Top seed Ashank Dalvi and Aarish Shaikh, seeded second, completed a double by advancing to the semifinals of both the Boys Under-11 and Boys Under-13 events, while Vardhan Verlekar and Kedar Nair joined them in the Under-11 last four, and Mission Lalpekhlua and Kaushik Nair sealed their places in the Under-13 semifinals at the 1st All Goa State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament, organised by Saxtti Sports & Cultural Club and UV Academy at UV Academy, Gomant Vidya Niketan, Margao.
In the Under-11 quarterfinals, Ashank defeated Urvansh Pathak 3-0, Vardhan downed Arjun Rane 3-0, Kedar overcame Cladwyn Miranda 3-1, and Aarish outplayed Ronan Menezes Gama 3-0.
In the Under-13 category, Lalpekhlua edged Vanlalmalsawmkima 3-2, Aarish beat Arha Sahakari 3-0, Ashank prevailed over Yuvaan Sanke 3-2, while Kaushik registered a 3-0 victory against Vihang Jotkar.
