Arjun Sood upset top seed Tejas Shevde to win the Junior Boys Singles title at the All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament organised by Panjim Gymkhana. In the finals played at the Gymkhana Hall premises on Sunday, Arjun displayed a fine mixture of aggression and composure to win 12-10, 17-15, 7-11, 11-7 in four tight sets.
The Ladies finals too was a close contest between Alisha Alfonso and Nyssa Alvares with top seed Alisha smashing her way to a 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6 win. Meanwhile, Gayatri Talwadkar won the Junior Girls title with a hard fought 11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5 win over the young and talented Urmila Mense. The last match of the day, the Mens Singles Finals between Agnelo Naik and Tejas Shevde, was a pulsating edge-of-the-seat thriller with fortunes fluctuating constantly. The match went the full distance with Agnelo finally prevailing to a 11-8, 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 7-11, 10-12, 11-9 win. Tournament pictures available at: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2415045694000.139128.1187066172&l=47b86b7236&type=1