PANAJI
The 6th 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.
Yusuf Sheikh and Xisto Fernandes emerged winners in Group 1, while Jeffrey Pereira and Laxman Nadkarni were victorious in Group 2.
The tournament received an overwhelming response. In the Group 1 final, Yusuf Sheikh/Xisto Fernandes beat Sachin Soares/Shirish Patil 3-1 whereas in the Group 2 final Jeffrey Pereira/Laxman Nadkarni beat Joseph Duarte/Hemant Ramani 3-1.
Earlier in the Group 1 Semi-finals, Sachin Soares/Shirish Patil beat Mahesh Talavdekar/Prashant Kamat 3-0 and Yusuf Sheikh/Xisto Fernandes beat Joseph Sequeira/Milind Salkar 3-0.
In the Group 2 Semi-finals, Jeffery Pereira/Laxman Nadkarni beat John Pinto/Geeta Washington 3-0 and Joseph Duarte/Hemant Ramani beat Ferdinand Rodrigues/ Euclid Heredia 3-1
The chief guest for the finals and prize distribution function was dashing Indian professional footballer Sahil Tavora, who currently plays for FC Goa in the ISL. Shivaji Desai and Dinesh Sinari (President -GVTTA) were also present.
