Ramana beats Mastan
VISAKHAPATNAM: Prakasam’s G.V. Ramana outplayed Sk. Mastan of Chilakaluripet 25-6, 25-9 in the first round of the second Andhra-ranking carrom tournament at the C.R. Club at Chilakaluripet at Guntur district on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a three-day South India invitation tournament will commence at the C.R. Club from September 26 in which players from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Hyderabad, Karnataka, Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar Islands will take part.
The results: First round: Men’s singles: L. Ram Babu (Gnt) bt V. Nageswara Rao (Pksm) 25-0, 25-11; A. Srinivasa Rao (C.pet) bt Sumith (Gnt) 25-0, 25-9; T.N. Mahesh (Gnt) bt T. Chaitanya (Gnt) 25-16, 25-9; T. Bhadri (Mtm) bt V. Raghava (Gnt) 18-14, 25-8; G.V. Ramana (Pksm) bt Sk. Mastan (C.pet) 25-6, 25-9.
KLCE champion
Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering defeated KBN College 3-2 in the men’s final of the Acharya Nagarjuna University inter-Collegiate table tennis championship at Nimra College of Business Management at Jupudi on Tuesday.
KBN College won the women’s final defeating Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala 3-1.
Source :http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/25/stories/2008092554482000.htm