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Anushri upsets seasoned Arul Selvi
Pune, Jan 13: India junior number three Anushri Shah of Bengal played the match of her life when she defeated seasoned N Arul Selvi of Tamil Nadu in the opening round of the Women`s Singles in the 64th senior National Table Tennis Championship here today.
Pune, Jan 13: India junior number three Anushri Shah
of Bengal played the match of her life when she defeated
seasoned N Arul Selvi of Tamil Nadu in the opening round of
the Women's Singles in the 64th senior National Table Tennis
Championship here today.
The 15-year-old Anushri from the Centre of excellence
Bengal, down three-nil and trailing 3-6 in the fourth game,
bounced back in style to shock Arul Selvi 9-11 7-11 5-11 11-9
11-7 11-6 11-4.
"I had almost given up but the prompting from senior
players Poulumi Ghatak and Mouma Das helped me gain confidence
to turn the tables on my rival", Anushri, who is making her
debut in the senior nationals, said after the match.
Among the other interesting first rounds matches saw Shruti Gokhale, Shipra Gogate and Shalmali Mhatre notching well-deserved victories over their respective rivals.
Among the other interesting first rounds matches saw Shruti Gokhale, Shipra Gogate and Shalmali Mhatre notching well-deserved victories over their respective rivals.
In the men's section, Maharashtra's Rohit Choudhury, spurred by the fine showing by the state women players, outclassed Rajiv Ghai of Delhi. Bureau Report