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Rajeev and Adheena corner glory

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STATE CHAMPS: Adheena K. Latheef and M.R. Rajeev who won the women’s and men’s titles.

ALAPPUZHA: As a coach, M.R. Rajeev was aware of his trainee’s weak links. He used the knowledge wisely as he outsmarted S. Sundar 4-1 and regained the men’s title at the 57th Kerala State senior table tennis championship at the Alappuzha YMCA on Sunday evening.

Both the players went on an attacking spree, and as the match progressed, winning points on each other’s mistakes. But the 16-year-old Adheena, who had won the youth girls’ title earlier, kept her cool till the end to clinch the crown.

The results (singles):

Men’s final: M. R. Rajeev (Alp) bt S. Sundar (Alp) 11-9, 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8. Semifinals: S. Sundar bt P. Adarsh (Tvm) 6-11, 11-9, 11-4, 7-11, 12-14, 11-6, 11-4; M. R. Rajeev (Alp) bt Vishnu Narayan (Alp) 11-6, 10-12,

4-11, 12-10, 13-15, 11-7, 12-10.

Youth boys’ final: Vishnu Narayan (Alp) bt S. Sundar (Alp) 11-6, 1-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-7. Semifinals: Vishnu Narayan bt Rahul Binu Mathew (Alp) 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3, 11-4; S. Sundar bt Joel Jose George (Wyd) 11-8, 11-3, 11-7, 11-2.

Junior boys’ final: S. Sundar (Alp) bt Vishnu Narayan (Alp) 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, 12-14, 11-7. Semifinals: Sundar bt Harikrishnan (Tvm) 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 12-14, 11-4; Vishnu bt S. Arjun (Tvm) 12-10, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6.

Veteran men: Above-40 final: Vijay Arjundas (Kzd) bt V.T. Monish (BPCL-Kochi Refinery) 11-4, 11-6, 11-6. Aabove-50: M. P. Chandrasekhar (BPCL Kochi Refinery) bt Ponraj (BPCL Kochi Refinery) 12-10, 6-11, 11-7, 14-12.

Above-60 final: G. Nanu (Tsr) bt N. Chandran (Tvm) 11-2, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8.

Women’s final: Adheena K. Latheef (Idk) bt Anju K. Thomas (Tvm) 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 10-12, 13-11, 4-11, 11-9. Semifinals: Anju K. Thomas bt Maria Rony (Alp) 11-5, 12-10, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4; Adheena K. Latheef bt Sikha Jacob 9-11, 15-13, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7.

Youth girls’ final: Adheena K. Latheef (Idk) bt Anju K. Thomas (Tvm) 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 16-14, 12-14, 11-8. Semifinals: Adheena Latheef bt Lakshmi Prabha (Kzd) 11-9, 11-4, 11-8, 0-1 (conceded); Anju Thomas bt Sikha Jacob

(Alp) 11-8, 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 14-12.

Junior girls’ final: Sikha Jacob (Alp) bt Adheena K. Lathif (Idk) 8-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6. Semifinals: Sikha Jacob bt Seraha Jacob (Alp) 11-9, 11-5, 19-17, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11; Adheena Lathif bt Anjali S. Nair (Tvm) 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-3, 11-8.

Sub-junior girls’ final: Maria Rony (Alp) bt Seraha Jacob (Alp) 11-2, 11-6, 11-5. Semifinals: Maria bt Renu Anna Johnson (Klm) 11-1, 11-6, 11-1; Seraha bt G. Gayatri (Ekm) 11-0, 2-11, 11-5, 11-5.

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