Pune: The 18th edition of the Players Cup Table Tennis Tournament will be held at Deccan Gymkhana here from July 27 to August 1. The Poona District Table Tennis Association (PDTTA) is organising the event, which will be the third District Ranking table tennis tournament of the year.
The tournament will be played in the singles and doubles categories with players like Sanat Bokil, Devyani Kulkarni, Radhika Sakpal, Martand Biniwale and others will be seen in action over six days. A total of 563 entries have been received for this tournament, informed Ashlesha Bodas, Organising Secretary of the tournament.
In its 18th year, this tournament is a tribute to ex-PDTTA players who come together and pool in their resources to make this event a success. “Former players who have settled abroad too contribute towards Players’ Cup for all these years,” PDTTA Secretary Shriram Konkar, informed.
Seedings:
Midget Girls: 1. Nabha Kirkole, 2. Ruchita Darwatkar, 3.Tanayaa Abhyankar.
Midget Boys: 1. Swaroop Bhadalkar, 2. Abhiraj Sakpal, 3. Aditya Samant.
Cadet Girls: 1. Devyani Kulkarni, 2. Anandita Lunawat, 3. Radhika Sakpal.
Cadet Boys: 1. Vedang Joshi, 2. Advait Dhavale, 3. Kumar Kulkarni.
Sub-Junior Girls: 1. Aneeha D’Souza, 2. Mrunmayi Raikhelkar, 3. Mayuri Thombre.
Sub-Junior Boys: 1. Archan Apte, 2. Aadi Frank Agarwal, 3. Anaiy Kovelamudi.
Junior Girls: 1. Swapnali Narle, 2. Mrunmayi Raikhelkar, 3. Preeti Gadhave.
Junior Boys: 1. Aarush Galpalli, 2. Shriyash Bhosale, 3.Adarsh Gopal.
Youth Girls: 1. Eesha Joshi, 2. Mrunmayi Raikhelkar, 3. Saloni Shah.
Youth Boys: 1. Sanat Bokil, 2. Shriyash Bhosale, 3. Aarush Galpalli.
Women’s: 1. Eesha Joshi, 2. Saloni Shah, 3. Shruti Gabhane.
Men’s: 1. Sanat Bokil, 2. Vaibhav Dahibhate, 3. Rishabh Sawant.
Veterans: 1. Deepesh Abhyankar, 2. Shekhar Kale, 3. Nitin Mehendale, 4. Parag Pasarnikar