Dev, Nadia hog limelight

Dev Saini of DAV Public-8 Coachng Centre and Nadia Saini of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women claimed the men's and women's singles titles, respectively...

Dev Saini of DAV Public-8 Coachng Centre and Nadia Saini of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women claimed the men8217;s and women8217;s singles titles, respectively, in the 21st Chandigarh State Table Tennis Championship at the Sector 23 Table Tennis Hall here today.

Dev Saini defeated Munish Bhardwaj of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited 9-11, 11-7, 14-12, 5-11, 11-9, 13-15, 11-3 in the men8217;s singles final. Dev Saini also won the young boys singles title by beating Rachit of Panjab University 9-11, 11-2, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5, 10-12, 11-9. Dev of DAV Public-8 Coaching Centre had earlier claimed the youth boys singles title and also helped Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited win the men8217;s team championship.

Nadia Saini today bagged the women8217;s singles and young girls singles titles. In the women8217;s singles final, Nadia, two games down, rallied to shatter the aspirations of Garima Goel of Bhavan Vidayalaya, Sector 27 by 4-3 8-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9. Earlier, in the young girls singles final, Nadia beat Kalyani of Manag Mangal, Sector 21 by 11-6, 11-9, 11-5, 11-9.

S.K. Sharma, IPS, Inspector General of Police, Training, Punjab, distributed the prizes.

Results: Men8217;s singles final: Dev Saini DAV-8 CC bt Munish Bhardwaj BSNL 9-11, 11-7, 14-12, 5-11, 11-9, 13-15, 11-3.

Women8217;s singles final: Nadia Saini GGSCW-26 bt Garima Goel BV-27 8-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-8, 8-14, 11-9. Semi-finals: Nadia Saini GGSSCW-26 bt Gurvinder AG Punjab 11-6, 11-5, 11-7, 11-2, Garima Goel BV-27 bt Kalyani MM-21 11-0, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8. Q-finals: Garima BV-27 bt Naina Suri DAVP-8 CC 7-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-4,

Gurvinder Kaur AG Pb bt Bhawna MCM College-36 5-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5, Kalyani MM-21 bt Barbie Nagpal DAV-8 CC 11-4, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10, Nadia Saini GGSCW-26 bt Vibhuti BV-27 11-4, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7.

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Young boys final: Dev Saini DAVP-8 CC bt Rachit PU 9-11, 11-2, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5, 10-12, 11-9.

Young girls final: Nadia Saini GGSCW-26 bt Kalyani MM-21 11-6, 11-9, 11-5, 11-9.