the goan I network
PANAJI
Verekers set up the title clash with Hotel Manoshanti in the Under-15 team championship event at the third All India Invitational table tennis championship organised by Miramar Sports Club. In the semi-final matches played at Indoor stadium, Campal, Panaji on Saturday, Verekers sealed a comfortable 3-0 win over BPS B while Hotel Manoshanti too had it easy, winning 3-0 against MTTA, Mangalore in the
other semis.
In the men’s team championship event, title favourites BPS Sports Club and strong contenders Hotel Manoshanti made it into the semi-finals, topping their respective Super 8 groups, where they were joined by second-placed teams, Verekers and Harzen, Gujarat.
Panjim TT Club, who had upset Harzen, Gujarat in the league matches, were unlucky not to make it to the last four, losing out through set aggregate with three teams equal on points in the same group.
In individual events, Manisha Seal (Madhya Pradesh) will clash with Preksha PK (Karnataka) in ladies singles event while Rathin Kalose (Karnataka) will meet Nagesh Vereker (Goa) in the finals of the under-15 boys singles.
