
Ankur Bhattacharjee of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) in action against Payas Jain (Delhi) during their men's team event semifinals at the 86th Senior Table Tennis Nationals in Surat on Tuesday (January 21).
TT Nationals: PSPB vs RSPB in men’s and women’s team finals
In the men’s semifinals at the Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium, top-seeded PSPB earned a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Delhi while RSPB overcame Assam’s challenge with a similar scoreline
Favourites Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) and Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) entered the finals of both men’s and women’s team events at the 86th Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships in Surat on Tuesday (January 21).
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In the men’s semifinals at the Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium, top-seeded PSPB earned a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Delhi while RSPB overcame Assam’s challenge with a similar scoreline.
Sathiyan redeems himself
Despite initial setbacks, including G Sathiyan’s unexpected loss in the opening match, PSPB recovered with standout performances from Ankur Bhattacharjee and Harmeet Desai. Sathiyan redeemed himself in the deciding match, narrowly escaping a defeat against Payas Jain to seal the team’s spot in the summit clash on Wednesday.
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In the other semifinal, RSPB won, thanks to Anirban Ghosh’s crucial victories, including a tense reverse singles match. His resilience ensured RSPB’s place in the title match against the defending champions.
RSPB down Maharashtra
In the women’s category, RSPB edged out Maharashtra 3-0 in a tightly contested match, while PSPB dominated Gujarat with a comfortable 3-0 victory. RSPB players Sutirtha Mukherjee, Kaushani Nath, and Poymantee Baisya showed determination, overcoming stiff resistance from their opponents. PSPB women, led by Yashaswini Ghorpade, maintained composure to end the host team’s dream run.
Earlier, in the men’s quarterfinals, PSPB and Delhi secured emphatic 3-0 wins over Telangana and Tamil Nadu respectively. Assam edged past TTFI-1 (Rajasthan) 3-2. RSPB defeated Maharashtra 3-1.
PSPB and RSPB achieved straightforward 3-0 wins in the women’s quarterfinals over West Bengal and Delhi respectively. Gujarat and Maharashtra advanced with 3-1 victories.
Team event results
Men: Semifinals: PSPB beat Delhi 3-1 (G. Sathiyan lost to Yashansh Malik 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 7-11, 4-11, Ankur Bhattacharjee beat Payas Jain 11-5, 13-11, 11-8, Harmeet Desai beat Sudhanshu Grover 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, Sathiyan beat Payas 11-9, 4-11, 5-11, 12-10, 12-10); RSPB beat Assam 3-1 (Anirban Ghosh beat Shankab Barua 11-4, 11-7, 11-6, Jeet Chandra lost to Priyanuj Bhattacharyya 10-12, 11-7, 1-11, 6-11, Ronit Bhanja beat Agniv Bhaskar Gohain 11-4, 11-2, 12-10, Anirban beat Priyanuj 5-11, 10-12, 14-12, 11-7, 11-3).
Quarterfinals: PSPB beat Telangana 3-0; Delhi beat Tamil Nadu 3-0; Assam beat TTFI-1 (Rajasthan) 3-1; RSPB beat Maharashtra 3-1.
Women: Semifinals: RSPB beat Maharashtra 3-0 (Sutirtha Mukherjee beat Senhora D’ Souza 10-12, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5, Kaushani Nath beat Taneesha Kotecha 2-11, 11-4, 7-11, 15-13, 11-5, Poymantee Baisya beat Ananya Chande 11-9, 6-11, 5-11, 11-7, 12-10); PSPB beat Gujarat 3-0 (Yashaswini Ghorpade beat Oishiki Joardar 11-5, 11-7, 11-8, Reeth Rishya beat Krittwika Sinha Roy 12-10, 11-5, 11-9, Sayali Wani beat Chipia Frenaz 11-8, 11-8, 11-13, 11-5).
Quarterfinals: RSPB beat Bengal 3-0; Maharashtra beat Haryana 3-1; Gujarat beat Tamil Nadu 3-1; PSPB beat Delhi 3-0.