Gagandeep saunters into second round

Men's North Zone champion Gagandeep Singh sailed into the second round of men's singles category in the XII St Stephen's Carrom Ranking Tournament being held at St Stephen's School,Sector 45,on Saturday.

Men’s North Zone champion Gagandeep Singh sailed into the second round of men’s singles category in the XII St Stephen’s Carrom Ranking Tournament being held at St Stephen’s School,Sector 45,on Saturday.

Gagandeep was at his best in the first round game against Naushad which he won 12-0,6-5. Anuj Kr Sinha blanked Tejinder Kr Harry 17-0,23-0 while Riyasat Ali overpowered Pardeep Mittal 16-0,15-3. Anil Sundaryal got the better of Kamal 13-4,17-12 while Md Hassan outplayed Jaffar Khan 9-1,19-0. Ekansh Goel failed to contain Rajkumar as he lost 0-16,8-9. Mazhar Khan scored a facile 23-0,23-0 win over Pradeep Singh and Rajesh Choudhary defeated Mukesh Piplani 13-4,8-3 in the first round matches.

In the women’s singles category,Harshpreet snubbed Anjali Taneja’s challenge 15-3,10-13,11-1. Manu Gupta rallied to beat her opponent Ashtha Gandhi 12-0,23-0.

Results:
1st round: Men: Anuj Kr. Sinha bt Tejinder Kr. Harry 17-00,23-00; Gagandeep Singh bt Naushad 12-00,06-05; Riyasat Ali bt Prardeep Mittal 16-00,15-03; Anil Sundaryal bt Kamal 13-04,17-12; Md. Hassan bt Jaffar Khan 09-01,19-00; Rajkumar bt Ekansh Goel 16-00,09-08; Mazhar Khan bt Pradeep Singh 23-00,23-00; Rajesh Choudhary bt Mukesh Piplani 13-04,08-03; Women: Harshpreet bt Anjali Taneja 15-03,10-13,11-01; Manu Gupta bt Ashtha Gandhi 12-00,23-00; Junior: Boys: Kshity Sharma bt Kunal 13-08,Vibhav bt garvit Trehan 15-00,Akshay bt Sahil Choudhary 12-11,04-15,20-04; Stanzin Jigmet bt Bhuvnesh 15-00,15-00; Kushal bt Sahaj Arora 18-00,16-00; Mukul bt Amaan 04-08,14-00,21-00; Kartik bt Inamul haque 15-08,10-01; Ekansh Goel bt Akhay 22-00,19-00; Sakham bt Tahil 21-00; 2nd round: 2nd Round : Md. Hassan bt Vaibhav Ahuja 23-00,07-00; Piyushraj Singh bt Kshity Sharma 13-00,25-00; Ojal Anand bt Sumit Goel 23-00,23-00; Stanzin Jigmet bt Naman 23-00,07-04; Md. Aris bt Gursajan 23-00,19-00; Harshul bt Amrinder Singh 17-00,12-00; Junior: Girls: Jyoti bt Smiriti 11-03,16-00; Vishuti bt Shrethila 14-00,12-03; Manu Gupta bt Samidha 23-00,23-00; Amanjot bt Ashtha Gandhi 14-00,13-00; sub-junior: boys: Manoj bt Ayan 23-00,Raghav Ahuja bt Dhawalprit 23-00,Abhishek bt Harkirat 22-00,Mukul bt Jayant 13-00,Falak bt Abhajit Sekhon 19-00,Jayshant Singh bt Mayjap Singh 22-00,Ayush Kumar bt Karan 23-00,Gurteg Singh bt Youvraj Sigh 14-00; 2nd round: Md. Talib bt Pratik Pathak 23-00,Pradeep bt Tarandeep Sigh 13-00,Namitanshu bt Aditya 20-00,Harshul b Mukul 14-08; Sub-junior: Girls: Akriti Sharma bt Chetna 09-08,Gurkiran Kaur bt Sumedha 23-00.

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