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Young Paddlers Fight Hard to Secure Main Draw Spots at Table Tennis Championships
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News18•06-10-2026, 17:00
Young Paddlers Fight Hard to Secure Main Draw Spots at Table Tennis Championships
- •Young paddlers displayed immense resilience on the opening day of the second National Ranking Table Tennis Championships in Panchkula.
- •In the U-11 boys qualifiers, Viraaj Singh of Uttar Pradesh staged a brilliant comeback from two games down to defeat Aarav Aj.
- •Goa's Aarish Shaikh, Telangana's Jatin Jairam, and several others also advanced after gruelling five-game thrillers.
- •The U-11 girls qualifiers saw dramatic comebacks from Anika Maheshwari, Arrietri Pal, and Shivangi Mishra after dropping the first two games.
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The second National Ranking Table Tennis Championships is being held at the Tau Devi Lal Indoor Hall in Panchkula.
Uttar Pradesh's Viraaj Singh highlighted the U-11 boys' action by staging a brilliant recovery from two games down to edge Tamil Nadu's Aarav Aj in a tense five-game thriller.
The U-11 girls' qualifiers saw Anika Maheshwari, Arrietri Pal, and Shivangi Mishra all overcome early deficits after dropping the first two games to secure their places in the main draw.