Staging a grand recovery, Nirmit Kute dropped the first two games but rallied brilliantly to edge past Dashaan Kanal 10-12, 19-21, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9 for the boys under-11 crown in the JVPG-TSTTA 5-Star District TT Championship organised by TSTTA and played at the JVPG Club, Juhu.
Nirmit Kute
Nirmit lost the first game and then in a superbly fought extended game too was pipped 19-21 by Kanal. At this stage his resilience came to the fore as he wrapped the next three games for the title.
Nirmit however found himself at the losing end in boys under-13 section final, losing to Vivyan Gada 8-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-4.
Results (all finals) –
Boys’ U-11: Nirmit Kute bt Dashaan Kanal 10-12, 19-21, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9.
Boys’ U-13: Vivyan Gada bt Nirmit Kute 8-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-4.
Boys’ U-15: Ahan Gosar bt Yuvraj Khandwala 11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7.
Girls’ U-11: Dhadkkan Tanna bt Ishita Bhangadia 11-6, 11-4, 11-7.
Girls’ U-13: Radhya Vora bt Jashvi Rawool 11-9, 11-5, 11-3.
Girls’ U-15: Rittanya Deolekar bt Palalkh Jhawar 11-9, 11-9, 11-6.