PANAJI
Ruhaan Shaikh and Yug Prabhu will clash in the Boys U13 final, while Aarna Lotlikar and Tisha Shaikh will battle for the Girls U13 crown at the MCC All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2025, organised by Margao Cricket Club in aegis with the Goa Table Tennis Association, at the Multipurpose Stadium, Fatorda.
In the semi-finals, top seed Ruhaan overcame Yuvaan Sanke (4) 3-1, while Yug (3) stunned second seed Vedant Wagle 3-1. In the Girls U13, Aarna (2) eased past Inara D’Souza 3-0, and Tisha (3) pulled off a fighting 3-2 win over Gianna George (4) in a thriller. Earlier in the quarter-finals, Inara shocked top seed Sachi Desai 3-0, Aarna edged Kavyaa Khalap 3-2, Tisha defeated Samaira Soares 3-1 and Gianna edged past Aayushi Amonkar 3-2.
Adding to the excitement, Chandan Caro and Rishan Shaikh stormed into the Boys U17 finals with commanding wins. Chandan (1) overpowered Vedant Wagle 3-0, while Rishan (2) blanked Dhruva Kamat (3) 3-0. In the Girls U17, Ishita Colaso and Neeza Kamat set up a mouth-watering title clash, both registering straight-games victories. Ishita (1) beat Aayushi Amonkar (3) 3-0, while Neeza (2) overpowered Sanisha Sinha (3) 3-0. In the U17 Girls quarters, Ishita defeated Gianna 3-0, Aayushi outlasted Aarna Lotlikar 3-2, Sanisha beat Shreya Phadte 3-0 and Neeza toppled Sachi Desai 3-0.
