Table Tennis: Vinod, Vidya triumph in style

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G. Vinod of SRSA made a heroic comeback against Sivananda Seshadri to clinch the men’s title in the Indian Oil Corporation state-ranking table tennis tournament organised by the Centre Court TT Club at the Nehru Stadium on Sunday.

Vinod won -11, 8-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-9, 11-7. In the women’s final, N. Vidya (AKG) defeated Swetha Kumaravel (IB) 11-9, 11-7, 11-5, 10-12, 11-8.

Results

All finals: Men: G. Vinod (SRSA) bt Sivananda Seshadri (FCI) 7-11, 8-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-9, 11-7.

Boys: Youth: R. Venkatramanan (LTTA) bt S. Prasanna (Dena Bank) 11-6, 13-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-5.

Junior: M. Kalaivanan (AKG) bt D. Sameera Kumar (NLC) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8.

Sub junior: D. Ananth (Ransa) bt J. Rakesh (RTTA) 11-3, 15-13, 11-5, 11-5.

Cadet: Sriram Kannan (CTTF) bt T.G. Chitresh (MDX) 10-12, 9-11, 11-3, 14-12, 11-6.

Mini cadet: Karthik Raja (VLR) bt T. Vishwa (KTTC) 11-2, 11-9, 11-4.

Women: N. Vidya (AKG) bt Swetha Kumaravel (IB) 11-9, 11-7, 11-5, 10-12, 11-8.

Girls: Youth: Sumana R. Krishnan (Ransa) bt S. Narsimha Priya (PSBB) 3-11, 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-2, 12-10.

Junior: S. Narasimha Priya (PSBB) bt Amrutha Pushpak (IB) 11-7, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10.

Sub Junior: Abinaya Ramesh (ERD) bt C.R. Harshavardini (MVM) 10-12, 11-9, 13-11, 11-1, 7-11, 11-9.

Cadet: S. Selena Deepthi (CCTTC) bt S. Yashini (MVM) 11-5, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8.

Mini cadets: N. Ashika (ROC) bt V. Vaishanavi (MDX) 11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 11-6.