Tura, October 19: The 42nd Meghalaya State Table Tennis Championship came to a come to a close on Saturday with thrilling finals that saw Tanushree Das Gupta and Suranjit Dey crowned the Women’s and Men’s Singles champions, respectively at the Indoor Sports Hall in Tura.
The four-day tournament, hosted for the fifth time by the Tura Table Tennis Association (TTTA) in collaboration with the Meghalaya Table Tennis Association (MTTA), showcased the state’s top talent and provided the platform for National Games selections and the National School Games.
Around 100 players from Nongstoin, Shillong, Jowai, Nongpoh, Tura and Baghmara participated, representing the districts of East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, South Garo Hills and West Garo Hills. The tournament featured singles events under various categories.
The Women’s Singles Final was a gripping showdown between two accomplished paddlers. Tanushree Das Gupta was crowned the Women Singles Gold Winner, with Camelia Diengdoh taking silver, and Anweshwa Chaudhary took the bronze.
In the highly anticipated Men’s Singles Final, Shillong’s top-seeded Suranjit Dey successfully defended his state title, overcoming a strong challenge from Sandeep Kumar, who took the silver medal. Dey’s powerful forehand and composed play secured him the victory in a tightly contested final. Pritvi Dey took the broze medal in the championship.
The tournament’s emerging talents were formally acknowledged with special awards: Saachi Mizar (U-11 Girls Gold Winner) was named the Most Promising Girl Player, while Shivansh Pariyar (U-11 Boys Gold Winner) received the Most Promising Boy Player award, underscoring their potential for Meghalaya at the national level.
Gracing the event were the following dignitaries and officials who also distributed prizes across the various categories: the Chief Guest, Arbinstone B. Marak, MLA, 48-Selsella Assembly Constituency; T.D. Marak, Retd. Principal Tura Govt. College; J.P. Marak, Retd. Deputy Director Sports & Youth Affairs; R.T.G. Momin and D.B.G. Momin, ADC, Ampati.
Medal winners in the various categories are as follows:
U-19 Boys Singles
Gold: DEBOBRATA PAUL
Silver: PABAN KANTA KANWAR
Bronze: JAKKOB C G MOMIN
U-19 Girls Singles
Gold: AARA NIAMCA CH MOMIN
Silver: CLEA P S MARAK
Bronze: LANCYDORA R MARAK
U-17 Boys Singles
Gold: DEBOBRATA PAUL
Silver: LIAM O CH MOMIN
Bronze: DHRUV DEY
U-17 Girls Singles
Gold: AARA NIAMCA CH MOMIN
Silver: AYASHE ANNORA S MARAK
Bronze: AZANIAH D MARAK
U-15 Boys Singles
Gold: DHRUV DEY
Silver: ANSH RAY
Bronze: SAGNIK CHOUDHURY
U-15 Girls Singles
Gold: SHRIYA THAPA
Silver: AYASHE ANNORA S MARAK
Bronze: AARA NIAMCAH CH MOMIN
U-13 Boys Singles
Gold: AQUILA W T SANGMA
Silver: SHIVANSH PARIYAR
Bronze: NIYON KASHYAP DAS
U-13 Girls Singles
Gold: SHRIYA THAPA
Silver: SAACHI MIZAR
Bronze: BROOKE JAKMIKSE K MARAK
U-11 Boys Singles
Gold: SHIVANSH PARIYAR
Silver: WANGDEN LAMA
Bronze: NIYON KASHYAP DAS
U-11 Girls Singles
Gold: SAACHI MIZAR
Silver: GENESIS MIESHA D SANGMA
Bronze: DOROFIE K SANGMA
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