Shorya survives scare, enters Rd 2

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 24

Shorya Jistu overcame Paras in an intense three-setter to seal a spot in the boys’ U-12 second round in the Roots-AITA National Ranking Championship in Zirakpur on Monday.

Shorya won the opening set 4-2, but Paras restored parity with a hard-fought 5-4(4) win in the next set. Shorya though sealed the decider 4-0 to stay alive in the competition. 

Simardeep Sawhney blanked Laksh Sharma 4-0 4-0, while Harmanbir Singh edged out Kamneev Singh 4-2 4-0 in the opening round. Kushagra Rawal registered a 4-0 4-2 win over Rudra Pratap Singh and Sanidhya Dhar dismissed Devansh Parajuli 4-0 4-1.

In the boys’ U-16 category, Umang Singh blanked Vikramdeep Singh 4-0 4-0, while Janish downed Satvik Singla 4-2 4-0 in the opening round. Dhruv Chaudhary received a walkover against Chrish Chhabra. 

Jashandeep humbled Aarush Sharma 4-2 4-2 and Kanwar Preet Singh overcame Aryan Aggarwal 4-2 5-3.

1st round results

Boys’ U-12: Simardeep Sawhney bt Laksh Sharma 4-0 4-0,Harmanbir Singh bt Kamneev Singh 4-2 4-0, Kushagra Rawal bt Rudra Pratap Singh 4-0 4-2, Sanidhya Dhar bt Devansh Parajuli 4-0 4-1, Divyam Sharma bt Aksh Jood 4-0 4-1, Gopal bt Aditya Jain 4-3 4-1, Daksh Kapoor bt Mahijith Singh 4-1 4-1, Advit Tiwari bt Rehaandeep 4-0 4-0, Dev Pratap bt Vismay Nair 4-1 4-0, Shorya Jistu bt Paras 4-2 4-5(4) 4-0, Kanav bt Guhaan Mehta 4-0 4-2, Ankit Kumar bt Vaibhav Saroi 4-1 4-0, Pragun Thakur bt Rushil Bakshi 5-4(6) 4-0, Arjun Singh bt Param Sidana 4-1 4-2, Gundeep Garg bt Naman Bansal 4-0 4-1, Siddharth bt Tanshiq Jood 4-0 4-1