PANAJI
Chandan Caro, Ishita Colaso, Yug Prabhu, Yuvaan Sanke, Ruhaan Shaikh, Aaron Farias, Aarna Lotlikar, Tisha Shaikh, Sachi Dessai and Neeza Kamat booked their places in the finals of various categories at the Ulhas Jewellers - BPS Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2026 at the Multipurpose Stadium, Fatorda. Chandan remained on course for a double crown after defeating Yug Prabhu 3-1 in the Boys U-15 semifinals and Prathyush Shettigar 3-1 in the Boys U-19 semifinals. Ishita Colaso also stayed in contention for two titles, overcoming Tisha Shaikh 3-1 in the Girls U-15 semifinals and Sanisha Sinha 3-1 in the Girls U-19 semifinals.
In other semifinal matches, Yug Prabhu beat Mission Lalpekhlua 3-1 and Yuvaan Sanke defeated Kaushik Nair 3-1 to set up the Boys U-13 final. Ruhaan Shaikh downed Dhruva Kamat 3-0 to enter the Boys U-15 final, while Aaron Farias got the better of Vedant Wagle 3-1 in the Boys U-19 semifinals. Sachi Dessai defeated Vanlalrinzualli 3-0 and Tisha Shaikh overcame Inara D'Souza 3-0 in the Girls U-13 semifinals, while Aarna Lotlikar beat Sachi Dessai 3-0 and Neeza Kamat outplayed Tisha Shaikh 3-0 to reach the Girls U-15 and Girls U-19 finals respectively.
Meanwhile, the Men's singles quarterfinals saw Wesley Do Rosario defeat Yug Prabhu 4-1, Atharv Dhulapkar edge Diljeet Velingkar 4-3, Chandan Caro overcome Rishan Shaikh 4-2 and Aaron Farias outclass Dhruva Kamat 4-0 to complete the semifinal lineup.
