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Accountant General (AG) Odisha and Cuttack-A won the men’s and boys’ team titles in the championship, which featured a total of 262 players from 20 district and six institutions. The AG Odisha team, comprising Kallol Ganguly, Sagar Ghatge and D Debadutta Mohanty won the men’s final with hard-fought 3-2 win over defending champions Cuttack-A, which was represented by Tousif Haqaue, Eshwar Rao and Arya S Mohapatra.
In the junior boys’ team final, Cuttack-A, featuring Eswar Rao and Arya S Mohapatra, edged out Bhubaneswar 3-2. Krishan Prusty and Amrit Chakraborty represented the local team. The championship was inaugurated State Sports Director A K Jena and IOCL Executive Director P C Choubey.
IOCL DGM, F X Benedicto graced the prize distribution ceremony as chief guest. Utkal University Business Administration HOD Prof Dr B B Mishra, OSTTA secretary R K Parida, vice-president Chitta Ranjan Mohanty, organizing secretary Dibyasakti Mohanty, chief referee KSN Murty, umpires Sujit Ray, jeevan Ballav Samal and Tapan Kha were present on the occasion.
RESULTS: Cadet girls singles: Swetapadma Dalai (BBSR) bt Sushree Patnaik (Khurda) 3-1 (15-13, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9). Cadet boys singles: Nakul Jamula (Khurda) bt Ankur Biswal (BBSR) 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 12-10). Sub-junior girls singles: Swetapadma Dalai (BBSR) won title at group league topper, while Yoshita Jamula (Khurda) finished runner-up. Sub-junior boys singles: Saheel Sundar Bhuyan (Cuttack) bt Mohit Behuray (Cuttack) 4-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9). Junior girls singles: Ananya Basak (Khurda) bt Ankita Senapati (BBSR) 4-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8). Junior boys singles: Kishan Prusty (BBSR) bt M Eshwar Rao (Cuttack) 4-1 (11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-7). Youth boys singles: Bikash Singh (RSP) bt Pranat Sachin (KIIT) 4-3 (11-9, 9-11, 13-11, 12-10, 9-11, 3-11, 11-6). Women singles: Ananya Basak (Khurda) bt Samartha Prusty (BBSR) 4-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-7, 11-9) Men singles: Asif Haque (Reserve Bank) bt Sagar Ghatge (AG Odisha) 4-1 (11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8) 40+ veteran men singles: Rajesh Chourasia (RSP) bt Albert Kindo (RSP) 3-1 (11-4, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8). 50+ veteran men singles: Fiaz Mohammed (ECo Rly) bt FX Joseph (IOCL) 3-2. Junior Boys Team Finals: Cuttack-A beat Bhubaneswar 3-2 (Eswar Rao lost to Amrit Chakraborty 2-3; Arya S Mohapatra lost to Krishan Prusty 1-3; A Mohapatra-E Rao beat A Chakraborty-K Prusty 3-2; E Rao beat K Prusty 3-2; A Mohapatra beat A Chakraborty 3-1). Mens Team Finals: AG Odisha beat Cuttack-A 3-2 (Tousif Haque beat Kallol Ganguly 3-0; Eshwar Rao lost to Sagar Ghatge 0-3; Arya S Mohapatra lost to D Debadutta Mohanty 0-3; Tousif Haque beat Sagar Ghatge 3-0; Eshwar Rao lost to Kallol Ganguly 0-3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHOTOS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP: Prize winners with guests and officials at the closing function in Bhubaneswar on Nov 7, 2016. RIGHT: Players of junior boys champions Cuttack-A team in Bhubaneswar on Nov 6, 2016.
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