Seeds tumble on day of upsets

AHMEDABAD: Unseeded Jiya Shah caused a major upset when she defeated third seed Kavisha Shah 11-8, 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 in the juniors girls quarterfinals in the ongoing Rubber King Tyre 2nd Open Ahmedabad Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at Eklavya Sports Academy under the aegis of the Table Tennis Association of Ahmedabad (ad hoc committee).
Unseeded Angel Parkar defeated second seed Krisha Soni in the cadet girls pre-quarterfinals 11-5, 11-9, 11-8.Pathik Bhavsar also caused a flutter when he defeated top seed Anuj Joshi in five crucial games, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, in the cadet boys quarterfinal. Sixth seed Anoushka Chatterjee also upset third seed Sanya Shah 11-9,11-4,11-4 in the sub-junior girls quarterfinal.
Other results: - Cadet girls semifinal: Mahek Shah bt Diya Shah 11-5, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9. Angel Parkar bt Anika Garg 11-9, 11-9, 11-8. Cadet boys semifinal: Vachan Shah bt Krishang Shah 11-5, 15-13, 7-11, 5-11, 11-8. Harsh Patel bt Pathik Bhavsar 11-7, 7-11, 11-3, 11-5. Sub junior girls quarterfinal: Yashvi Shah bt Mahek shah 11-6, 11-7, 10-12. Varenya Saini bt Jiya Shah 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6. Anoushka Chatterjee bt Sanya Shah 11-9, 11-4, 11-4. Junior girls quarterfinal: Kausha Bhairapure bt Sanya Shah 12-10, 11-3, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6. Jiya Shah bt Kavisha Shah 11-8, 11-8, 11-6, 11-5.