Ishaan Hingorani claims double crown
Bhavnagar September, 21: Kutch-based Ishaan Hingorani completed a grand double when he walked away with the Men’s and Youth Boys’ titles today at the Microsign 5th Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament conducted by Bhavnagar District Table Tennis Association under the aegis of Gujarat State Table Tennis Association at the SAG Sports complex, Sidsar, Bhavnagar.
Filzahfatema Kadri of surat claimed Youth Girls’ gold, her first yellow medal of the season.
Men’s section got new champion-face in form of Ishaan, when the eighth seed defeated seventh seed Nutanshu Dayama of Surat 8-11 11-6 12-10 11-5 11-6.
“I am super happy, on cloud nine. Finally I won my first Men’s title,” elated Ishaan said.
According to Ishaan, having beaten fourth seed and former state champion Jignesh Jayswal of bhavnagar in the semifinal boosted his confidence. It was only after defeating the seasoned Jayswal, Ishaan started thinking of the coveted title.
“I varied the pace of the game and that did the trick. Nutanshu enjoys playing fast game, so I slowed it at regular intervals to disrupt his plans. Moreover, having played Jigabhai in semis, I was warmed up for long rallies. It came handy as Nutanshu isn’t comfortable in rallies giving me an upper hand,” said Ishaan.
This was second final for Ishaan while first for Nutanshu. For a record, last year in the Rajkot edition of the State Ranking tournament, Ishaan had suffered 2-4 loss at the hands of Jayswal.
Twenty minutes after winning Men’s crown, Ishaan was ready for another finale. This time it was second seed Kaushal Bhatt of Bhavnagar at the other end of the table in the Youth Boys final. Top seed Ishaan held his nerves at the crucial juncture to overpower Kaushal in a thriller which was spread over seven games. Ishaan triumphed with a 11-9 8-11 11-5 5-11 6-11 11-8 11-8 scoreline.
“I was bit tense when down 2-3. I figured out that he was getting good points on rallies. So I started cutting them short, with down the line shots. Service points also proved handy in my victory,” the winner added.
RESULTS
MEN
SEMI FINALS
Ishaan Hingorani (Kch) beat Jignesh Jayswal (Bvn) 11-8 9-11 11-4 10-12 11-4 12-10, Nutanshu Dayama (Srt) beat Kaushal Bhatt (Bvn) 13-11 9-11 14-12 11-8 11-6
FINAL
Ishaan Hingorani (Kch) beat Nutanshu Dayama (Srt) 8-11 11-6 12-10 11-5 11-6
YOUTH BOYS
SEMI FINALS
Kaushal Bhatt (bvn) beat Chitrax Bhatt (Ahm) 11-9 8-11 11-5 11-8 4-11 11-9 , Ishaan Hingorani (Kch) beat Nutanshu Dayama (Srt) 6-11 11-7 5-11 11-7 11-4 11-7
FINAL
Ishaan Hingorani (Kch) beat Kaushal Bhatt (bvn) 11-9 8-11 11-5 5-11 6-11 11-8 11-8
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