Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Aaron Farias is poised for a double crown while Akshan Lawande and Anshuman Agarwal have entered the finals of the Bambolim Beach Resort State Major Ranking Table Tennis Championship, at Peddem.
The concluding ranking championship of the season has been organised by the Goa Table Tennis Association in collaboration with the Sports authority of Goa (SAG) and the North Goa Table Tennis Development Council, and powered by Bambolim Beach Resort.
In Boys U17 singles, top seed Aaron Farias demonstrated scintillating form to ease his way past Pushkar Virgincar with a commanding 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-8) win.
Chandan Caro gave a tough time to number two seed Akshan Lawande before the latter prevailed to a 3-2 (11-7, 4-11, 11-7, 2-11, 11-5) win. In Boys U19 section, Aaron Farias cruised to an exciting 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 13-11) win over emerging youngster Rishan Shaikh while Anshuman Agarwal, an India ranked player and medalist, impressed in a 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8) win over Pushkar Virgincar. Results:
Boys U17 (Quarter Finals)
Aaron Farias bt Soham Kotibhashar 3-0 (11-9, 11-3, 11-5)
Chandan Caro bt Rishan Shaikh 3-2 (11-7, 11-6, 10-12, 9-11, 11-6)
Akshan Lawande bt Avinash Pandey 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-6)
Pushkar Virgincar bt Siddhant Parsekar 3-1 (11-4, 11-7, 4-11, 11-8)
Boys U17 (Semi Finals)
Aaron Farias bt Pushkar Virgincar 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-8)
Akshan Lawande bt Chandan Caro 3-2 (11-7, 4-11, 11-7, 2-11, 11-5)
Boys U19 (Quarter Finals)
Rishan Shaikh bt Ved Sardesai 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-6)
Aaron Farias bt Darren Duarte 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-7)
Pushkar Virgincar bt Atharv Dhulapkar 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-9)
Anshuman Agarwal bt Saksham Dukle 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-5)
Boys U19 (Semi Finals)
Aaron Farias bt Rishan Shaikh 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 13-11)
Anshuman Agarwal bt Pushkar Virgincar 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8)
