Divya, Shrusthi impress to guide he Topspinners into semi-finals
Mumbai, June 9: The Topspinners, riding on impressive performances from their women player Divya Mahajan and youngster Shrusthi Helangadi registered crucial wins in round four and five league matches to finish at the top of Group-B and qualify for the semi-finals of the Capital First-Mumbai Super League (MSL) Table Tennis Championships, organized by 11Even Sports Pvt. Ltd. under the auspices of MCDTTA and MSDTTA, and played at NSCI, Worli on Saturday.
In the fourth round, The Topspinners coasted to a 6-3 win against King Pong and followed it up with another fine win against ACE by a similar scoreline to complete the league with 250 points to take top position in the group and book their place in the penultimate round. King Pong with 210 points finished in second place and joined The Topsninners in the semi-finals.
Divya Mahajan and youngster Shrusthi Helangadi were unbeaten in their respective women singles and junior girls’ singles and the mixed doubles natches in both the rounds and that helped The Topspinners ease to victories. Dev Shroff played a good supporting role winning three of his four matches, junior boys singles and junior boys/girls’ mixed doubles.
High Tide and Blazing Bashers, both with 210 points progressed to the semi-final from Group-A.
In the semi-finals, The Topspinners will cross swords with High Tide and King Pong will clash with Blazing Bashers.
Results (round-4): Supreme Fighters beat ACE 5-4 (Harish Shirsat lost to Dinkar Shelarka 7-11, 12-10, 9-11, 5-11 - veteran; Mandar Hardikar lost to Omkar Torgalkar 11-9, 2-11, 5-11, 8-11 - men’s singles; Mrunmayee Mhatre bt Dyuti Patki 11-6, 4-11, 12-10, 11-6 - women’s singles; Ashwin S/Manushree Patil lost to Hrishikesh Malhotra/Vidhi Dhoot 11-5, 4-11, 9-11, 11-13 - junior boys/girls mixed doubles; Kushal Patel bt Chaitanya Ahuja 11-9, 6-11, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10 - cadet boys; Mandar Hardikar/Mrunmayee Mhatre lost to Omkar Torgalkar/Dyuti Patki 8-11,9-11, 11-5, 7-11 - men/women mixed doubles; Manushree Patil bt Vidhi Dhoot 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 - junior girls; Harish Shirsat/Mandar Hardikar bt Dinkar Shelarka/Omkar Torgalkar 9-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-8, 13-11 - veteran/men doubles; Ashwin S bt Hrishikesh Malhotra 11-6, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6 - junior boys).
The Topspinners beat King Pong 6-3 (Abhay Mehta lost to Kiran Salian 7-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 - veteran; Nishant Kulkarni bt Mudit Dani 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 - men’s singles; Divya Mahajan bt Priti Bhosale 11-13,11-9, 11-4, 11-9 - women’s singles; Dev Shroff/Shrushthi Helangadi bt Raegan Albuquerque/Manasi Chiplunkar 3-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 - junior boy/girls mixed doubles; Aryan Dave lost to Havish Asrani 3-11, 3-11, 10-12 cadet boys; Nishant Kulkarni/Divya Mahajan bt Mudit Dani/Priti Bhosale 11-6, 4-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-4 - men/women mixed doubles; Shrushthi Helangadi bt Manasi Chiplunkar 7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 13-11 - junior girls; Abhay Mehta/ Nishant Kulkarni bt Kiran Salian/Mudit Dani 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 - veteran /men doubles; Dev Shroff lost to Raegan Albuquerque 8-11, 13-15, 3-11 - junior boys).
High Tide beat Phantom Stars 6-3 (Rajesh Mudam lost to Sameer Bhate 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11 - veterans; Shubham Ambre lost to Ravindra Kotiyan 6-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-6, 9-11 - men’s singles; Senhora D’Souza bt Charvi Kawle 11-5, 12-10, 11-7 - women’s singles; Shivam Das/Diya Chitale bt Hardik Panchal/Aditi Sinha 11-7, 7-11, 11-2, 11-8 - junior girls/boys mixed doubles; Yashas Todi bt Vivaan Mohile 11-8, 10-12, 16-14, 11-9 - cadet boys singles; Shubham Ambre/Senhora D’Souza bt Ravindra Kotiyan/Charvi Kawle 13-11, 11-13, 11-7, 12-10 - men/women mixed doubles; Diya Chitale bt Aditi Sinha 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 junior girls singles; Rajesh Mudam/Shubham Ambre lost to Sameer Bhate/Ravindra Kotiyan 14-16, 12-14,11-9, 11-6, 4-11 men/veterans doubles; Shivam Das bt Hardik Panchal 11-8, 11-9, 9-11,11-9 - junior boys).
