Sub-junior and Cadet  TT Teams announced for Ajmer Nationals

The Goa Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has announced the Goa teams to participate in the sub-junior and cadet team national tournament to be played at Ajmer from December 24-29, 2013. Wesley, Vaidik, Urmila, Tanisi are chosen to lead the teams.  Tanisi is seeded 2nd in Cadet girls category.  The team has left for Ajmer on Decemver 21.

The members of the team are:  Sub-junior boys: Wesley do Rosario, Siddhanth Parekh, Rutuj  Sonawane and Kewal Tamankar. Sub-junior girls: Tanisi Kirtani, Urmila Mense, Arantxa Noronha and Isha Bhandary. Cadet boys: Vaidik Shrivastava, Nagesh Verenkar, Shashwat Mhapsekar and Sirus Sah. Cadet girls: Tanisi Kirtani,  Prutha Parrikar, Aditi Chodankar and Anushka Hammanavar. Irwin Cordo will accompany the team as coach while Jayant Hammanavar will be the manager and Sonal Shrivastava is the lady manager

State Table Tennis Championship for Adv. Madhav Rao Trophy and Veterans State Championship for Shri Chinmay Trophy 

The State Table Tennis Championship for Adv. Madhav Rao Trophy and Veterans State Championship for Shri Chinmay Trophywill be held at Indoor Stadium Campal from 6th to 10th Nov. 2013

Schedule of the event is as follows
6th Nov. : Mini Cadet and Cadet boys and Girls
7th Nov.: Sub Jr. Boys upto Pre quarter final & Sub Jr. Girls.
8th Nov.: Junior girls, Ladies and Men upto Pre - quarter Finals.
9th Nov.: Junior boys and Men quarter finals onwards.
10th Nov.: Veterans 40+, 50+ & 60+ at 10 a.m.

10th Nov.: All finals 4 P.M onwards.

Entries should be sent to Mr. Ashok Mahambre, General Secretary, latest by 2nd Nov. 2013. No Spot entries will be accepted. The fixtures will be uploaded on the GTTA. website- wwww.ttgoa.in by 5th Nov. 2013

Mr. Ashok Mahambre

General Secretary

Goa Table Tennis Association

GOA TABLE TENNIS  ASSOCIATION

                   

Date: 19.10.2013

NOTICE

Sports Specific volunteers are needed during the conduct of the Lusofonia Games from 18^th to 20^th January at Pedem Stadium Mapusa. Interested  Table Tennis players should contact Mr. Ashok Mahabre, General Secretary before 20^th October personally or call on Ph no. 9763817905.

*Minimum age of Volunteer should not be less than 16 years

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46th Adv Madhav Rao State Open Table Tennis Championship DAY TWO

Wesley, Keval to meet in Sub-junior boys finals.

Wesley DoRosario (Fomento Resources) has set-up a title clash with Keval Tamankar at the finals of the The 46^th Adv Madhav Rao State Table Tennis Open Championships organized by the Goa Table Tennis Association (GTTA), and currently underway at the table tennis hall at the Indoor Stadium, Campal, Panjim.

In the semifinals, Wesley DoRosario beat Rutuj Sonawane 11-4, 11-8, 12-10 while Keval Tamankar caused a major upset when he rallied to beat Siddhant Parekh 11-9, 3-11, 11-4 8-11 11-4 in a five-set thriller.

In the quarter final, Rutuj Sonawane got the better of Manguesh Sakordekar 8-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5, 12-10 and Wesley DoRosario (Fomento Resources) beat Varun Gangodkar 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 while Keval Tamankar beat Damodar Pai 11-4, 11-6, 11-5 and Siddhant Parekh beat Nikhil Jadav 11-8, 11-4, 11-8

Pre-quarterfinal other results: Rutush Sonawane beat Kartik Iyer 13-11, 6-11, 11-9, 13-11, Manguesh Sakordekar beat Neelay Kamat 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, Wesley DoRosario (Fomento Resources) beat Ravindra Kudchadkar 11-5, 13-11, 11-5, Keval Tamankar beat Atharva Nadkarni 11-7, 11-2, 11-3, Damodar Pai beat Shashwat Mhapsekar 10-12, 11-9, 11-3, 5-11, 11-6 and Sidhant Parekh beat Mandar Joshi 11-2, 11-6, 11-8.

Adv Madhav Rao State Open Table Tennis Championship DAY ONE

Adv Madhav Rao Memorial State TT gets Underway.

