Soumyajit Ghosh, Manika Batra TT champions
The two continued to battle with Desai striking back to make it 2-2
New Delhi: National champion Soumyajit Ghosh stamped his authority, defeating his Petroleum Sports Promotion Board colleague Harmeet Desai 4-2 (8-11, 11-5, 13-11, 9-11, 11-6, 18-16) in the final of the men’s singles final of the inter-institutional table tennis championships here on Sunday.
The women’s crown went to Delhi’s Manika Batra, who beat Ankita Das 4-1 (11-7, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7). Ghosh and Batra collected the prize purse of '75,000 and '58,000, respectively. In the men’s final, the Gujarat-based Desai took an early lead clinching the first game 11-8.
However, Ghosh dug deeper to clinch the next two to make it 2-1.
The two continued to battle with Desai striking back to make it 2-2. However, Ghosh had other ideas and prevailed.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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