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Ananya Basak of host Khurda District Table Tennis Association reigned supreme, bagging a treble in the 9th KDTTA All-Odisha Open Table Tennis Tournament, which concluded here at Sahid Nagar Table Tennis Hall today.
Daughter of former National champions Arup Basak and Kanchan Dhawan, Ananya won the three titles in sub-junior girls, junior girls and women`s singles categories. After claiming the first two titles, she faced stiff fight in the women`s singles against local favourite Samartha Prusty before winning in 4-3 games.
Sagar Ghatge pocketed the men`s singles crown, defeating his AG Odisha teammate Kallol Gangury 4-1 in the summit clash. Janmajay Moharana of Rourkela Steel Plant bagged a double, emerging champion in junior and youth boys` categories.
Sanchit Saha (KIIT International School), Sushree Pattnaik (Khurda) and Krishan Prusty (Bhubaneswar) captured the other three titles in cadet boys, cadet girls and sub-junior boys groups respectively.
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Former India paddler Arup Basak, Udyan Fresh CMD Pradipta Kuamr Mohanty and KDTTA secretary Smruti Ranjan Das handed over the trophies at the closing function. Organising secretary Bijan Das Mohapatra, Odisha State Table Tennis Association treasurer Nihar Ranjan Mishra and chief referee Tapak Kha were present on the occasion.
RESULTS (All finals):
Cadet boys: Sanchit Saha (KIIT Int School) bt Abinash Tripathy (KDTTA) 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-6). Cadet girls: Sushree Pattnaik (KDTTA) bt Sikriti Bhagat (Ctc) 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-9). Sub-junior girls: Ananya Basak (KDTTA) bt Suryasmita Aparajita (KDTTA) 4-0 (11-8, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9). Sub-junior boys: Krishan Prusty (BTTA) bt M Eswar Rao (Ctc) 4-2 (11-7, 3-11, 7-11, 14-12, 11-9, 11-9). Junior girls: Ananya Basak bt Ankita Senapati (BTTA) 4-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-4, 11-4). Junior boys: Janmajay Moharana (RSP) bt M Eswar Rao 4-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-7, 11-5). Youth boys: Janmajay Moharana bt S S Bhuyan (KDTTA) 4-2 (12-10, 6-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-8). Women: Ananya Basak bt Samartha Prusty (BTTA) 4-3 (11-3, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 4-11, 7-11, 11-9). Men: Sagar Ghatge (AGO) bt Kallol Ganguly (AGO) 4-1 (9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-5, 14-12).
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TOP: KDTTA Open title winners Ananya Basak (L) and Sagar Ghatge with their trophies in Bhubaneswar on Oct 19, 2014.
RIGHT: Prize winners, guests and officials at the closing ceremony of 9th KDTTA All-Odisha Open Table Tennis Tournament in Bhubaneswar on Oct 19, 2014.
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