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Adarsh, Anju win titles

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Perinthalmanna: P. Adarsh and Anju K. Thomas won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the Dr. M.S. Nair memorial all-Kerala open prize money table tennis tournament, which concluded at the Cosmopolitan Club on Friday.

Adarsh (Capstocks) scored an easy 11-8, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7 win over M.R. Rajeev (Tsr) in the men's final, while Anju K. Thomas (Capstocks) was stretched by M.R. Ranjana (Tsr) in the women's final. Anju finally won 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 5-11, 11-9, 9-11, 15-13. Anju also won the title in youth section to complete a double. Shyam Narayan of AYTTA also bagged a double as he won the youth and junior boys' singles titles.

The results (singles): Men (final): P. Adarsh (Capstocks) bt M.R. Rajeev (Tsr) 11-8, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7. Semifinals: P. Adarsh bt Shyam Narayan (AYTTA) 10-12, 11-3, 11-2, 14-12, 11-6; M.R. Rajeev bt R. Rajesh (SBI) 11-6, 4-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5. Boys: Youth (final): Shyam Narayan bt Sarath V. Joy (AYTTA) 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 6-11, 11-5. Semifinals: Shyam Narayam bt Angelo Porathur (Tsr) 11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 11-6, 4-11, 11-8, 11-6; Sarath V. Joy bt Venu Girish (Tsr) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 8-11, 12-10. Junior (final): Shyam Narayan bt S. Sunder (AYTTA) 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 14-12, 4-11, 11-6. Semifinals: Shyam Narayan bt Vishnu Narayan (AYTTA) 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5, 11-3; S. Sunder bt Anjelo Porathur (Tsr) 13-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 9-11, 6-11, 11-4. Sub-junior (final): Vishnu Narayan bt S. Sunder 11-8, 11-3, 12-10. Semifinals: Vishnu Narayan bt S. Arjun (KNM) 11-8, 11-6, 13-11; S. Sunder bt Sarath V. Joy 11-5, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4. Cadet (final): Rishwin Jackson (RSC) bt Akilesh Viswanath (RSC) 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7.

Semifinals: Rishwin Jackson bt Bharath Krishna (NKM) 5-11, 11-5, 11-6, 12-10; Akilesh Viswanath bt A. Adarsh (Kzde) 11-9, 8-11, 13-15, 11-8, 11-9. Mini cadet (final): H. Nithin (Pkd) bt Sanjeen (Munnar) 11-7, 11-3, 11-4.

Women (final): Anju K. Thomas bt M.R. Ranjana (Tsr) 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 5-11, 11-9, 9-11, 15-13. Semifinals: Anju K. Thomas bt Aparna D. Nair (NKM) 11-8, 11-2, 12-14, 11-13, 11-6, 10-12, 11-9; M.R. Ranjana bt Lakshmi Prabha (Kzde) 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4. Youth (final): Anju K. Thomas (Capstocks) bt Aparna D. Nair (NKM) 1-11, 13-11, 8-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-5, 11-3. Semifinals: Anju K. Thomas bt M.R. Ranjana (Tsr) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8, 14-12; Aparna D. Nair bt Adheena K. Lathif (HRC) 11-6, 11-7, 11-13, 11-5, 11-7. Junior (final): Adheena K. Lathif bt Lakshmi Prabha (Kzde) 11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9. Semifinals: Adheena K. Lathif bt Shika Jacob (AYTTA) 11-2, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8; Lakshmi Prabha bt Nice Olive James (HRC) 12-10, 11-4, 11-9, 11-4. Sub-junior (final) G. Gayathri (RSC) bt Shika Jacob 11-9, 11-5, 17-15. Semifinals: G. Gayathri bt Serha Jacob (AYTTA) 17-15, 11-3, 11-6; Shika Jacob bt Reshma Susan (RSC) 11-1, 12-14, 6-11, 11-5, 11-8. Cadet (final): Maria Rony (AYTTA) bt Reshma Susan 11-7, 11-2, 11-8. Mini cadet (final): Maria Rony bt Serha Jacob 11-4, 11-8, 11-8.