Sidhanth, Debanshi claim under-13 titles at UTT National Rankings

M Siddhanth of Karnataka and Debanshi Chakraborty from West Bengal won the under-13 titles at the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships, with Rajdeep Biswas and Aadya Baheti winning Under-11 titles

Hyderabad: Karnataka;s M Siddhanth and West Bengal’s Debanshi Chakraborty clinched the boys and girls under-13 titles respectively in the first UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships at the SAMA Indoor Stadium in Vadodara on Friday.

In a “battle of the left-handers” final, Siddhanth was at his clinical best, shutting out West Bengal’s Rajdeep Biswas 3-0, denying the newly crowned Under-11 boys’ champion a double title. In the all-Bengal girls’ summit clash, Debanshi overcame teammate Titash Chatterjee 3-1, capping a week of intense competition that showcased the depth of India’s emerging table tennis talent.

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Rajdeep, Adya win Under-11 titles

In the Under-11 Youth Boys’ singles final, West Bengal’s Rajdeep Biswas held his nerve in a see-saw battle to edge out Karnataka’s Arnav Mithun 3-2, mixing controlled aggression with patient rallies to clinch the decider 11-6. In the Under-11 Youth Girls’ singles summit clash, Maharashtra’s Aadya Baheti showcased remarkable composure, fending off a spirited challenge from Karnataka’s Sakshya Santosh to register a 3-1 victory, sealing the win with a tense 13-11 finish in the fourth game.

The results:

Youth boys: Under-13: Final: M. Siddhanth (Kar) bt Rajdeep Biswas (WB) 11-9, 12-10, 11-7. Semifinals: Rajdeep bt Hardik Kumar (Del) 7-11, 6-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-9; M. Siddhanth bt Gem Mahalanabish (WB) 11-3, 11-6, 7-11, 13-11.

U-13 Youth Girls singles: Final: Debanshi Chakraborty (WB) bt Titash Chatterjee (WB) 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9. Semifinals: Titash bt Sreosree Chakraborty (WB) 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-13, 13-11; Debanshi bt Divija Paul (Asm) 7-11, 15-13, 11-13, 11-6, 13-11.

U-11 Youth Boys singles: Final: Rajdeep Biswas (WB) bt Arnav Mithun (Kar) 11-8, 6-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-6.

U-11 Youth Girls singles: Final: Aadya Baheti (Mah) bt Sakshya Santosh (Kar) 11-4, 9-11, 11-7, 13-11.