9 8-11 11-5

FINAL

Anuj Joshi beat Abhimanyu Dahiya 10-12 11-7 11-8 11-9 9-11 11-13 11-5

CADET BOYS
QUARTERFINALS
Kaavya Panjabi beat Jainil Patel 9-11 11-2 11-4 11-7
Vivek Patel beat Bhavya Patel 8-11 13-11 10-12 11-7 11-7
Dhruv Dusane beat Aarav Suri 13-11 11-3 11-5
Himansh Dahiya beat Yashraj Shah 11-4 11-3 11-9

SEMIFINALS
Himansh Dahiya beat Dhruv Dusane 11-3 11-411-9
Kaavya Panjabi beat Vivek Patel 11-5 5-11 12-10 11-7

FINAL
Kaavya Panjabi beat Himansh Dahiya 11-8 12-10 4-11 11-9 11-5

CADET GIRLS
QUARTERFINALS
Namya Shah beat Mouboni Chatterjee 11-5 11-9 11-8
Hiya Singh beat Nidhi Prajapati 11-9 13-11 11-7
Pratha Pawar beat Jija Trivedi 6-11 11-6 11-7 12-10
Anagha Paul beat Yashika Agrawal 11-9 7-11 11-6 9-11 11-9

SEMIFINALS
Pratha Pawar beat Hiya Singh 11-6 11-3 13-11
Namya Shah beat Anagha Paul 11-6 3-11 11-2 11-7

FINAL
Pratha Pawar beat Namya Shah 5-11 8-11 15-13 12-10 7-11 12-10 11-8

SUB JUNIOR GIRLS
QUARTERFINALS
Modipa Barot beat Dharita Naik 11-4 11-6 11-5
Angel Parkar beat Drashti Shah 11-4 11-7 11-9
Aashna Mulchandani beat Aayushi Modi 11-3 11-6 11-9
Jaanya Parikh beat Margi Patel 11-6 11-5 11-3

SEMIFINALS
Angel Parkar beat Modipa Barot 12-10 11-8 9-11 4-11 11-5 11-5
Jaanya Parikh beat Aashna Mulchandani 13-1111-5 9-11 7-11 11-9 11-4

FINAL

JUNIOR GIRLS

QUARTERFINALS

Kausha Bhairapure beat Prisha Shah 11-4 11-4 11-9 9-11 11-4
Purvanshi Acharya beat Varenya Saini 11-5 11-5 11-5 13-11
Jaanya Parikh beat Anoushka Chatterjee 11-3 9-11 11-6 11-8 12-10
Yashwi Shah beat Aashna Mulchandani 11-3 13-11 11-4 11-5

SEMIFINALS

Kausha Bhairapure beat Purvanshi Acharya 11-7 11-4 11-4 11-7
Yashwi Shah beat Jaanya Parikh 11-4 11-5 11-4 11-7

Day – 1 Report:

Ridham survives Anuj scare

Dhairya, Riyan, Dev advance to Youth quarters

The day when most of the Youth Boys Quarterfinals concluded in three
games, the match between Ridham Amaraniya and Anuj Joshi was no less
than a marathon encounter on the first day of the Blue Buddha 1st Open
Ahmedabad Table Tennis Tournament 2018 here at Club 07. Ridham
overcame his four years younger opponent Anuj 3-2.

With some good half-long and short service, Ridham made an early
impact and won the first two games 11-6 12-10. But Anuj had different
ideas. The southpaw changed gears and played some excellent top-spin
shots on either sides breaking Ridham’s rhythm. Anuj followed it with
yet another good in the fourth game to make 2-2.

“When Anuj pulled one back to make it 2-1, I sensed that the match was
going into the decider. Luckily I recovered in time and control my
nerves and played attacking game to win the decider,” said Ridham,
after recording 11-6 12-10 6-11 7-11 11-8 win.

Meanwhile top seed Dhairya Parmar entered last-eight stage with an
easy win over Amish Garg with a 11-5 22-6 11-2 win. Joining Dhairya
was Dev Patel, who outplayed Rohit Samuel 11-3 11-6 11-7.

Results
Youth Boys PQF

Abhilash Raval beat Nishit Chauhan 11-6 11-6 11-6
Ridham Amaraniya beat Anuj Joshi 11-6 12-10 6-11 7-11 11-8
Harsh D Patel beat Manas Kataria 11-5 11-6 11-2
Dhairya Parmar beat Amish Garg 11-5 11-6 11-2
Riyan Dutta beat Abhinav Basu 11-2 11-3 11-7
Akshit Savla beat Parva Parikh 11-7 11-4 11-6
Dev Patel beat Rohit Samuel 11-3 11-6 11-7
Girish Jha beat Adit Shah 12-10 11-7 6-11 11-6

Tournament Preview:

Dhairya looks for redemption at Open Ahmedabad TT

Three-day carnival gets underway on Thursday

AHMEDABAD:

For Dhairya Parmar, the Blue Buddha 1st Open Ahmedabad Table Tennis Tournament 2018 that gets underway at Club O7 on Thursday, couldnt have come at the better time. Dhaiya has got top billing in Junior, Youth and Men’s section.

The junior paddler has had an average season, by his standards, so far. In the four State Ranking Tournaments played this year, Dhairya has competed in all the three sections but has only one title to his credit – Junior Boys’ title at Godhra couple of months ago.

Dhairya has been working hard on his game, unfortunately he has not been able to produce desired results. At least one title at Club O7 shall inject new confidence in him. However, its not going to be easy either. Top in Men’s section, before lifting the trophy, Dhairya will have to pass two tests – second seed Hardik Solanki and inform Ravi Joshi, who will be making debut in Ahmedabad district tournament.

“This is going to be very important tournament for me. A title, especially in Men’s category will make a huge difference as we have one  more State Ranking and Inter-District tournaments in next couple of months. It’s not easy as there are good players in the competition abut I am ready for the challenge. I have figured out my mistakes and worked upon them,” said Dhairya.

In Junior and Youth Boys sections Dhairya should have a relatively easy passage towards the trophy.

Meanwhile, in the Women’s section, Hely Shah is top seed. She, too, will have an uphill task as second seed Kausha Bhairapure is in good rhythm. Kausha won her maiden state Women’s title at Gujarat State Ranking Tournament in Anand ten days ago.

Kausha will start favourite in Junior Girls section as well where she has got the top billing.

The tournament has attracted more than 300 entries in twelve different categories.