Cadet Boys final, State TT tournament

 Photo: The champion Parth Magar of Mumbai City District proudly poses with the Cadet boys’ singles trophy and certificate.

City lad Parth defeats Pune’s Shouren to win Cadet boys title

Mumbai, January 24:

Parth Magar of Mumbai City District managed to overcome the spirited challenge from Pune’s Shouren Soman by recording a deserving 9-11, 15-13, 11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6 victory in the Cadet Boy’s singles final of the Dr. Ramesh Prabhoo Memorial 82^nd Maharashtra State Table Tennis Championship organized by The Suburban District Table Tennis Association and played at the Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul, Vile Parle, Mumbai on Sunday evening.

The Mumbai lad Parth started shakily and lost the opening before he snatched a tight second game over extra points. This win seemed to helped him to gain in confidence as he went on to grab the next two games to seize a 3-1 lead. But, the bespectacled Shouren not prepared to give up easily fought back splendidly to win the fifth. The Pune youngster Shoren trailed 0-4 and 2-7, but recovered to level at 8-all before going on to win the next three points to win the game and close the match scores to 2-3. The sixth game was another close affair before Parth managed to win finishing it off with a whipping forehand cross drive to close out the contest.

Earlier in the semi-finals, Parth got the better of another Pune paddler Ishan Khandekar by a 11-9, 6-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9 victory, while Shouren bounced back after the losing the first game to prevail over Thane’s Dhruv Vasaikar in five games, winning at 9-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6.

In the Third-Fourth place match, Pune’s Ishan Khandekar defeated Dhruv Vasaikar of Thane 12-10, 11-7, 11-9.

Results: Cadet boys singles - Quarter-finals: D

Ishan Khandekar (PNA) beat Kaustubh Girgaonkar (NDD) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8;

Parth Magar (Mumbai City) beat Ramanuj Jadhav (PNA) 11-7, 11-8, 11-8;

Dhruv Vasaikar (THN) beat Mayuresh Sawant (THN) 11-8, 11-3, 11-9;

Shouren Soman (PNA) beat Pratiyush Bauva (THN) 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6.

Semi-finals: Parth Magar (Mumbai City) beat Ishan Khandekar (PNA) 11-9, 6-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9;  

Shouren Soman (PNA) beat Dhruv Vasaikar (THN) 9-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6.

Finals: Parth Magar (Mumbai City) beat Shouren Soman (PNA) 9-11, 15-13, 11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6.

Third-Fourth place: Ishan Khandekar (PNA) beat Dhruv Vasaikar (THN) 12-10, 11-7, 11-9.

पार्थ मगरला मुलांच्या कॅडेट गटाचे जेतेप
मुंबई , 24 जानेवार
मुंबई शहरच्या पार्थ मगरने पुण्याच्या शौरेन सोमनचा 9-11, 15-13, 11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6 असा पराभव करत उपनगर जिल्हा टेबल टेनिस असोसिएशन आयोजित डॉ. रमेश प्रभू स्मृती 82 व्या महाराष्ट्र राज्य टेबल टेनिस अजिंक्यपद स्पर्धेत मुलांच्या कॅडेट एकेरी गटाचे जेतेपद मिळवले. या स्पर्धेचे आयोजन विले पार्ले येथील प्रबोधनकार ठाकरे क्रीडा संकुल येथे करण्यात आले आहे
अंतिम सामन्यात पार्थ मगरची सुरुवात चांगली झाली नाही. त्याला पहिला गेम 9-11 असा गमवावा लागला पण, दुसऱ्या गेममध्ये त्याने पुनरागमन करत सामना बरोबरीत आणला. यानंतर सलग दोन गेम जिंकत सामन्यात 3-1 अशी आघाडी घेतली. पाचव्या गेममध्ये शौरेन चमक दाखवली पण, सहाव्या गेममध्ये पार्थने खेळ उंचावत गेमसह सामना जिंकला
उपांत्यफेरीतील सामन्यात पार्थ मगरने  पुण्याच्या ईशान खांडेकरचा 11-9, 6-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9 असा पराभव केला तर, अन्य उपांत्यलढतीत शौरेन सोमनने ठाण्याच्या ध्रुव वसईकरचा 9-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6 असा पराभव केला.
मुले कॅडेट गट  :
उपांत्यपूर्व फेरी :
ईशान खांडेकर वि.वि.कौस्तुभ गिरगावकर 11-8, 11-9, 11-8, पार्थ मगर वि. वि.रामानुज जाधव 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 , ध्रुव वसईकर वि. वि. मयूरेश सावंत 11-8, 11-3, 11-9, शौरेन सोमन वि. वि. प्रतीयुष बाउवा 9-11, 11-4, 11-8,11-
उपांत्यफेरी :
पार्थ मगर वि,वि.ईशान खांडेकर 11-9, 6-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9 , शौरेन सोमन वि.वि.ध्रुव वसईकर  9-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-4,11-6
अंतिम फेरी :
पार्थ मगर वि. वि. शौरेन सोमन  9-11, 15-13, 11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6