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Archana Kamath loses in semis of Thailand Open TT
Bangkok: Ting Ting Chen of Chinese Taipei ended Archana Kamath’s fine run in the cadet girls semi-finals of the SET Thailand Open Junior & Sub-junior table tennis tournament here on Sunday.
Archana, who had beaten compatriot Srushti Halengadi in the quarter-finals, lost in straight sets 9-11, 7-11, 8-11 to her opponent, according to a Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) release.
Archana beat Memkamporn Naja of Thailand 11-7, 11-2, 11-3 in the pre-quarterfinal.
Utkarsh Gupta lost in the quarter-finals in the junior boy’s category after losing to Tai Chun Yu of Chinese Taipei 1-11, 11-13, 3-11, 9-11.
In cadet boy’s category, Sarthak Seth went down fighting to Cho Daeseong of South Korea 9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 9-11, 11-3 in the quarter-finals.
The results:
Junior boys (quarterfinals): Utkarsh Gupta lot to Tai Chun Yu (Tpe) 1-11, 11-13, 3-11, 9-11.
Pre-quarterfinals: Utkarsh Gupta (Ind) bt Maugwhan Chayadut (Tha) 11-8, 11-2, 11-6, 11-8; Lalrin Puia (Ind) lost to Hanam Kei (Jpn) 11-5, 6-11, 7-11, 4-11, 6-11.
Consolation semifinal: Sanish Ambedkar (Ind) lost to Naphat Panicharoen (Tha) 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 6-11.
Cadet boys (quarterfinals) Cho Daeseong (Kor) bt Sarthak Seth (Ind) 9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 9-11, 11-3.
Pre-quarterfinal: Sarthak Seth (Ind) bt Jun Wei Bradley (Sin) 6-11, 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8.
Junior girls (pre-quarterfinals)): Khet Khaun Tamalwan (Tha) bt Archana Kamath (Ind) 11-7, 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; Lin P Hyghan (Tpe) Maria Rony (Ind) 11-8, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5; Kamada Nami (Jpn) bt Sreeja Akula 7-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9.
Cadet girls (semifinals): Ting Ting Chen (Tpe) bt Archana Kamath 11-9, 11-7, 11-8.
Quarterfinals: Archana Kamath bt Srushti Halengadi 11-8, 11-8, 11-7. Pre-quarterfinal: Archana
Kamath bt Memkamporn Naja (Tha) 11-7, 11-2, 11-3; Srushti Halengadi bt Nanapatkola (Jpn) 11-8, 12-10, 8-11, 6-11, 11-5; Selena Selvakumar lost to S. Jinnipa (Tha) bt 11-4, 7-11, 11-3, 13-11.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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