PSPB men and RBI women clinch team titles at nationals

The 87th UTT Senior National Table Tennis Championships saw PSPB men defeat West Bengal 3-0 to retain their dominance, while RBI women staged a comeback to edge PSPB 3-2 in a thrilling final, reclaiming the trophy after two years

Hyderabad: Dominance and drama shared centre stage at the Abhay Prashal Stadium as the team events at the 87th UTT Senior National Table Tennis Championships concluded on a compelling note. While the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) men reinforced their long-standing supremacy with a clinical title win, the women’s final delivered a thrilling five-match contest, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) emerging as champions after a stirring comeback, reclaiming the trophy after two years.

PSPB’s men added yet another trophy to their already swelling cupboard, outclassing West Bengal 3-0 in a commanding display. In contrast, the women’s final was a rollercoaster that went down to the wire. RBI edged PSPB 3-2 in a contest defined by momentum swings and clutch performances.

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The results:
Men: Final: PSPB bt West Bengal 3-0 (Payas Jain bt Ankur Bhattacharjee 12-10, 11-4, 1-11, 11-9; Manav Thakkar bt Aniket Sen Choudhury 15-13, 11-5, 11-5; Harmeet Desai bt Bodhisatwa Chaudhury 11-4, 11-2, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8).

Final placings: PSPB, West Bengal, Telangana, RSPB, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Punjab.

Women: Final: RBI bt PSPB 3-2 (Sreeja Akula lost to Taneesha Kotecha 12-10, 12-10, 7-11, 13-15, 4-11; Ayhika Mukherjee lost to Yashaswini Ghjorpade 7-11, 5-11, 8-11; Diya Chitale bt Syndrela Das 12-14, 12-10, 11-7, 14-12; Ayhika bt Taneesha 11-7, 11-4, 11-5; Sreeja bt Yashaswini 11-5, 4-11, 11-9, 12-14, 11-6).

Final placings: RBI, PSPB, UP, Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, West Bengal, Haryana.