Dehradun, April 18: Syndrela Das capped a remarkable run by defeating Divyanshi Bhowmick 4-1 in the U-19 singles final, bringing the curtain down on the girls’ team events in the first leg of the Junior and Youth National Table Tennis Championships here on Saturday.
With this victory, Syndrela completed a rare double, having already secured the Under-17 singles crown at the same championships. The promising paddler from West Bengal continues her impressive rise, adding to her earlier silver at the Senior National Championships in Indore.
Karnataka pair wins U-19 crown
In a tightly contested U-19 doubles final, Karnataka’s Tanishka Kalbhairav and Himanshi Chowdhary edged past Maharashtra’s Hardee Patel and Divyanshi Bhowmick, winning 3-2 in a five-game thriller.
Although their opponents forced a decider with a resilient fourth-game push, Kalbhairav and Chowdhary raised their intensity in the final game, combining consistent placement with timely attacking strokes to seal the title.
Bengal duo wins U-17 title
West Bengal’s Ankolika Chakraborty and Ahona Ray staged a comeback to defeat Maharashtra’s Naisha Rewaskar and Divyanshi Bhowmick in five games, clinching the title 11-1, 5-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-9. (PTI)
