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.

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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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