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Jatin Jairam Secures Main Draw Spot at U-11 Nationals
Young table tennis players competed in qualifiers at a national championship in Panchkula.
They were trying to earn a place in the main draw.
Telangana’s Jatin Jairam won a close deciding game, 12-10.
Several other boys also advanced after tough matches.
Viraaj Singh came back from losing the first two games to win.
Goa’s Aarish Shaikh also won a five-game match.
In the girls’ qualifiers, Anika Maheshwari, Arrietri Pal and Shivangi Mishra came back after losing their first two games.
Other players secured their places by winning close deciding games.
The second National Ranking Table Tennis Championships began Tuesday at Tau Devi Lal Indoor Hall in Panchkula.
Telangana’s Jatin Jairam secured a main-draw place by winning his deciding game 12-10 against Rigved Saha.
Srikara Varshik and Assam’s Nulutpal Gohain also advanced from the boys’ qualifiers after five-game matches.
Uttar Pradesh’s Viraaj Singh rallied from two games down to defeat Tamil Nadu’s Aarav Aj.
In the girls’ qualifiers, Anika Maheshwari, Arrietri Pal and Shivangi Mishra came back after losing the first two games.
- Who
- Under-11 table tennis players, including Telangana’s Jatin Jairam.
- What
- Qualifiers competed for places in the championships’ main draw.
- Where
- Tau Devi Lal Indoor Hall in Panchkula.
- When
- Tuesday, the opening day of the championships; the article gives no calendar date.
- Why
- Players were competing to secure main-draw berths.
Key facts
- Tournament
- Second National Ranking Table Tennis Championships
- Category
- Under-11 boys’ and girls’ qualifiers
- Venue
- Tau Devi Lal Indoor Hall, Panchkula
- Jatin Jairam’s deciding score
- 12-10
- Notable comeback
- Uttar Pradesh’s Viraaj Singh came back from two games down to beat Tamil Nadu’s Aarav Aj.
- Girls’ qualifier comebacks
- Anika Maheshwari, Arrietri Pal and Shivangi Mishra recovered after losing the first two games.
Sources
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