The Petroleum Sports activities Promotion Board (PSPB) males’s group clinched its twenty fourth consecutive title, defeating West Bengal within the closing of the 87th inter-State and senior Nationwide desk tennis championship, sponsored by Final Desk Tennis, on Tuesday.
Nevertheless, the spotlight of the day was the Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) ladies’s group scripting a exceptional comeback to edge previous PSPB in an exhilarating closing on the Abhay Prashal Indoor Stadium, securing its third title in 4 years. In a contest that lasted over three hours, Sreeja Akula — India’s highest-ranked paddler — defeated Yashaswini Ghorpade within the deciding fifth recreation of the ultimate rubber to seal the victory.
PSPB had regarded set for a double when Taneesha Kotecha shocked Sreeja within the opening match, and Yashaswini comfortably beat Ayhika Mukherjee to provide her group a 2-0 lead.
Diya Chitale, the reigning Nationwide champion, discovered herself trailing 1-6 within the second recreation towards teenager Syndrela Das after shedding the opener. Nevertheless, Diya turned the tide with aggressive play, countering Syndrela’s sidespin returns to maintain RBI in rivalry.
Ayhika then levelled the tie by dominating Taneesha to power a decider. Within the closing match, Sreeja held her nerve, unleashing her trademark down-the-line forehand topspin winners at essential moments to clinch the title.
The boys’s closing, as anticipated, was largely one-sided. Nevertheless, veteran Harmeet Desai was examined by left-hander Bodhisatwa Chaudhury. After main 2-0 and 9-3, Harmeet appeared to lose focus, conceding eight consecutive factors to drop the sport. Bodhisatwa carried the momentum ahead to stage the match at two video games apiece, however Harmeet’s expertise in the end prevailed as he gained the decider to safe each the match and PSPB’s title.
The person occasions started late on Tuesday night, with Swastika Ghosh pulling out of the class on account of medical causes.
The outcomes: Group Championship closing: Males: Petroleum Sports activities Promotion Board bt West Bengal 3-0 (Payas Jain bt Ankur Bhattacharjee 12-10, 11-4, 1-11, 11-9; Manav Thakkar bt Aniket Sen Choudhury 15-13, 11-5, 11-5; Harmeet Desai bt Bodhisatwa Chaudhury 11-4, 11-2, 11th of September, 6-11, 11-8).
Positions three to 10: Telangana, Railways Sports activities Promotion Board, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, and Punjab.
Girls: Reserve Financial institution of India bt PSPB 3-2 (Sreeja Akula misplaced to Taneesha Kotecha 12-10, 12-10, 7-11, 13-15, 4-11; Ayhika Mukherjee misplaced to Yashswini Ghorpade 7-11, 5-11, 8-11, Diya Chitale bt Syndrela Das 12-14, 12-10, 11-7, 14-12, Ayhika bt Taneesha 11-7, 11-4, 11-5; Sreeja bt Yashaswini 11-5, 4-11, 11-9, 12-14, 11-6).
Positions three to 10: Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, West Bengal, and Haryana.
Revealed – March 17, 2026 08:05 pm IST
