PANAJI
The 8th Dr. Filipe Pinto Memorial All-Goa Table Tennis Tournament, organised by Kabir Pinto Makhija under the aegis of the Goa Table Tennis Association was held at Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias.
Goan windsurfer Katya Coelho, who was a member of Team India at the 2026 Asian Games, was the Chief Guest at the Finals and Prize Distribution function. Adv. Yogesh Nadkarni, a well-known senior lawyer and sports enthusiast was the Guest of Honour.
Kabir Pinto Makhija has also taken the initiative to felicitate meritorious sportspersons and honour them for their outstanding achievements in their respective disciplines. Felicitated at the tournament was Katya Coelho for excelling in the sport of windsurfing.
Tournament had two categories, Elite and Masters. In the Elite category, Vinod and Anup beat Prasanna and Vijay to emerge victorious. Vinod & Anup had earlier defeated Harin and Dr. Pradhan in the semi-final. Prasanna and Vijay beat Guruprasad & Sadanand in the other semi-final.
In the Masters category, Dijo and Munir beat Deep & Stanley to lift the trophy. Deep & Stanley had beaten Joseph and Dr. Brennan in the first semi-final, whereas, Dijo & Munir beat Burye & Anand in the second semi-final.
MASTERS CATEGORY
QUARTER-FINALS
Joseph & Dr. Brennan beat Sohail & Dinesh 2-1
Deep & Stanley beat Shailesh & Daniel 2-1
Munir & Dijo beat Sachin & Savio 2-0
Burye & Anand beat Prashant & Amogh 2-1
SEMI-FINALS
Deep & Stanley beat Joseph & Dr. Brennan 2-0
Munir & Dijo beat Burye & Anand 2-0
FINALS
Munir & Dijo beat Deep & Stanley 3-2
ELITE CATEGORY
QUARTER-FINALS
Harin & Dr. Pradhan beat Bramhanand & Sameer 2-1
Vinod & Anup beat Sudeep & Roseline 2-1
Prasanna & Vijay beat John & Abbas 2-0
Guruprasad & Sadanand beat Sameer & Shamir 2-1
SEMI-FINALS
Vinod & Anup beat Harin & Dr. Pradhan 2-0
Prasanna & Vijay beat Guruprasad & Sadanand 2-1
FINALS
Vinod & Anup beat Prasanna & Vijay 3-0
