VIJAYAWADA: Vijayawada’s Sharukh Akram and Anantapur’s Darshana won the mini cadet titles defeating Gishnu (Hyd) and Bhavana (ATP) respectively in the final of the Satyam memorial AP State-ranking table tennis tournament here on Saturday.
K. Spoorthy (Vij) defeated Saira Bhanu (Vij) and Hyderabad’s S. Akshi overcame T.L. Harshitha (AWA) to enter the final of the cadet girls’ segment.
Important results: Finals: Mini cadet boys: Sharukh Akram (Vij) bt Gishnu (Hyd) 11-4, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7. Mini cadet girls: Darshana (Atp) bt Bhavana (Atp) 11-4, 4-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9. Semifinals: Youth girls: K. Amulya (Vij) bt D. Bindhu (WG) 11-4, 11-4, 11-3, 11-4, K. Samhitha (Atp) bt Sk. Mumtaz (Vij) 11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7. Cadet boys: Poorna Srivatcha (YMCA) bt D. Rahul (Rjy) 6-11, 11-3, 15-13, 11-6, Harsh Agarwal (SPTTA) bt C.V. Sirkar (Vizag) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7. Cadet girls: S. Akshi (GSM) bt T.L. Harshitha (AWA) 11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, K. Spoorthy (Vij) bt Saira Bhanu (Vij) bt 11-4, 15-13, 9-11, 6-11, 11-3. Quarterfinals: Sub junior boys: Ch.V.S.S. Ramana (Vizag) bt Sri Krishna Pranav (YMCA) 11-7, 11-6, 11-8, 12-10, Pranay Hasan (YMCA) bt Harekesh (AWA) 11-7, 11-6, 10-12, 11-4, 7-11, 14-12, J. Sravan (YMCA) bt D. Sai Kumar (AWA) 5-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-3. Sub junior girls: K. Harshitha (Atp) bt P. Darshana (Atp) 11-5, 11-4, 11-2, 11-4, S. Akshi (GSM) bt Zeba Ashriya (Atp) 6-11, 9-11, 14-12, 11-5, 13-11, 10-12, 11-8, M. Mrudhula (Vij) bt K. Spoorthy (Vij) 9-11, 14-12, 11-5, 12-10, 11-6. Youth boys: Karan Mutta (SPTTA) bt Ch. Harsh (Vij) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, G. Gampa (SPTTA) bt A.V. Anish (AWA) 9-11, 11-4, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8, 11-9, Visal Kumar Reddy (SPTTA) bt M. Arun (Atp) 11-8, 11-5, 11-13, 11-5, 11-3, Krishna Kiriti (Postal) bt S. Pavan (AWA) 11-6, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4. Central Zone triumphs
Central Zone won the SAI all-India inter-zone volleyball tournament at the Port indoor stadium in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. South Zone was runner-up.
Special prizes: Pargat Singh of North (blocker), V. Venkateswara Rao of South (attacker), Harish of South (universal), Asif Ali of Central (setter) and Narender of North (scorer).
The results (super league): South bt North 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20; bt West 25-17, 22-25, 27-25, 25-17.
Central bt West 25-20, 25-17, 25-8; bt North 25-22, 25-20, 25-19.
Final standings: 1. Central; 2. South; 3. North; 4. West.