Blazing Bashers beat Century Warriors 6-3 (Sarsosh Shroff bt Ravi Chopra 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 - veterans; Noel Pinto bt Eric Fernandes 11-4, 9-11, 11-9,8-11, 11-4 - men’s singles; Shweta Parte lost to Ashlesha Trehan 11-8, 6-11, 9-11, 10-12 - women’s singles; Shaurya Pednekar/Mihika Rohira bt Paarthav Kelkar/Tanvita Thakur 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 - junior boys/girls mixed doubles; Om Chopade lost to Krish Shetty 9-11, 8-11, 10-12 - cadet boys; Noel Pinto/Shewta Parte lost to Eric Fernandes/Ashlesha Trehan 11-13, 7-11, 9-11 - men/women mixed doubles; Mihika Rohira bt Tanvita Thakur 11-9, 13-11, 11-8 - junior girls singles; Sarosh Shroff/Noel Pinto bt Ravi Chopra/Eric Fernandes 11-4, 5-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-9 - veteran/men doubles; Shaurya Pednekar bt Paarthav Kelkar 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 - junior boys).
Results (round-5): The Topspinners beat ACE 6-3 Abhay (Mehta lost to Dinkar Shelarka 5-11, 6-11, 14-12, 8-11 - veteran; Nishant Kulkarni lost to Omkar Torgalkar 7-11, 7-11, 6-11 - men’s singles; Divya Mahajan bt Dyuti Patki 11-2, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7 - women’s singles; Dev Shroff/Shrushthi Helangadi bt Hrishikesh Malhotra/Vidhi Dhoot 11-6, 11-6, 11-6 junior. boys/girls mixed doubles; Aryan Dave lost to Chaitanya Ahuja 8-11, 8-11, 10-12 - cadet boys; Nishant Kulkarni/Divya Mahajan bt Omkar Torgalkar/Dyuti Patki 5-11, 6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-9 - men/women mixed doubles; Shrushthi Helangadi bt Vidhi Dhoot 11-5, 11-8, 11-3 - junior. girls; Abhay Mehta/Nishant Kulkarni bt Dinkar Shelarka/Omkar Torgalkar 8-11, 11-8, 14-12, 11-4 veteran/men mixed doubles; Dev Shroff bt Hrishikesh Malhotra 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5 - junior. boys).
Phantom Star beat Century Warriors 6-3 (Sameer Bhate bt Ravi Chopra 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 10-12, 12-10 - veteran; Ravindra Kotian bt Eric Fernandes12-10, 15-13, 11-6 - men’s singles; Charvi Kawle lost to Ashlesh Trehan 11-13, 10-12, 11-13 - women’s singles; Hardik Panchal/Aditi Sinha bt Parthav Kelkar/Tanvita Thakur 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 - junior boys/girls mixed doubles; Vivaan Mohile lost to Krish Shetty 11-8, 5-11, 8-11, 2-11 - cadet boys; Ravindra Kotian/Charvi Kawle lost to Eric Fernandes/Ashlesh Trehan 9-11, 13-11, 7-11, 11-8, 7-11 - men/women mixed doubles; Aditi Sinha bt Tanvita Thakur 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 - junior. girls; Sameer Bhate/Ravindra Kotian bt Ravi Chopra/Eric Fernandes 11-8, 18-16, 13-15, 9-11, 11-7 - veteran/men mixed doubles; Hardik Panchal bt Parthav Kelkar 11-6, 11-2, 11-7 - junior. boys).
High Tide bt Kool Smashers 5-4 (Rajesh Mudam lost to Rajesh Singh 7-11, 5-11, 9-11 - veterans; Shubham Ambre lost to Sanil Shetty 4-11, 9-11, 6-11 - men’s singles; Senhora D’souza bt Ruchira Manerkar 11-5, 11-4, 11-9- women’s singles; Shivam Das/ Diya Chitale bt Tanmay Rane Vidhi Shah 9-11, 12-14, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 - junior boys/girls mixed doubles; Yashas Todi lost to Kunal Patel 9-11, 12-10, 7-11, 7-11 - cadet boys; Shubham Ambre/ Senhora D’souza bt Sanil Shetty/Ruchira Manerkar 11-8, 11-9, 12-10 - men/women mixed doubles; Diya Chitale bt Vidhi A Shah 11-3, 11-1, 10-12, 11-3 - junior girls singles; Ram Rokade/Shubham Ambre lost to Rajesh Singh/Sanil Shetty 14-12, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 8-11 - veteran/men doubles; Shivam Das bt Tanmay Rane 11-8, 8-11, 14-12, 10-12, 12-10 - junior boys).
King Pong bt MTC Royals 5-4 (Kiran Salian lost to PG Kelkar 4-11, 10-12, 8-11 - veterans; Mudit Dani lost to Nishad Shah 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 12-14 - men’s singles; Priti Bhosale lost to Madhurika Patkar 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 5-11 - women’s singles; Raegen Albuquerque/Manasi Chiplunkar bt Maanav Shah/Riya Suryawanshi 11-5, 13-11, 11-5 - junior boys/girls mixed doubles; Havish Asrani bt Vineet Deepak 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 - cadet singles; Mudit Dani/Priti Bhosale lost to Nishad Shah/Madhurika Patkar 14-12, 5-11, 3-11, 9-11 - men/women mixed doubles; Mansi Chiplunkar bt Riya Suryawanshi 11-4, 11-4, 11-1 - junior girls singles; Kiran Salian/Mudit Dani bt PG Kelkar/Nishad Shah 11-9, 15-17, 11-9, 11-9 - veteran/men doubles; Raegan Albuquerque bt Maanav Shah 11-4, 11-13, 11-6, 11-4 - junior boys).