
NEW DELHI, AUG 17: Indian Airlines scored victories over Delta Airlines 7-0 and Swissair 5-2 in the 20th World Airlines Table Tennis Tournament being played in Zurich.
Indian Airlines is being represented by Anand Prakash captain, Godfrey Pereira, Sachin Garude, C B Mainkar and N Pithawala. In the match against the hosts Swissair, the two losses suffered by Indian Airlines were the defeats of Anand Prakash to Reto Dinkelacker in singles and C B Mainkar and Sachin Garude in doubles to Dinkelacker and Atef Isaac.
RESULTS
Indian Airlines bt Delta Airlines 7-0 Godfrey Pereira bt Keith Armes 21-7, 21-17; Sachin Garude bt Charlie Slater 21-12, 21-17; Anand Prakash and N Pithawala bt Keith Armes and Ray Hughley 21-11, 21-13; Anand Prakash bt Edi Striedner 12-21, 21-16, 21-18; C B Mainkar and Sachin Garude bt James Buckner and Charlie Slater 21-19, 21-17; C B Mainkar bt Ray Hughley 21-6, 21-9; N Pithawala bt James Buckner 21-10, 21-7.
Indian Airlines bt Swissair 5-2 C B Mainkar bt Fritz Salvisberg 21-18, 21-9; Godfrey Pereira bt Richard Uhr 21-10, 21-11; Anand Prakash and N Pithawala bt Janez Vrhunc and Fritz Salvisberg 22-20, 21-15; Anand Prakash lost to Reto Dinkelacker 21-13, 15-21, 19-21; C B Mainkar and Sachin Garude lost to Reto Dinkelacker and Atef Isaac 19-21, 16-21; N Pithawala bt Janez Vrhunc 21-13, 21-15; Sachin Garude bt Atef Isaac 21-14, 21-13.