Ronit and Snehit pull off a coup National ranking table tennis tournament
The Hindu
Former eliminates top seed, latter the second seed
Ronit Bhanja (AAI) and Telangana’s F.R.S. Snehit pulled off upsets in the men’s singles quarterfinals of the UTT National-ranking Central Zone National ranking table tennis tournament here on Wednesday.
While Ronit roared back from 0-3 down to turn the tables on top seed Sanil Shetty (PSPB) 10-12, 9-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7, Snehit rallied from a 1-3 deficit to knock out second seed Manav Thakkar (PSPB) 6-11, 11-6, 11-13, 3-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8.
Battling back from the brink, Ronit returned exceptionally well at crucial points in the sixth game. Ronit produced some amazing winners on the forehand side during rallies too. Most importantly, he didn’t buckle under pressure in the decider against a quality player like Sanil. Taking an 8-6 lead, he continued to put his opponent on the backfoot with solid forehand top-spin shots.