Ritwik, Tarun Gill claim titles

In the Under-19 boys category, rising star of the Capital, Tarun Gill emerged the winner in a well-contested game in which he defeated Abhimanyu Jain with the scores reading 10-8, 10-8, 10-8.

Abhimanyu, however, snatched the boys under-16 title beating Mihir Seth 7-9, 9-7, 9-2, 9-6. Mihir Seth, however, went on to clinch the boys under-14 crown defeating Saurav Ghoshal 6-9, 9-2, 9-4, 9-7.

B I Singh gave a tough resistance to former national champion Raj Manchanda who won the veterans title (above 45 years) 9-7, 9-5, 5-9, 0-9, 9-1. The veterans (above 35) title was won by Arjun Khanna who beat Samir Thukral 9-4, 9-3, 5-9, 6-9, 9-0. Samir lost the first two games before bouncing back to win the next. But he lost the decider.

Results
Men’s singles: Ritwik Bhattacharya bt Anuj Kalia 9-5, 9-4, 10-8.
Women’s singles: Mekhla Subedar bt Sohni Kumari 9-3, 9-4, 9-3.
Boys Under-19: Tarun Gill bt Abhimanyu Jain 10-8, 10-8, 10-8.
Boys Under-16: Abhimanyu Jain bt Mihir Seth 7-9, 9-7, 9-2, 9-6.
Boys Under-14: Mihir Seth bt Saurav Ghoshal 6-9, 9-2, 9-4, 9-7.
Veterans (above 35): Arjun Khanna bt Samir Thukral 9-4, 9-3, 5-9, 6-9, 9-0.
Veterans (above 45): Raj Manchanda bt B I Singh 9-7, 9-5, 5-9, 0-9, 9-1.