After badminton, Lokmat added another feather to its cap sweeping men's singles and team championship in the 3rd Carrom Tournament for Media Employees at Hotel Chidambara, here on Friday.
The three-day tournament was organised by Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur and sponsored by Tirupati Urban Co-operative Bank.
It was a combination of veteran Subhash Sharma and young Pankaj Najpande which worked for Lokmat. Najpande clinched the singles title defeating his senior colleague Subhash Sharma. Then in team championship, Subuash Sharma, Najpande got the better of The Hitavada ‘A’.
In the singles, Najpande lost first set 3-16. However then he concentrated hard and restored parity winning the second set 14-2. In the decider, Najpande gave no opportunity to Sharma and won it 12-0.
Earlier in the semis, Najpande easily eliminated former champion The Hitavada’s Paritosh Pramanik 8-1, 23-0 while Subhash Sharma quelled the challenge of Tarun Bharat’s Umesh Mahadeokar 5-4, 13-1, 12-9.
In the team championship final, Najpande downed Pramanik 4-9, 9-4, 12-2. In the doubles, Najpande pairing with Sharma thrashed Pramanik-Futane duo 14-1, 23-0. Earlier in the semis, Lokmat defeated Tarun Bharat 2-0.
Chairman of Tirupati Urban Cooperative Bank Samir Meghe was the chief guest of prize distribution function. Corporator Girish Vyas, Vidarbha Carrom Association secretary Prabhjyotsingh Bachher and president of Radhikatai Pandav Charitable Trust Girish Pandav also graced the function. Siddharth Narnaware was the chief referee and he was assisted by CP Karkar.
SJAN president Dr Ram Thakur made introductory remarks. Vice-president Naresh Shelke conducted the proceedings. Joint secretary Kishor Bagde proposed a vote of thanks.
Results
Men’s singles (SF): Pankaj Najpande (Lokmat ) bt Paritosh Pramanik (The Hitavada) 8-1, 23-0, Subhash Sharma (Lokmat) bt Umesh Mahadeokar (Tarun Bharat) 5-4, 13-1, 12-9.
Final: Pankaj Najpande bt Subhash Sharma 3-16, 14-2, 12-0.
Team championship (SF): Lokmat ‘A’ bt Tarun Bharat 2-0 (Pankaj Najpande bt Sandip Gadge 1-5, 2-7, 23-0, Najpande-Subhash Sharma bt Umesh Mahadeokar-Gadge 6-4, 8-10, 10-3.
Final: Lokmat ‘A’ bt The Hitavada ‘A’ 2-0 (Najpande-bt Pramanik 4-9, 9-4, 12-2, Najpande-Sharma bt Pramanik-Anil Futane 14-1, 23-0).
Report: Lokmat Times
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