Sathiyan clinch junior title

Sathiyan clinch junior titleThe Tamil Nadu boy G. Sathiyan has outplayed Soumyajit Ghosh to win the junior boys’ title in the South Asian junior table tennis championship played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium on Tuesday, whose roof was leaking even after a grant Rs. 8 lakh paid by Table Tennis Federation of India Secretary General Moolchand Chowhan last week.

Sathiyan, who had defeated Ghosh in the National junior final earlier this year, outclassed Ghosh once again in a five setter match by 15-13, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8.

Indian shuttlers dominated in the tournament as they reached in the finals of all four events, and won gold medals in two events to take the medal tally to 10 gold and four silver medals.

The Indians felt embarrassed when the roof of the air conditioned stadium started leaking, and affected the showpiece arena, three adjacent tables and the Chief Referees desk.

The leakage also interrupted match between Ghosh-Sathiyan for 25 minutes, which was then shifted to another table and Sathiyan won the next four points to clinch the title.

Meanwhile, Pooja Sahastrabudhe won the junior girls title after defeating national junior champion Ankita Das by 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-2, 9-11, 11-9 in the final match.