Patna, August 1, 2010: Feisty Madhepura girl Riyansi Gupta cornered glory on the Day Two of the Bihar State Major Ranking table tennis tournament at the Bihar Young Men’s Institute here on Sunday winning the sub-junior and cadet girls’ singles titles in a remarkable style.
Riyansi took Riya Kumari (Motihari) straight 11-8, 13-11, 11-6 to win sub-junior girls crown while in cadet girls’ final, Riyansi fought it out to beat her teammate Riya Kumar 11-6, 5-11, 11-4, 6-11 and 11-7 for the crown.
Four Patna players Aditya Umang, Ayush Anand, Rohan Kumar and Sagar Kumar entered the cadet boys’ singles semifinals.
In sub-junior boys singles, line up for the pre-quarterfinals have been decided as Amit Kumar, Prashant Roshan, Priyanshu, Saurabh, Aniket, Deepak Kumar, Gagan, Saurabh Kumar, Rishutosh, Aniket Kumar, Yash Anand, Aman Tiwari, Aditya Umang, Tushar Kanti and Rohit Kumar won their respective second round matches.
Results
Sub-junior girls’ singles final: Riyansi Gupta bt Riya Kumari (Motihari) 11-8, 13-11, 11-6.
Semifinals: Riyansi Gupta bt Varsha Bhagyashree 7-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-9; Riya Kumari bt Smita Ravi 11-6, 13-11, 11-6.
Cadet girls’ final: Riyansi Gupta bt Riya Kumar (Madhepura) 11-6, 5-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7.
Semifinals: Riyansi Gupta bt Sapna (Madhepura) 11-2, 11-5, 11-2; Riya Kumar bt Vijyalakshmi 12-10, 13-11, 11-4, 11-8.
Cadet boys’ singles quarterfinals: Aditya Umang bt Shivam Singh 11-3, 11-7, 11-5, Aayush Anand bt Risutosh Kumar 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, Rohan Kumar bt Master Shivam (Madhepura) 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 14-12, Sagar Kumar bt Kunwar Dalwar (Madhepura) 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7.
Sub-junior boys singles (second round): Amit Kumar bt Naved Hasan 13-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, Prashant Saurabh bt Sudhanshu (Madhepura) 11-4, 11-6, 11-7, Priyanshu bt Musbah Aajim 11-9, 11-6, 11-7, Saurabh Basotiya bt Bhit Singh 11-7, 11-8, 11-6, Shubham Kumar bt Tuhin 11-2, 11-9, 11-3, Aman Kumar bt Utakarsh Anand 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10, Deepak Kumar bt Shivam Singh (Madhepura) 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5, Gagan Neer bt Mikki Anand 11-2, 11-3, 11-5, Saurabh Kumar bt Avinash Kumar Bhaskar 11-7, 11-8, 15-13, Risutosh bt Master Shivam 12-10, 11-9, 11-9, Rohit Kumar bt Risabh Kumar 14-12, 11-5, 11-7, Aniket Kumar bt Yogesh Kumar 11-7, 11-8, 14-12, Yash Anand bt Akash 11-8, 11-6, 11-8, Aman Triwedi bt Aditya Raj 11-2, 11-3, 11-8, Aditya Umang bt Kunwar Dalwar 11-3, 11-4, 11-9, Tusar Kanti Das bt Avinash 7-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-3, 11-3
