Ananya Chande sailed past Keisha Jhaveri for the cadet girl’s crown in the second CCI Juniors Table Tennis tournament, at the Cricket Club of India. After enduring a hard-fought semi-final win, Ananya had it easy in the final. She registered a straight sets 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 title win. In the semi-final, Mukta Dalvi stretched her before prevailing 3-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9.
Hrishikesh Malhotra and state champion Raegan Albuquerque also emerged champions in their respective categories after hard fought wins. Malhotra ended Rutvick Nagle’s dream run with a 11-8, 11-8, 3-11, 8-11, 11-6 win after leading 2-0, while Albuquerque, India’s doubles silver winner at the Indian Open this year, overcame 12-year-old Aadil Anand 11-6, 11-9, 11-9 in a tightly fought contest.
Earlier, in the semi-finals, Albuquerque laboured to a 3-2 win over Parthav Kelkar, while Hiya Doshi stunned Krisha Agarwal in the junior girls semi-finals in another 3-2 thriller. The other winners were, Havish Asrani (cadet boys), Vidhi Shah (sub junior girls) and Aditi Sinha (junior girls).
