D. Ananth (Ransa) defeated M. Kalaivannan (AKG) 11-5, 11-3, 11-5, 9-11, 11-2 in the youth boys’ quarterfinals at the State table tennis championships.
D. Vishwa (KTTC) defeated Sharath Kamal (DBYC) 11-4, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4 to advance to the quarterfinals in the cadet boys’ category.
Other results: Quarterfinals: Youth boys: B. Arrvind (CTTF) bt M.N. Anish (AKG) 11-5, 12-10, 11-8, 11-9.
D. Kishore Kumar (YMCA-R) bt M. Anirudh (PSBB) 10-12, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 12-10.
R. Anandhraj (MVM) bt S. Nikhil (CTTF) 16-14, 13-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-3.
Junior boys: S. Nikhil (CTTF) bt V. Abhinay (CTTF) 11-7, 13-11, 4-11, 11-6.
Suraj Sankaran (PSBB) bt G. Chitresh (MDX) 12-10, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6; M. Anirudh (PSBB) bt B. Arrvind (CTTF) 12-10, 11-13, 11-9, 11-7; D. Ananth (Ransa) bt Sachin Viswanath (MVM) 12-10, 11-4, 11-5.
Cadet boys: Pre-Quarterfinals: Ashish (MDU) bt MD. Younis (KTTC) 11-7, 11-6, 11-5; Lakshmanan (MDX Chandra) bt Sri Sai (RTTA) 11-2, 13-11, 12-10; G. Varun ( MVM) bt Anuj Mahipal (KTTC) 11-3, 11-3, 11-2; Karthikeyan (KTTC) bt Saranraj (A/A) 13-11, 11-8, 11-6; S. Tharun (MVM) bt Roopan Santhosh (MVM) 4-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8; Hari Vignesh (KTTC) bt Divyanshu (CTTF) 11-6, 4-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5; S. Prayesh (MDX Chandra) bt K. Harish (AKG) 11-13, 12-10, 11-9, 3-11, 11-8.
Women singles: Amrutha Pushpak (MVM) bt S. Shanmathi (MVM) 11-2, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 3-11, 11-8; N. Vidya (AKG) bt T. Reeth Rishya (MVM) 5-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9; C.R. Harshavardhini (MVM) bt A.V. Nivedita (RBI) 11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7; S. Krithicka (AKG) bt S. Narsimha Priya (ST) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7.
Junior girls: S. Yashini (MVM) bt C. Swetha Steffi (Ransa) 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7; Abhinaya Ramesh (Erode) bt U. Harini (ST) 11-2, 11-7, 11-7; S. Selena Deepthi (MVM) bt Mahima Jain (RTTA) 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7; C.R. Harshavardhini (MVM) bt P. Pavithra (AKG) 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-5.
Sub-junior girls: S. Selena Deepthi (MVM) bt Yogashree (SDAT-MDU) 11-4, 11-8, 11-3; V. Kowshika (SSA-Erode) bt C. Swetha Steffi (MVM) 11-5, 11-9, 13-11; Rebecca Maria (Ransa) bt U. Harini (ST) 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; S. Yashini (MVM) bt Maria Ancy (AKG) 11-8, 11-5, 11-2.