Chetan Baboor justifies billing

MUMBAI, Sept 28: Chetan Baboor underlined his number one status in the country by winning the Mumbai Mayor Central Zone All-India Ranking T...

MUMBAI, Sept 28: Chetan Baboor underlined his number one status in the country by winning the Mumbai Mayor Central Zone All-India Ranking Table Tennis tournament at the Andheri Sports Complex. He followed his inter-institutional and the all-India Khar Gymkhana triumphs by upstaging his Petroleum and Sports Contorl Board (PSCB) team-mate Arup Basak in a marathon struggle 16-21 21-19 21-14 14-21 12-21 lasting 70 minutes.

Fourth seed Montu Ghosh earlier claimed the women’s title defeating third seed NR Indu 18-21 23-21 18-21 21-13 21-15. The junior girls’ title went to Bengal’s Poulumi Ghatak who came back from a two game deficit to defeat statemate Kasturi Chakraborty (Railways) 17-21 8-21 21-17 21-13 21-13.

Bengal’s Subhajit Saha was too strong for the Siliguri boy Kaushik Dey Sarkar, scoring a 21-17 21-18 21-6 win. Sarkar never seemed to have a chance against the 15-year-old Saha, riding on the confidence of a quarter-final appearance in the Asian Junior’s behind him.

Results (all finals)

Men’s singles: Chetan Baboor (PSCB) bt Arup Basak (PSCB) 21-16, 19-21, 14-21, 21-14, 21-12. Women’s singles: Montu Ghosh (Rlys) bt NR Indu (BSB) 18-21, 23-21, 18-21, 21-13, 21-15. Boys singles: Subhajit Saha (Bengal bt Kaushik Dey Sarkar (Bengal) 21-17, 21-18, 21-6. Girls singles: Poulami Ghatak (Bengal) bt Kasturi Chakraborthy (Rlys) 17-21, 8-21, 21-17, 21-13, 21-13. Sub-junior boys: Ranbir Das (Bengal) bt V Chandrachud (PSCB-A) 21-16, 18-21, 21-12, 21-15. Sub-junior girls: Mouma Das (Bengal) bt Mallika Parekh (Mah) 21-14, 21-14, 21-16.