Team Goemkarponn
Panaji: Ronan Menezes Gama, Urvansh Pathak, Ronisha Sakhardande and Spruha Kamat booked their places in the respective Boys and Girls Under-9 finals at the Aura-Panjim Gymkhana All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2026, which began at Panjim Gymkhana, Campal.
In the Boys U-9 category, Ronan fought hard to overcome Yajat Keny 3-2 in the quarter-finals, while Shiv Chopdekar registered a convincing 3-0 victory over Jagrav Sinha. Urvansh Pathak defeated Advith Rao 3-0, and Apoorva Neogi secured a 3-1 win against Anshuman Lokapure.
In the semi-finals, Ronan continued his impressive run with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Shiv. Urvansh also produced a strong performance, defeating Apoorva 3-1 to seal his place in the final.
The Girls U-9 category witnessed equally competitive action. Ronisha Sakhardande defeated Samaira Naik 3-0, while Swara Gude registered an identical victory against Kaitlyn Fernandes. Alessandra Fernandes overcame Lara De Souza 3-0, and Spruha Kamat defeated Ashvi Mungrey 3-1 in the quarter-finals.
Ronisha then secured a 3-1 victory over Swara in the semi-finals, while Spruha defeated Alessandra by the same margin to set up the Girls U-9 final.
Meanwhile, the Boys U-11 category also witnessed exciting quarter-final encounters. Ashank Dalvi defeated Urvansh Pathak 3-0, while Vardhan Verlekar overcame Ved Sanvordekar 3-1. Kedar Nair registered a 3-0 win over Ronan Menezes Gama, and Aarish Shaikh defeated Arjun Rane 3-0 to advance to the semi-finals.
The tournament is powered by Aura Builders and Developers and organised in association with the Goa Table Tennis Association.