The 46^th Adv Madhav Rao State Table Tennis Open Championships organized by the Goa Table Tennis Association (GTTA), got underway today with the mini-cadet boys and cadet boys category matches taking place at the Indoor Stadium table tennis hall at Campal, Panjim.

In the mini cadet boys category semi-final  Vaidik Shrivastava beat Shantiesh Mapxenkar 11-2, 11-2, 11-1 to enter the finals. He will meet Jayden Monteiro who got the better of Neelay Kamat 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 in the final.

In the cadet boys category semi-final , Varun Gangodkar beat Vaidik Shrivastava 8-11, 11-3, 13-11, 11-3 to set up a final clash with Wesley DoRosario (Fomento Resources)  who beat Mandar Joshi  11-4, 11-7, 11-4

In the cadet boys quarterfinals, Wesley DoRosario (Fomento Resources) beat Naguesh Verenkar 11-4, 11-6, 11-8 and Atharva Nadkarni lost to Mandar Joshi  7-11, 2-11, 6-11 while Varun Gangodkar beat Shaswat Mapxenkar 11-9, 12-10, 11-7 and Karl Gomindes lost to Vaidik Shrivastava 6-11, 4-11, 2-11. There was also a major upset when unseeded Naguesh Verenkar beat No 8 Neelay Kamat in the pre-quarter finals, in a keenly contested match, with a set-score of 3-2 

Quarterfinals mini cadet boys: Akshay Naik beat Govind Bharne 10-12, 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 while Aiden Furtado got the better of Stephen D’Costa 12-10, 13-11, 11-9. Nageush Verenkar beat Jayz Gomes 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7 and Nihal Virginkar beat Anshuman Agarwal  9-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-3.

In the other quarterfinals, Akshay Naik went down to Vaidik Shrivastava 1-11, 2-11, 1-11 while Nihal Virginkar lost to Shantish Mapxenkar 4-11, 2-11, 5-11. Jayden Monteiro beat Aiden Furtado  8-11, 11-4, 11-8, 14-12 and Neelay Kamat stretched Naguesh Verenkar to eventually win 5-11, 11-3, 12-10, 11-3, 11-8.

LESA Carmo TT: Tanisi, Wesley win double crowns

The ninth edition of the Loyola Ex-Students Association (LESA), Margao All-Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis tournament was held at Loyola school hall on October 14. This is also the eighth edition as Carmo Memorial Table Tennis.

The tournament got underway at 8.30am with the qualifying round. Later the competition got hotter with the cream of table tennis vying for the crowns in the mini cadet, cadet and sub-junior categories. Tanisi Kirtani won a double crown in the cadet girls and sub-junior girls categories and Wesley DoRosario (Fomento Resources) won the cadet boys and sub-junior boys categories. Tanisi beat Prutha Parrikar 11-4, 11-8, 11-10 to win the cadet crown while she came back from two sets down to beat Urmila Mense 11-13, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-5 in a five set thriller to clinch the sub-junior crown.  In the cadet boys finals Wesley (Fomento Resources) got the better of Varun Ghangodkar 11-2, 11-7, 11-5 while in the sub junior finals he got the better of the challenge from Shidhant Parekh 11-4, 11-6, 7-11 and 12-10.

In the mini cadet (boys) category, Vaidic Shrivastava beat Neelay Kamat 11-3, 11-6, 11-8 to claim the mini cadet (girls) title while Aditi Chodancar beat Tanvi Naik 11-5, 11-9, 11-9.

In the quarter finals of the mini cadet girls category Aditi Sawardekar beat Nicole Gomindes 11-1, 11-3, 11-2 while Aditi Chodankar beat Anaika Afonso 11-8, 11-8, 11-5. Shenaya Javeri beat Sanisha Shetye 11-2, 11-8, 11-4 and Tanvi Naik beat Ravisha Kudchadkar 9-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9. In the semifinal Aditi Chodancar beat Aditi Sawardekar 11-5, 11-3, 11-4 while Tanvi Naik beat Shanaya Javeri 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9.

In the quarter finals of the mini cadet boys category Vaidik Shrivastava beat Yash Harlankar 11-6, 11-2, 11-2 while Jaden Monteiro beat Aidan Furtado 11-9, 11-9, 11-7. Shantesh Mapxekar beat Stephen D’Costa 11-2, 11-7, 9-11, 11-2 and Neelay Kamat beat Naguesh Verenkar 11-3, 11-1, 11-9. In the semifinal Neelay Kamat beat Santesh Mapxekar 12-10, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9 and Vaidic Shrivastava beat Jayden Monteiro 11-3, 11-4, 11-4.

