MARGAO: Chandan Caro and Dhruva Kamat are both poised for double crowns, as they face off in the finals of the boys U-13 and U-15 events of the 4th All-Goa Naguesh-Sushila Verenkar Memorial Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament, organised by Chandor Club in collaboration with the Goa Table Tennis Association, at Chandor Club, Chandor.
In the U-11 boys quarterfinals, top seed Yug Prabhu defeated Yuvaan Sanke with a clean 3-0 sweep. Ishaan Colaso overcame Kaushik Nair 3-1, while Kedar Nair and Kavish Dalvi (2) secured their spots in the semi-finals with 3-0 victories over Vihang Jotkar and Kris Silveira, respectively. The U-11 boys semi-finals saw Yug Prabhu outplaying Ishaan Colaso 3-1, and Kavish Dalvi defeating Kedar Nair 3-0, setting up an exciting final showdown between Yug Prabhu and Kavish Dalvi.
In the U-13 boys category, Chandan Caro (1) dominated the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win against Mark Da Costa. Ruhaan Shaikh beat Vedant Wagle 3-1, Yug Prabhu triumphed over Chinmay Bhakare 3-1, and Dhruva Kamat (2) edged past Yuvaan Sanke 3-1. The semi-finals witnessed Chandan Caro stretched in a 3-1 victory against Ruhaan Shaikh, and Dhruva Kamat edging out Yug Prabhu 3-2 in a close contest. In the U-15 Boys category, Chandan Caro (1) continued his winning streak by defeating Ruhaan Shaikh 3-1 in the quarterfinals. Rishan Shaikh beat Chinmay Bhakare 3-1, Dhruva Kamat triumphed over Yug Prabhu in a closely contested 3-2 match, and Atharv Dhulapkar overcame Vedant Wagle with a 3-0 victory. The semi-finals saw Chandan Caro defeating Rishan Shaikh 3-0, and Dhruva Kamat securing an upset 3-2 win over number two seed Atharv Dhulapkar, setting up a repeat finals clash.