Hyderabad: Former table tennis champion B. Manohar Kumar showed he still hasn’t lost his touch as he won the men’s 40+ title at the first Veterans Table Tennis tournament at Prof. Jaya-shanker Indoor Stadium in Lalapet, Hyderabad.
Manohar emerged victorious by thrashing Rama Rao Aleti with a 11-13, 11-2, 11-4, 11-8 scoreline in the final.
In the men’s 50+ final, P. Suresh defeated MVN Kishore Kumar 11-7, 10-12, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9.
Nataraj Sharma pulled out his top game by beating Y. D. Upender Nath 14-12, 11-6, 11-3 to win the men’s 60-64 final. In the men’s 65+ final, G.V. Ranga Rao had it easy against K. R. Srinivasa Rao 11-1, 11-3, 11-5.
C. Srinivasa won the men’s 70+ final, with a comfortable straight-games victory over Ramana Prasad that ended 12-10, 11-2, 12-8.
The Results
- Men’s 40+ final: B Manohar Kumar bt Rama Rao Aleti 11-13, 11-2, 11-4, 11-8. Semifinals: B. Manohar Kumar bt Arun J 11-8, 11-5, 11-5; Rama Rao bt Ajay Vedam 9-11, 11-6, 16-14, 8-11, 12-10.
- Men’s 50+ final: P Suresh bt MVN Kishore Kumar 11-7, 10-12, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9. Semifinals: MVN Kishore Kumar bt Hemanth Kumar 10-12, 12-10, 11-3, 14-16, 12-10; P Suresh bt M Subramanian 11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 11-3.
- Men’s 60-64 final: Nataraj Sharma bt Y. D. Upender Nath 14-12, 11-6, 11-3. Semifinals: Nataraj Sharma bt CR Jayaram 11-6, 11-8, 14-12; Y. D. Upender Nath bt K Rama Krishna Reddy 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4.
- Men’s 65+ final: G. V. Ranga Rao bt KR Srinivasa Rao 11-1, 11-3, 11-5. Semifinals: G. V. Ranga Rao bt Nataraj 11-7, 11-3, 11-9; K. R. Srinivasa Rao bt Mohan Rajurkar 14-12, 11-3, 11-4.
- Men’s 70+ final: C. Srinivasa bt Ramana Prasad 12-10, 11-2, 12-8. Semifinals: Ramana Prasad bt Harinath Babu 11-9, 11-9,4-11, 11-7; C. Srinivasa bt Bala Gurappa 11-3, 11-3, 11-6.
