BHUBANESWAR : Five players clinched double crowns in the 17th KDTTA Odisha State Ranking Table Tennis Championship, which was held at Table Tennis Academy Hall, Laxmisagar, Bhubaneswar from from 2 to 4 November 2024. The five players are Aradhya Sahoo, Urja Verma, Jigyanshu Sahoo (all Cuttack), Jigyanshu Sai Kiran Pradhan (Puri) and Swetapadma Dalai (AHHSS).
Organised by Khurda District Table Tennis Association (KDTTA), under the aegis of Odisha State Table Tennis Association (OSTTA), the three-day championship featured competition in 12 singles events. Other two titles were claimed by Avaneesh Subramaniam (Cuttack) and Mainak Das (AG Odisha).
Around 270 players from across the State participated in the tournament, which carried a total prize fund of Rs 25,000. Former table tennis player and Chandi Bhandar Jewellery director Lipsa Nayak Hans was the chief guest of the opening ceremony.
KDTTA president Bijan Das Mohapatra, working president Trailokya Nath Rout, vice-president Sasanka Sekhar Mohapatra, secretary Debadutta Mohanty and former secretary Smruti Ranjan Das handed over the trophies and cash prizes at the closing ceremony.
RESULTS (All finals):
U-11 Girls: Aradhya Sahoo (Cuttack) beat Anwesha Anirudha (KDTTA) 3-1 (11-3, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7).
U-11 Boys: Avaneesh Subramaniam (Cuttack) beat Subit Pradhan (KDTTA) 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-6).
U-13 Girls: Aradhya Sahoo (Cuttack) beat Sweta Verma (Cuttack) 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-3).
U-13 Boys: Jigyanshu Sai Kiran Pradhan (Puri) beat Sayed Arsh Ali (Cuttack) 3-0 (11-9, 13-11, 11-4).
U-15 Girls: Urja Verma (Cuttack) beat Sweta Verma (Cuttack) 3-1 (11-7, 8-11, 11-1, 11-4).
U-15 Boys: Jigyanshu Sai Kiran Pradhan (Puri) beat Ayushman Pati (KDTTA) 4-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9).
U-17 Girls: Urja Verma (Cuttack) beat Sakshi Bhagat (Cuttack) 4-0 (11-8, 16-14, 11-4, 11-5).
U-17 Boys: Jigyanshu Sahoo (Cuttack) beat Jigyanshu Sai Kiran Pradhan (Puri) 4-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5).
U-19 Girls: Swetapadma Dalai (AHHSS) beat Urja Verma (Cuttack) 4-1 (11-7, 11-5, 11-3, 8-11, 11-3).
U-19 Boys: Jigyanshu Sahoo (Cuttack) beat Md Jissan (Cuttack) 4-2 (11-13, 11-2, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 12-10).
Women: Swetapadma Dalai (AHHSS) beat Neha Kumari (AG Odisha) 4-3 (9-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-13, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4).
Men: Mainak Das (AG Odisha) beat Tushar Chouhan (AG Odisha) 4-3 (12-14, 11-13, 11-4, 11-8, 8-11, 11-3, 11-9).