Hitanshi & Takshit win under-9 TT tournament
Kanpur:
Hitanshi Poptani
and
Takshit Verma
won the under-9 girls and boys title of
Stag Global table tennis tournament
held at Multi-Purpose Hall of the Green Park stadium on Tuesday.
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Hitanshi in the final outplayed Pratiksha Shukla in three straight sets by 11-3, 12-10, 11-9. Earlier in the semifinals, Hitanshi had beaten Mishti Tiwari 11-3, 11-9, 11-2 and Prateeksha beat Mahi Singh by 11-6, 11-2, 14-12. In the boys' group, Takshit easily beat Damin Shankar by 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 in the final encounter. Earlier in the semi-finals, Takshit drubbed Ishan Kapoor by 8-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 and Damin Shankar defeated Virat Chopra by 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-6.
The tournament in which more than 200 paddlers are participating was inaugurated by Ramesh Awasthi MP and Sanjeev Pathak president UPTTA and Geeta Tandon Kapoor. On this occasion senior TT player Anil Gupta, Ajay Bindu Dixit and para TT player Abhishek Singh were felicitated.tnn
Kanpur: Hitanshi Poptani and Takshit Verma won the under-9 girls and boys title of Stag Global table tennis tournament held at Multi-Purpose Hall of the Green Park stadium on Tuesday.
Hitanshi in the final outplayed Pratiksha Shukla in three straight sets by 11-3, 12-10, 11-9. Earlier in the semifinals, Hitanshi had beaten Mishti Tiwari 11-3, 11-9, 11-2 and Prateeksha beat Mahi Singh by 11-6, 11-2, 14-12. In the boys' group, Takshit easily beat Damin Shankar by 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 in the final encounter. Earlier in the semi-finals, Takshit drubbed Ishan Kapoor by 8-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 and Damin Shankar defeated Virat Chopra by 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-6.
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The tournament in which more than 200 paddlers are participating was inaugurated by Ramesh Awasthi MP and Sanjeev Pathak president UPTTA and Geeta Tandon Kapoor. On this occasion senior TT player Anil Gupta, Ajay Bindu Dixit and para TT player Abhishek Singh were felicitated.tnn
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