PANAJI: Chandan Caro, Dhruva Kamat, Khushal Naik, Siddhant Parsekar and Akshan Lawande – all moved into the finals of the MCC All-Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament organised by MCC under the aegis of Goa Table Tennis Association, at MCC Hall, Margao.
In the third Major Ranking tournament of the 2021-22 season; Chandan, playing in Hopes U11 category, eased past Arha Sahakari 3-0 in the semi-finals to set up a title clash with Dhruva, who was made to sweat before prevailing in a 3-2 win over Chinmay Bhakre in the other semis.
In Cadet Boys (U13) age group, Khushal Naik who has been in fine form this season, registered a facile 3-0 win over Chandan Caro in the semis. In the other last-4 clash, Siddhant Parsekar prevailed over Rishan Sheikh 3 -1 to set up a clash with the top seed.
Khushal meanwhile moved into one more final, defeating Rishan Sheikh 3 -0 in Sub-Juniors (U15) boys section. The other semis was a thrilling contest between Akshan Lawande and Aaron Farias with the former edging his way to a narrow 3 -2 win.
Following are the results: Quarter-Finals Under 11 Boys (Hopes) – Chinmay Bakre bt Yug Prabhu 3 -0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-3), Arha Sahakari bt Oziel Cordo 3-1(6-11, 12-10, 11-2, 11-8), Chandan Caro bt Mark D’ Costa 3-0 (11-1, 11-4, 11-5)
Under 13 Boys (Cadets) – Khushal Naik bt Atharva Dhulapkar 3-0 (11-3, 15-13, 11-7), Chandan Caro bt Ashman Dhaimadkar 3 -0 ( 11-7, 11-7, 11-7), Siddhant Parsekar bt Dhruva Kamat 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-2), Rishan Sheikh bt Darren Duarte 3 -0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-6).
Under 15 Boys (Sub-Juniors) – Khushal Naik bt Pushkar Virgincar 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-4), Rishan Sheikh bt Siddhant Parsekar 3 -0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-7), Akshan Lawande bt Atharva Dhulapkar 3-0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-6), Aaron Farias bt Darren Duarte 3-2 (8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 8-11, 11-4).
Semi-Finals:- Under 11 Boys (Hopes)
Chandan Caro bt Arha Sahakari 3 -0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-1), Dhruva Kamat bt Chinmay Bakre 3 – 2 (11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 8-11,11-8). Under 13 Boys (Cadets) – Khushal Naik bt Chandan Caro 3 -0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-7), Siddhant Parsekar bt Rishan Sheikh 3 -1 (11-7, 5-11, 11-9, 11-2).
Under 15 Boys (Sub Juniors)- Khushal Naik bt Rishan Sheikh 3 -0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-1), Akshan Lawande bt Aaron Farias 3 -2 (16-14, 8-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-9).
