Fancied paddlers reigned supreme with four among them bagging a double crown each in the 30th Inter District & Odisha State Table Tennis Championships, which concluded at Biju Patnaik Multipurpose Indoor Hall, CDA, Cuttack today. The championship featured competition in two team and 12 individual singles events.

Aaradhya Sahoo, Jigyanshu Sahoo (both Cuttack), Jigyanshu Sai Kiran Pradhan (Puri) and Swetapadma Dalai (Acharya Harihar Higher Secondary School, Bhubaneswar) won two singles titles each, while Avaneesh Subramaniam, Urja Verma, Sakshi Bhagat (all Cuttack) and Mainak Das (AG Odisha) claimed one title apiece.

Odisha State Table Tennis Association (OSTTA) president Sanjay Kumar Singh joined the closing ceremony as chief guest and distributed the prizes. OSTTA secretary Rabindra Kumar Parida, vice-president Chitta Ranjan Mohanty and treasurer Nihar Ranjan Mishra were present on the occasion.

RESULTS:

Under-11 Girls Singles: Aaradhya Sahoo (Cuttack) bt Anwesha Anirudha (Khurdha) 3-0 (12-10, 11-2, 11-3).
Under-11 Boys Singles: Avaneesh Subramaniam (Cuttack) bt Subit Pradhan (Khurdha) 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-7).
Under-13 Girls Singles: Aaradhya Sahoo (Cuttack) bt Sweta Verma (Cuttack) 3-1 (11-8, 11-2, 7-11, 11-7).
Under-13 Boys Singles: Jigyanshu Sai Kiran Pradhan (Puri) bt Sayed Arsh Ali (Cuttack) 3-1 (11-7, 11-4, 10-12, 11-6).
Under-15 Girls Singles: Sakshi Bhagat (Cuttack) bt Aradhya Sahoo (Cuttack) 3-2 (12-14, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9).
Under-15 Boys Singles: Jigyanshu Sai Kiran Pradhan (Puri) bt Jayatshu Dasgupta (Khurdha) 3-2 (8-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-8).
Under-17 Girls Singles: Urja Verma (Cuttack) bt Zoya Khan (Cuttack) 4-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-2, 11-8).
Under-17 Boys Singles: Jigyanshu Sahoo (Cuttack) bt Ratikanta Gauda (Bhubaneswar) 4-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5).
Under-19 Girls Singles: Swetapadma Dalai (AHHS School, Bhubaneswar) bt Urja Verma (Cuttack) 4-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-5, 12-10).
Under-19 Boys Singles: Jigyanshu Sahoo (Cuttack) bt Mohammed Jishan (Cuttack) 4-1 (11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6).
Womens Singles: Swetapadma Dalai (AHHS School, BBSR) bt Neha Kumari (AG, Odisha) 4-3 (6-11, 12-14, 11-7, 14-16, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8).
Mens Singles: Mainak Das (AG Odisha) bt Saswat Samal (Khurda) by 4-2 (11-8, 10-12, 6-11, 11-2, 11-5, 13-11).
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PHOTO: Prize winners, guests and tournament officials pose at the closing ceremony in Cuttack on 10 November 2024.