LAHORE: While Pakistan lost the junior boys team event final to India, the home girls’ performance was pathetic on Thursday at the South Asian Cadet and Junior Table Tennis Championships being held in Islamabad.

Indian outclassed Pakistan 3-0 in the boys team event final. First, India’s Utkarsh Gupta beat Mohammad Rameez 8-11, 16-14, 11-6, 11-6. Then Lalrin Puia confirmed the victory winning the second singles 3-2 after facing some fight from Pakistan’s Salman Virk as the games scores were 10-12, 11-5, 10-12,11-4, 11-2.

Sabhya completed India’s domination as he Abdul Haseeb in the last singles 11-3, 11-8, 11-8.

Earlier, Pakistan boys defeated Sri Lanka 3-1 in the semi-final while India outplayed Nepal 3-0.

The home girls failed to excel as they lost to India 3-0 and to Nepal 3-1.

Results: Junior’s boys team event: Final: India bt Pakistan 3-0:

Utkarsh Gupta bt Mohammad Rameez 8-11, 16-14, 11-6, 11-6; Lalrin Puia bt Salman Virk 10-12, 11-5, 10-12, 11-4, 11-2; Sabhya bt Abdul Haseeb 11-3, 11-8, 11-8.

Semi-finals: India bt Nepal 3-0:

Utkarsh Gupta bt Karishna Thapa 14-12, 11-6, 14-12; Lalrin Puia bt Manilama 11-6, 11-7, 11-5; Sabhya bt Rajojman 11-4, 11-4, 11-3.

Pakistan bt Sri Lanka 3-1:

Rameez Khan bt Supuna Poornima 11-9, 11-5, 11-8; Salman Virk bt Parsad J. De Silva 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9; Krishan Thapa bt Abdul Haseeb 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 7-11; Rameez Khan bt Parsad J. De Silva 11-9, 11-9, 11-5.

Other matches of boys team event: Pakistan bt Bangladesh 3-0:

Salman Virk bt Imran Hossain 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7; Rameez Khan bt Javed Ahmed 11-9, 11-5, 11-8; Haseeb bt Mufradul Khair 11-5, 11-8, 11-6.

Nepal bt Maldives 3-0:

Manilama bt Maizan 11-4, 9-11, 11-3, 11-1; Karishna Thapa bt Zeesth 11-5, 11-8, 12-10; Rajoman bt Maadh 14-12, 8-11, 11-7, 13-11.

Junior girls team event: India bt Sri Lanka 3-0:

Priya Derfhint Das bt Ruvini 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7; Ayhika Mukherjee bt Muthumali 11-9, 11-5, 11-4; Sagarika Mukherjee bt Parani 11-8, 12-10, 11-7.

Nepal bt Pakistan 3-1:

Maha bt Norden Tamang 11-8, 11-13, 13-15, 11-13; Trika Mahrjan bt Farwa 11-6, 11-7, 11-5; Sukriti Shrestha bt Ayesha 11-5, 13-11, 11-13, 6-11, 4-11; Trika Maharjan bt Maha 11-13, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8; Norden Tamang bt Farwa 11-2, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9.

Cadet boys team event: India bt Bangladesh 3-0:

Snehit bt Imran Hossain 11-5, 11-5, 11-5; Manav bt Hamza 11-4, 11-7, 11-6; Manav-Akash Nath bt Imran-Hamza 11-9, 11-7, 11-6.

Nepal bt Pakistan 3-1:

Santaa bt Faizan 11-9, 12-10, 12-10; Mustafa bt Ritiz 9-11, 9-11, 4-11; Santaa-Ritiz bt Faizan-Obaid 15-13, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9; Ritiz bt Mustafa 11-3, 11-4, 11-9.

India bt Nepal 3-0:

Manav bt Ritiz 11-2, 11-3, 11-4; Snehit bt Santaa 11-4, 11-4, 11-8; Manav-Akashresth bt Ritiz-Santaa 11-7, 11-7, 11-6.

Sri Lanka bt Bangladesh 3-0:

Dinesh bt Hamza 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 11-7; Imran bt Dishanks 9-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9, 12-14; Dinesh-Dinul bt Hamza-Imran 7-11, 11-3, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8; Dinesh bt Imran 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7.

India bt Sri Lanka 3-0:

Manav bt Dishanka 11-8, 11-9, 11-5; Akashnath bt Dinesh 11-9, 11-4, 11-9; Manav-Senhit bt Dinesh-Dinul 11-7, 11-6, 11-6.

Cadet girls team event: India bt Sri Lanka 3-0:

Shresti Amret bt Chamathsara 11-8, 11-4, 11-9; Naina bt Sheshala 11-5, 11-3, 11-4; Naina-Narchana bt Chamathsara-Hansani 11-5, 11-3, 14-12.

Nepal bt Pakistan 3-0:

Sonu Tahpa bt Anum Aslam 11-7, 11-9, 11-8; Sukriti bt Fatima 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7; Sonu-Sukriti bt Anum-Fatima 8-11, 11-9, 6-11, 12-10, 11-8.

Junior boys doubles: Quarter-finals:

Mani K. Lama-Krishna (Nepal) bt Mohammad Zeesth-Zahir Mohammad (Maldives) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9; Rameez-Salman (Pak) bt Mohammad Javed-Mohammad Imran (Ban) 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-5.

Semi-finals:

Utkarsh-Sabhya (Ind) bt Mani K. Lama-Krishna (Nep) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7; Rameez-Salman (Pak) bt Parsad J.-Supuna (Sri) 11-7, 11-6, 11-2.

Junior girls doubles:

Semi-finals: Sagarik M-Akula (Ind) bt Norden-Erika (Nep) 11-6, 11-4, 11-4; Ruvini-Muthumali (Sri) bt Farwa-Maha (Pak) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7.

Cadet boys singles: Group ‘A’:

Hansani Pirmila (Sri) bt Fatima Khan (Pak) 11-9, 11-8, 11-3; Naina (Ind) bt Sonu Thapa (Nep) 11-3, 11-6, 11-4.

Group ‘B’:

Sheshala (Sri) bt Sukriti (Nep) 11-3, 11-7, 11-7; Shruti (Ind) bt Anam (Pak) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6.

Cadet girls singles: Group ‘A’:

Naina (Ind) bt Fatima (Pak) 11-4, 11-4, 11-4; Hansani Pirmila (Sri) bt Sonu Thapa (Nep) 11-8, 11-2, 11-9.

Group ‘B’:

Shruti Amrutue (Ind) bt Sukriti (Nep) 11-1, 11-6, 11-4; Sheshala (Sri) bt Anjum Aslam (Pak) 11-2, 11-6, 11-2.

Junior girls singles: Group ‘A’:

Ayhika M (Ind) bt Maha (Pak) 11-5, 11-2, 11-2; Muthumali (Sri) bt Erika Maharjan (Nep) 11-9, 11-8, 11-4; Muthumali (sri) bt Maha Laraib (Pak) 11-5, 11-3, 11-8; Ayhika M (Ind) bt Erika Maharjan (Nep) 11-7, 11-2, 11-5.

Group ‘B’:

Ruvini (Sri) bt Darwa (Pak) 11-4, 11-5, 11-9; Priya Das (Ind) Norden Tamang (Nep) 11-4, 11-4, 11-9; Priya Das (Ind) bt Farwa Asif (Pak) 11-7, 11-4, 11-2; Ruvini (Sri) bt Norden (Nep) 11-7, 15-13, 11-3.

Published in Dawn, August 29th, 2014