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Andhra Pradesh shocks PSPBA

Principal Correspondent

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh shocked top seed Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Academy 3-1 in the cadet boys’ pre-quarterfinals, in the 70th sub-junior inter-State table tennis championship at DRRMC Indoor Stadium on Wednesday.

Jagadish Kumar drew with first blood beating L. Puia 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, but PSPBA’s Lua restored parity outplaying D. Rahul 11-7, 11-7, 11-9.

Then Jagadish and Rahul clinched the doubles defeating Lua and Puia 11-8, 11-6, 11-7. Rahul then clinched the first reverse singles match beating Puia.

In a close match that went the full distance, Maharashtra ‘A’ defeated Gujarat 3-2.

Gujarat won the first two singles, but Maharashtra ‘A’ rallied brilliantly to win the doubles and both the reverse singles.

The TTFI technical committee, led by the chief referee N. Ganeshan, conducted random racquet tests to detect the usage of chemical glue.

The results:

Cadet boys: Pre-quarterfinals: AP bt PSPBA 3-1, Uttrakhand bt Punjab 3-1, NB bt Assam 3-0, UP bt TN 3-0, Orissa bt Maharashtra ‘B’ 3-0, Delhi bt Kerala 3-0, Maharashtra ‘B’ bt Gujarat 3-2, WB bt Karnataka 3-0. T hird round: Group A: PSPBA bt Meghalaya 3-0, Uttrakhand bt Bihar 3-1; Group B: WB bt Chattisgarh 3-0, UP bt MP 3-0; Group C: Delhi bt Sikkim 3-0, Assam bt Goa 3-0; Group D: Karnataka bt Manipur 3-1, Maharashtra ‘B’ bt Tripura 3-0; Group E: Punjab bt HP 3-0, AP bt Rajasthan 3-0; Group F: TN bt J&K 3-0, Gujarat bt Chandigarh 3-0; Group G: NB bt Jharkhand 3-0, Kerala bt Puducherry 3-2; Group H: Maharashtra ‘A’ bt Mizoram 3-0, Orissa bt Haryana 3-0.

Cadet girls: Third round: Group A: Punjab bt J & K 3-0; Group B: AP w/o Bihar, UP bt Sikkim 3-1; Group C: TN bt Goa 3-0, Gujarat bt Meghalaya 3-0; Group D: Kerala bt Mizoram 3-0, Karnataka bt Orissa 3-0; Group E: WB bt Jharkhand 3-0, MP w/o Uttrakhand; Group F: Maharashtra ‘A’ bt Manipur 3-0, Rajasthan bt Haryana 3-0; Group G: Delhi bt Chattisgarh 3-0, Assam bt Tripura 3-2, Group H: Maharashtra ‘A’ bt HP 3-0, Puducherry bt Chandigarh 3-0.

Sub-junior boys: Third round: Group A: NB bt Meghalaya 3-0, Maharashtra ‘B’ bt Jharkhand 3-0. Group B: PSPBA bt J&K 3-0, Orissa bt Chandigarh 3-0. Group C: Delhi bt Chattisgarh 3-0, Kerala bt Punjab 3-1; Group D: TN bt Puducherry 3-0, Haryana bt Uttrakhand 3-1; Group E: WB bt Mizoram 3-0, MP bt Bihar 3-0; Group F: AP bt Sikkim 3-0, UP bt Gujarat 3-1; Group G: Maharashtra ‘A’ bt Tripura 3-0, Assam bt Manipur 3-0; Group H: Karnataka bt HP 3-0, Rajasthan bt Goa 3-0.

Sub junior girls: Group A: Assam bt Goa 3-0; Group B: Delhi bt Manipur 3-0, Maharashtra ‘B’ bt Chattisgarh 3-0; Group C: Chandigarh bt Bihar 3-0, AP bt Mizoram 3-0. Group D: WB bt Meghalaya 3-0, Orissa bt Uttrakhand 3-0; Group E: NB bt Jharkhand 3-0, Gujarat bt Puducherry 3-0, Group F: UP bt Haryana 3-1, Karnataka bt Tripura 3-0;. Group G: TN bt Sikkim 3-1, Kerala bt J&K 3-0; Group H: Rajasthan bt HP 3-0, Punjab bt MP 3-0.