State Ranking TT: Triple crown for Anshuman

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished Oct 4, 2021, 11:59 PM IST

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State Ranking TT: Triple crown for Anshuman — The winners at State Ranking table tennis tournament. Captured by : GTTA

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Anshuman Agarwal claimed a triple crown while Khushal Naik and Trisha Verlekar won double crowns at the State Ranking table tennis tournament organised by Goa Table Tennis Association.

On an exciting day of matches played at multipurpose stadium, Peddem, Anshuman upset top seed Dheeraj Rai to clinch the Men’s singles title to add to the two Junior (U17 and U19) titles he had won earlier. Khushal Naik who had reached three finals won the U13 and U15 Boys singles titles while Trisha Verlekar clinched the Under 13 and Under 15 Girls titles.

Prutha Parrikar was crowned Women's singles champion while Dhruva Kamat upset Chandan Caro to clinch the Hopes (U11) Boys title. In the Girls U11 (Hopes) category, Ishita Colaso emerged winner. Galya Fernandes (U17 Girls) and Aditi Chodankar (U19 Girls) emerged winners in the Junior Girls section.

Aldona MLA Glen Ticlo and Goa TT Association officials namely Vero Nunes (President), Christopher Menezes (Secretary), Subhash Pandit (Treasurer), Vishnu Kolwalkar and Sudin Verenkar (Vice Presidents), Kabir Makhija, Nilesh Kirtani and Amey Lawande (Executive Members) graced the prize distribution.

Results: Under-11 Girls (Hopes) - Ishita Colaco bt Anaya Srivastava 3 -0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-6), Under-11 Boys (Hopes) - Dhruva Kamat bt Chandan Caro 3-2 (11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8), Under-13 Girls (Cadets) - Trisha Verlekar bt Ruchi Kirtani 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 12-10), Under-13 Boys (Cadets) - Khushal Naik bt Rishan Sheikh 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-5), Under-15 Girls (Sub Juniors) - Trisha Verlekar bt Galya Fernades 3-1(5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 12-10), Under-15 Boys (Sub Juniors) - Khushal Naik bt Aaron Farias 3-0 (12-10, 11-3, 11-8), Under-17 Girls (Sub Juniors) - Galya Fernandes bt Anushri Naik 3-2 (11-3, 11-8, 7-11, 11-13, 11-4), Under-17 Boys (Sub Juniors) - Anshuman Agarwal bt Azriel Fernandes 3-1 (8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9), Under-19 Girls (Sub Juniors) - Aditi Chodankar bt Anushri Naik 3-2 (7-11, 11-3, 12-10, 5-11, 11-6), Under-19 Boys (Sub Juniors) - Anshuman Agarwal bt Khushal Naik 3-1 (11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6), Women - Prutha Parrikar bt Anushri Naik 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-5), Men - Anshuman Agarwal bt Dheeraj Rai 4-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6).

FC Goa claim maiden Durand Cup title

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Published Oct 4, 2021, 12:19 AM IST

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KOLKATAA goal from FC Goa skipper Edu Bedia in the first half of extra time helped FC Goa overcome Mohammedan Sporting’s challenge as the Gaurs had their first taste of silverware this season, winning the Durand Cup trophy for the first time in club history with a 1-0 win at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) on Sunday night in Kolkata.A free-kick from the left foot of the Spaniard proved to be the difference in a final that was largely devoid of…