India U-19 girls beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in Asian Youth TT qualifiers
India’s Under-19 girls secured a dominant 3-0 win over Sri Lanka as matches continued in the regional qualification event for the ITTF-ATTU Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships in Shimla, with strong performances also coming from India’s Under-15 boys.
Hyderabad: India’s Under-19 girls stamped their authority with a clinical 3-0 victory over Sri Lanka, even as early-round action across categories gathered pace at the regional qualification event for the ITTF-ATTU Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships here at the Indira Gandhi Rajya Khel Parisar in Shimla on Tuesday.
Having received a higher seeding, the Indian U-19 girls made an immediate impact. Jennifer Varghese, Ananya Muralidharan, and Prisha Goel all registered straight or four-game wins to complete a comprehensive sweep against Sri Lanka.
Earlier, Sri Lanka had edged Nepal 3-1, while Maldives overcame Bangladesh by an identical margin. Nepal bounced back strongly in the second round, blanking Bangladesh 3-0.
In the Under-15 boys’ section, India mirrored that dominance with a 3-0 rout of Maldives in the second round. Aditya Das, Akshay Kirikara, and Akash Rajavelu conceded very few points across their matches, underlining India’s depth at the sub-junior level. Sri Lanka had earlier defeated Bangladesh 3-0 in the opening round.
The Under-15 girls’ category witnessed closer contests, with Maldives edging Nepal 3-2 in a hard-fought tie, while Sri Lanka comfortably beat Bangladesh 3-0.
In the Under-19 boys first round, Nepal scripted a fighting 3-2 comeback win over Bangladesh after trailing early, while Sri Lanka registered a straightforward victory over the Maldives.
