Bhavnagar TT meet: Pratham reaches men’s SF

Ahmedabad: Vadodara’s 14th seed Pratham Madlani overcame a two-game deficit to outclass third seed Arman Shaikh 3-2 in their men’s pre-quarterfinal encounter at the 1st Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2024 at the SAG Sports Complex, in Bhavnagar.
The 19-year-old Pratham booked his semis berth with a 3-1 victory over the seasoned Jalay Mehta in the quarterfinals.
Akshit Salva, top seed in men’s event, too entered the semi-final with a 3-1 win over ninth seed Monish Dedhia of Ahmedabad. Fourth seed Chitrax Bhatt and second seed Soham Bhattacharya (both from Ahmedabad) also sealed their last four berths after easy wins.
11th seed Taksh Kothari of Surat upset sixth seed Dwij Bhalodia of Ahmedabad 11-7, 11-8,11-5 in the boys’ U-17 pre-quarterfinals, but lost in the quarterfinal.
Top seed Janmejay Patel of Aravalli, fourth seed Himansh Dahiya of Ahmedabad and second seed Ayush Tanna of Surat all booked their semi-final berths in the U-17 boys’ category.