Nimish Patankar lifts final

PUNE, Aug 19: Nimish Patankar defeated Pranav Kuber 22-24, 21-18, 13-21, 21-12, 26-24 to lift the finals of the Kumar Foundation District...

PUNE, Aug 19: Nimish Patankar defeated Pranav Kuber 22-24, 21-18, 13-21, 21-12, 26-24 to lift the finals of the Kumar Foundation District Ranking Table Tennis tournament that concluded at the Girija Shankar Vihar Sports Club here today.

Results (All Finals)
Junior Boys: Nimish Patankar bt Pranav Kuber 22-24, 21-18, 13-21, 21-12, 26-24 (3-2); Junior Girls: Mansi Shewade bt Kshipra Gogate 22-20, 21-14, 21-15 (3-0); Women’s Singles: Sonia Deshpande bt Shraddha Shastri 21-9, 21-17, 21-15 (3-0); Men’s Singles: Abhijit Sarawate bt Upendra Mulay 21-16, 26-24, 21-14 (3-0).

Aniket takes opener
Aniket Koparkar kept up his season’s good run as he defeated Akash Deshpande by a comprehensive margin of 21-5, 21-12 on the opening day of the Amit Khisti Memorial District Ranking Table Tennis tournament at the Sharada Sports Complex here today.

A total of 360 participants have confirmed entry for this second edition of the tournament, which will conclude on August 23.

Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated at the hands of Gulabrao — Superintendent of Police (Rural Pune), Uday Balachandran — Secretary, Poona District Table Tennis Association (PDTTA) and Shriram Konkar — Secretary, PDTTA.

Results
Cadet Boys (Ist round): Aniket Koparkar bt Akash Deshpande 21-5, 21-12; Manish Anturkar bt Prasanna Deshpande 21-17, 21-12; Biniwale bt Rohan Mekal 22-20, 21-18; Mihir Chatre bt Nikhil Yewale 26-24, 13-21, 21-17; Kunal Tilekar bt Rohit Khaladkar 21-11, 21-4; Akshay Jogalekar bt Mihir Mekal 21-0, 21-3.