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Haryana Paddlers Secure Multiple U-11 Semifinal Places
Young table tennis players competed at a national championship in Panchkula.
Haryana had a particularly strong day in the under-11 girls' event.
Sreeja, Mahi and Phalgun all won their quarterfinal matches.
Their wins guaranteed Haryana medals.
Inaaya from Punjab also reached the girls' semifinals.
In the boys' event, Rajvardhan, Arjun and Debanshu advanced.
Some matches were close, and several players came back after losing early games.
The players were competing for places in the semifinals.
Haryana's Sreeja Aggarwal, Mahi Kumari and Phalgun Gupta reached the U-11 girls' semifinals, guaranteeing medals for the state.
Punjab's Inaaya also advanced to the girls' semifinals after defeating Delhi's Ikaara Sreeram.
Maharashtra's Rajvardhan Tiwari and West Bengal's Arjun Sen and Debanshu Chakraborty secured U-11 boys' semifinal berths.
Quarterfinal matches included straight-game wins and close contests, including Rajvardhan's 12-10, 11-9, 12-10 victory.
Pre-quarterfinals featured comebacks, including Ikaara's recovery from losing the first game and Phalgun's win after falling two games behind.
- Who
- Under-11 table tennis players, including three semifinalists from Haryana.
- What
- Players competed in pre-quarterfinal and quarterfinal matches at the second National Ranking Table Tennis Championships.
- Where
- Tau Devi Lal Indoor Hall, Panchkula.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- To compete in the championship and advance to the semifinals.
Key facts
- Competition
- Second National Ranking Table Tennis Championships
- Age group
- Under-11
- Venue
- Tau Devi Lal Indoor Hall, Panchkula
- Haryana girls' semifinalists
- Sreeja Aggarwal, Mahi Kumari and Phalgun Gupta
- Other girls' semifinalist named
- Inaaya of Punjab
- Boys' semifinalists named
- Rajvardhan Tiwari of Maharashtra; Arjun Sen and Debanshu Chakraborty of West Bengal









