July 10, 2008	Thursday	Rajab 6, 1429

KARACHI, July 9: Indian boys and girls dominated the team events on the opening day of South Asian table tennis championship by winning both Cadet and Junior events at the Habib Pubic School Gymnasium on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka were the second best team.

Pakistan boys and girls gave disappointing performance in under-15 cadet and their only success was against Nepal.

Results:

U-15 girls’ team event:

Sri Lanka bt Pakistan 3-0 (Chavindya De Silva bt Abeera Ali 11-7, 11-4, 11-5; Nuwarni Vodya bt Iqra Saeed 11-5, 11-7, 11-7; Nuwarni Vodya/ Erandi bt Abeera/Iqra 11-4, 12-10, 11-8).

India bt Nepal 3-0 (Charvi Kawal bt Sanisha Shrestha 11-5, 11-5, 11-6; Ankita Das bt Sushma Bashnet 11-4, 11-1, 11-5; Charvi/Nikhat Banu bt Sanisha/Sushma 11-5, 11-8, 11-2).

Pakistan bt Nepal 3-0 (Abeera Ali bt Sanisha Shrestha 8-11, 11-3, 11-6, 14-12; Iqra Saeed bt Sushma Bashnet 11-5, 13-11, 11-6; Abeera/Iqra bt Sanisha/Sushma 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5).

India bt Sri Lank 3-0 (Charvi Kawal bt

Nuwarni Vodya 11-8, 11-9, 11-8; Ankita Das bt Chavindya De Silva 11-5, 11-7, 11-6; Ankita/Nikhat Banu bt Nuwarni/Erandi 14-12, 11-1, 11-6).

Cadet U-15 boys’ team event:

India bt Nepal 3-0 (Raj Mondal bt Pradip Roka 11-7, 11-5, 11-9; Shubham Sharma bt Sonu Gupta 11-7, 11-8, 11-8; Soumyajit Shubham Sharma bt Pradip Roka/Anish Shrestha 10-12, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9).

Sri Lanka bt Pakistan by 3-0 (Malith Dilusha bt Salman Virk 11-5, 11-8, 11-7; Hasintha Shashiranga bt M. Rameez 10-12, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 11-3; Malith/Hasintha Shashiranga bt Salman/Rameez 11-5, 11-7, 3-11, 11-9).

Pakistan bt Nepal 3-1 (Salman Virk (Pak) bt Bibek Shreshta 11-5, 11-4, 11-8; Rameez Khan (Pak) lost to Biplov 10-12, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11; Salman/Rameez bt Bibek/Biplov 12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6; Salman Virk (Pak) bt Biplov Adhikari 11-7, 12-10, 11-13, 11-8).

India bt Sri Lanka 3-0 (Soumyajit Ghosh bt Hashintha Shashiranga 11-9, 10-12, 10-12, 11-8, 11-8; Sathiyan Gnansekaran bt Malith Dilusha 14-12, 11-2, 11-8; Sathiyan/Sourav Saha bt Hashintha/Malith 11-9, 11-6, 11-4).

Junior U-18 girls’ team event:

India bt Nepal 3-0 (Divya Deshpande bt Nabita Shreshtha 11-8, 11-9, 11-4; Soumi Mondal bt Elina Mahrjan 11-8, 11-5, 11-3; Divya/Pooja Vijay bt Nabita & Renuka Kharti 11-9, 11-5, 11-4).

Sri Lanka bt Pakistan 3-0 (Ishara Madurangi bt Ayesha Khan 11-5, 11-7, 11-8; Tharindra Weerakoon bt Maliha Khursheed

13-11, 11-9, 11-4; Ishara/Tharindra bt Ayesha/ Maliha 11-8, 11-2, 11-5).

Nepal bt Pakistan 3-1 (Renuka Khatri bt Ayesha Khan 9-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7; Nabita Shreshtha bt Maliha Khursheed 11-7, 8-11, 6-11, 11-5, 13-11; Renuka/Elina Maharjan lost to Ayesha/Maliha 8-11, 9-11, 9-11; Renuka Khatri (Nepal) bt Maliha Khursheed 11-13,11-6,11-6, 11-8).

Junior U-18 boys’ team event:

India bt Nepal 3-0 (Sourav Saha bt Bibek Shreshta 11-6, 11-6, 11-4; Sathiyan Gnansekaran (India) bt Biplov Adhikari 11-7, 11-1, 11-8; Sourav Saha/Sathiyan bt Bibek/Biplov 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 11-3).

Sri Lanka bt Pakistan 3-0 (Buddhika Walagampola bt Abdul Rahim 6-11, 11-5, 19-17, 13-11; Suktha Wickramanayake bt Salman Virk 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 11-5; Buddhika/ Sahanaka bt Rahim/Fahim 8-11, 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 11-7).

India bt Sri Lanka 3-0 (Raj Mondal bt Buddhika Walagampola 11-7, 11-8, 11-9; Shubham Sharma bt Sukitha Wickramanawake 11-7, 11-1, 13-11; Shubham/Soumyajit lost to Buddhika/Shanaka Ganegoda 11-9, 7-11, 11-13, 8-11; Shubham Sharma bt Buddhika Walagampola 13-11, 11-7, 11-6).

Pakistan bt Nepal 3-0 (Abdul Rahim bt Pradip Roka 11-4, 11-4, 9-11, 9-11, 11-3; Salman Virk bt Anish Shrestha 11-5, 11-3, 11-2; Rahim/Fahim Raza bt Pradip/Sonu Gupta 8-11, 11-9, 9-11,11-7, 11-8.—APP