Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Kushal Chopra Wins Gold at State Table Tennis Tournament
Kushal Chopra won the men’s singles gold medal at a table tennis tournament in Wardha.
He beat Anish Sonatakke in the final by four games to one.
This was Kushal’s second men’s singles title.
It was also his 22nd championship at the state level.
Swara Karmarkar reached two finals in the tournament.
She won silver medals in both the women’s singles and girls’ under-19 events.
Ikshita Umate beat her in the under-19 final.
Pritha Vertikar beat her in the women’s singles final.
Nashik’s Kushal Chopra won the men’s singles gold medal at the 4th State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament in Wardha.
Chopra defeated Kolhapur’s Anish Sonatakke 4-1 in the men’s singles final.
The victory marked Chopra’s second men’s singles title and 22nd state-level championship.
Nashik’s Swara Karmarkar won silver medals in the women’s singles and girls’ under-19 categories.
Ikshita Umate won the girls’ under-19 final, while Pune’s Pritha Vertikar defeated Karmarkar in the women’s singles final.
- Who
- Nashik players Kushal Chopra and Swara Karmarkar, along with competitors including Anish Sonatakke, Ikshita Umate and Pritha Vertikar.
- What
- Chopra won men’s singles gold, while Karmarkar won two silver medals.
- When
- At the 4th State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament; no date is provided.
- Where
- Wardha.
- Why
- The players competed in the tournament’s table tennis singles events.
- Tournament
- 4th State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament
- Men’s singles winner
- Kushal Chopra
- Men’s singles final
- Kushal Chopra defeated Anish Sonatakke 4-1
- Chopra’s record
- Second men’s singles title and 22nd state-level championship
- Swara Karmarkar’s medals
- Silver in women’s singles and girls’ under-19 singles
- Girls’ under-19 winner
- Ikshita Umate of Nagpur
- Women’s singles winner
- Pritha Vertikar of Pune