In the cadet girls quarterfinals Tanisi Kirtani beat Ibtisan Zulekha 11-2, 11-6, 11-3 while Rithika Ghanti beat Tanvi Naik 11-4, 11-3, 11-10. Nandita Das beat Ravisha Kudchadkar 11-9, 11-6, 11-10 and Prutha Parrikar beat Deanne Pacheco 11-3, 11-4, 11-5. In the semifinals Tanisi beat Rithika 11-1, 11-1, 11-4 and Prutha beat Nandita 9-11, 11-5, 11-6.

In the cadet boys category quarterfinals Wesley (Fomento Resources) beat Shaan Javeri 11-5, 11-3, 11-9 while Mandar Joshi beat Atharva Nadkarni 14-12, 11-9, 11-3. Varun Ghangodkar beat Karl Gomindes 11-4, 11-5, 11-9 and Vaidic Shrivastava beat Shushwat Mapxecar 11-5, 11-8, 11-5. In the semifinal Wesley beat Mandar Joshi 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 and Varun beat Vaidic 11-6, 11-2, 3-11, 12-10.

The quarterfinals in the sub junior girls category saw the excitement continue with Urmila Mense beat Prutha Parrikar 11-5, 11-3, 11-8 while Arantxa Noronha beat Utkarsh Shivani 13-15, 11-8, 11-7, 11-13, 11-7. Komal Salgaokar beat Pranalee Sonawane 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 and Tanisi Kirtani beat Nandita Das 11-7, 11-7, 11-9. In the semifinal Urmila Mense beat Arantxa Noronha 11-4, 11-6, 11-7 while Tanisi Kirtani beat Komal Salgaokar 11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5.

The sub junior boys category quarterfinals Wesley (Fomento Resources) beat Amey Naik 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 and Sidhant Parekh beat Rutuz Sonawane 13-11, 11-8, 11-9, Yash Salgaocar beat Keval Tamankar 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 and Pranav Naik beat Maguesh Sakordekar 12-10, 11-7. In the semifinals Neelay Kamat beat Santesh Mangueshkar 12-10, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9 while Vaidic Shrivastava beat Jayden Monteiro 11-3, 11-4, 11-4.

Other results mini cadet boys Nihal Virginkar lost to Naguesh Verenkar 11-6, 3-11, 3-11, 3-11 and Yash Halarnkar beat Vedant Rivonkar 11-4,11-7, 11-8. Cadet boys Yash Halarnkar lost to Jayz Gomes 11-9, 13-15, 6-11, 8-11 while in the sub junior boys Vaidic Shrivastava beat Keegan Soares 11-8, 13-11, 11-6.

Elvis Gomes, Executive Director of Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) was the chief guest while former national player Noel Noronha was the guest of honour. The occasion was also graced by Fr William Rodrigues SJ, principal and Fr Basil Vago SJ vice principal of Loyola high school and Ashok Mhambre, chief referee and Secretary Goa Table Tennis Association (GTTA). Also present were Emanuel Furtado, Secretary LESA, Dr Lewis D’Silva, Treasurer LESA. In his address, Elvis Gomes was happy to note that the tournament, unlike the norm, ended with a girls match which was the most exciting match of the day. He also informed about the efforts being made by the government to establish a tie-up with a Russian sports university, so that we could send promising youngsters to turn into excellent sportspersons there. Elvis Gomes expressed happiness that he was able to watch table tennis after a long time.

President of LESA Francisco Xavier da Costa welcomed while Colin Savio Coelho proposed the vote of thanks. The winners were awarded trophies and certificates, while all the participants received participation certificates. Ashok Mhambre was offered a special token of appreciation from LESA by the tournament coordinator Lenie DoRosario.

LESA to organize Carmo memorial TT

Loyola Ex-Students Association (LESA), Margao will hold the ninth edition of the annual All Goa Major Ranking Carmo DoRosario memorial table tennis tournament on October 14. 2012 at Loyola School Hall, Margao.

Players will vie for the Rolling Trophy in memory of late Carmo do Rosario, ex-national TT player and ex-student of Loyola High School. Entries may be submitted by October 10 at B.P.S. Sports Club, Margao; Mr Ashok Mhambre or Lenie do Rosario on 9822176086 latest by October 11. The draw will be held at BPS Club, Margao on October 11.

The matches will be played on October 14 and will begin at 9am and the finals in all categories will begin from 6pm onwards. The tournament will be for the following categories: boys and girls under 10 years, under 12 years and under 15 years.

Note: Lunch packs are arranged for players, their parents and their coaches.