PANAJI: Khushal Naik set up a title clash with Aaron Farias in Sub-Junior (U-15) boys event, at the Goa State Ranking Table Tennis tournament organised by Goa Table Tennis Association in collaboration with the Sports Authority of Goa (SAG), at Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa.
On the opening day of the state premier TT circuit following a lengthy disruption due to Covid-19, top seed Khushal was in prime form as he also made it into the final in the Cadet (U-13) boys singles category, where he will meet Rishan Shaikh. In Hopes (U-11) boys singles finals, top seed Chandan Caro will battle it out against Dhruv Kamat, who upset second seed Chinmay Bakre in the semi-finals. Following are the results:
Quarter-Finals: Under-11 Boys (Hopes)
Chandan Caro bt Yug Prabhu 3 -0 (11-0, 11-1, 11-2); Oziel Cordo bt Aryan Fonseca (walkover); Dhruv Kamat bt Arha Sahakari 3 -0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-0); Chinmay Bakre bt Mark De Costa 3 -0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-1). Under-13 Boys (Cadets): Khushal Naik bt Ashman Dhaimadkar 3 -0 ( 11-0, 11-3, 11-2); Chandan Caro bt Atharv Dhulapkar 3 -1 (11-7, 12-10, 8 -11, 11-5); Siddhant Parsekar bt Darren Duarte 3 -1 (11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8); Rishan Sheikh bt Chinmay Bakre 3 -0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-1). Under 15 Boys (Sub-Juniors): Khushal Naik bt Chandan Caro 3 -0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-3); Pushkar Virgincar bt Siddhant Parsekar 3 -1 (11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6); Aaron Farias bt Rishan Sheikh 3 -1 (12-10, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7); Akshan Lawande bt Darren Duarte 3 -2 (11-9, 4-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-2).
Semi-Finals: Under 11 Boys (Hopes) Chandan Caro bt Oziel Cordo 3 -0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-3); Dhruv Kamat bt Chinmay Bakre 3 – 0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-6). Under-13 Boys (Cadets) Khushal Naik bt Chandan Caro 3 -0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-3); Rishan Sheikh bt Siddhant Parsekar 3 -0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-3). Under-15 Boys (Sub-Juniors) Khushal Naik bt Pushkar Virgincar 3 -0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-2); Aaron Farias bt Akshan Lawande 3 -1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5).
