It was another good day for Indian paddlers as 10 of them reached the pre-quarterfinals of the Thailand Open junior and sub-junior table tennis tournament here today.
In the junior boys section, Lalrin Puia and Utkarsh Gupta moved into the pre-quarterfinals after winning their first round matches against Tawan Metanee (Thailand) and Chan Yee Shun (Hong Kong) respectively.
Amongst the junior girls, four secured pre-quarterfinal berths. While Sreeja Akula gained a bye, Archana Kamath, Shruti Amrute and Maria Rony advanced winning their first round matches.
In the cadet girls section, Selena Selvakumar, Archana Kamath, Varuni Jaiswal and Srushti Haengadi entered the pre-quarterfinals. Selena and Archna got byes while Varuni and Srusthi scored straight set victories over their opponents in the first round.
The results (first round)Junior boys: Lalrin Puia (Ind) bt Tawan Metanee (Tha) 11-3, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9; Utkarsh Gupta (Ind) bt Chan Yee Shun (Hkg) 11-9, 11-3, 10-12, 11-5, 11-5Junior girls: Archana Kamath (Ind) bt Safrianti Bakari 11-4, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8; Shruti Amrute bt Anggwani Cahyaning (Tha) 11-8, 12-10, 11-8, 11-3; Maria Rony bt Pompavee Limsilajeerakul 11-4, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9.Cadet girls: Varuni Jaiswal (Ind) bt Papatchaya Horakkit (Tha) 12-10, 11-4, 11-8; Srushti Halengadi (Ind) bt Naka Man (Hgk) 11-8, 11-4, 11-5.Cadet Girls Round of 16: Archana Kamath(Ind) bt Mekamporn Naja (THA) 11-7, 11-2, 11-3.
