Ghai, Jagat Bisht clash in final

NEW DELHI, July 20: The men's singles final in the inaugural Suzuki Open Table Tennis Tournament at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium here on ...

NEW DELHI, July 20: The men’s singles final in the inaugural Suzuki Open Table Tennis Tournament at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday evening will be fought between two players who were least expected to reach the final. Rajiv Gjai (fifth seed) and Jagat Singh Bisht (No. 6 seed).

In the semifinals on Monday, Jagat Singh Bisht put an end to unseeded Sandeep Sharma’s dream run with a hard-earned five game marathon win. Sandeep Sharma, who had eliminated seeded Harsh Chopra yesterday and Ajay Jha this evening, met his match in the semifinal. He went down fighting to Jagat Singh 17-21, 21-16, 21-11, 6-21, 19-21.

The other semifinal saw Rajiv Ghai outplaying Gagandeep Singh Mehta in straight games.

The women’s final will witness Reshmy R Nair taking on Ekta Bhambri. Reshmy put out India international veteran Nandini Kulkarni in three games while Ekta beat Mansi Sachdeva, also in straight games.

Nitin mahajan of Bhatnagar International and Mansi won the boys and girls finals respectively.

The Results: Men’s Singles: Gagandeep Singh b Nikhil Wadhawan 21-15, 21-14, 12-21, 19-21, 21-17; Rajiv Ghai b Ravi Vashist 21-13, 21-16, 14-21 and 24-22; Jagat Singh Bisht b Jagmohan Bisht 22-20, 23-25, 21-16, 21-12; Sandeep Sharma b Ajay Jha 19-21, 26-24, 21-18, 15-21, 21-14. Semifinals: Rajiv Ghai b Gagandeep Singh Mehta 21-14, 21-18, 21-19; Jagat Singh Bisht b Sandeep Sharma 21-17, 16-21, 11-21, 21-6, 21-19.

Women’s Singles (quarterfinals): Ekta Bhambri b Monica Singhal (Hry) 21-8, 21-14, 21-1; Mansi Sachdeva b Ravjeet Kaur (UP) 21-11, 21-12, 10-21, 21-17; Nandani Kulkarni b Divya Jairam 21-6, 21-7, 21-11; Rashmy R. Nair b Esha Bhambri 21-9, 21-11, 21-13. Semifinals: Reshmy R. Nair b Nandini Kulkarni 21-16, 21-14, 21-11; Ekta Bahambri b Mansi Sachdeva 21-13, 21-8, 21-14.

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Boys Singles (quarterfinals): Ishaak Singh b Ankit Anand 21-19, 15-21, 21-17, 21-14; Abhishek Puri 16-21, 21-18, 21-15, 12-21, 21-14; Ntin Mahajan b Tarun Jiwarajika 21-23, 15-21, 21-16, 21-12; Anshu Adlakha b Amit Jain 21-17, 21-16, 21-10. Semifinals: Nitin Mahajan b Ishwak Singh 21-17, 16-21, 19-2 21-16, 21-12; Abhishek Puri b Anshu Adlakha 19-21, 21-13, 21-14, 21-18.

Final: Nitin Mahajan b Abhishek Puri 21-10, 16-21, 21-12, 19-21, 21-13.
Sub Junior Boys (Final): Rajat Chopra b Shantanu Aggarwal 21-1 21-19.
Sub Junior Girls: Esha Bhambri b Anshu Sharma 21-10, 21-11.
Girls Singles (final): Mansi Sachdeva beat Monica Singhal 21-15, 21-17, 21-10.
Cadet Girls: Apna Bhalla b V. Malini 21-12, 21-10.
Cadet Boys: Adiya Puri b Harshit Chand (UP) 25-23, 21-15.