UTT Nationals: Snehit scalps Desai, Sriram on way to semis
Earlier in the pre-quarterfinals, the Hyderabad boy had the game and tactics to outwit Desai.
Panchkula: Hyderabad’s SFR Snehit could not have asked for a better platform than the UTT 82nd National Table Tennis Championships to showcase his growing confidence.
The 20-year-old from Telangana first slayed defending champion Harmeet Desai 4-0 (8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8, 11-3) and then accounted for sixth-seed Sushmit Sriram 4-1 ((8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8, 11-3), in the quarterfinals to storm into the men’s semifinals at the Tau Devi Lal Indoor Stadium here on Monday.
Showing improved fitness, speed and power, Snehit had the measure of Sriram in the quarterfinals. Earlier in the pre-quarterfinals, the Hyderabad boy had the game and tactics to outwit Desai.
Results:
Quarterfinals: A. Sharath Kamal (PSPB) bt Anthony Amalraj (TTFI) 11-8, 11-3, 5-11 13-11, 11-2, Manav Thakkar (PSPB) bt Ronit Bhanja (Ben) 11-7, 12-10, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6, SFR Snehit bt Sushmit Sriram (TTFI) 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8, 11-3, G. Sathiyan bt Sanil Shetty (PSPB) 11-9, 11-9, 11-13, 11-8, 11-6.
Pre-Quarterfinals: A. Sharath Kamal bt Sougata Sarkar (LIC) 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, Anthony Amalraj bt Soumyajit Ghosh (Har) 9-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5, Ronit Bhanja (Ben) bt Sudhanshu Grover (Del) 13-11, 7-11, 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 15-13, Manav Thakkar bt Nitin Thiruvengadam (TNTTA) 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5, SFR Snehit bt Harmeet Desai (PSPB) 11-9, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5, Sushmit Sriram (TTFI) bt Arjun Ghosh (Ben) 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-9, Sanil Shetty bt Sarthak Gandhi (TTFI) 11-4, 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7, G. Sathiyan bt Manush Shah (Guj) 11-8, 12-14, 11-9, 11-8, 13-11.
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