On Day two of the ongoing 32nd Masters National Table Tennis Championships at the Balewadi Indoor Stadium here, one could witness intense action across veteran categories and standout performances in the team finals.

In the men’s 80+ category, Gujarat edged past Karnataka in a gripping 3-2 final. Indresh Purohit set the tone by defeating S. Gopalan in straight games, while K. Satyanarayan pulled Karnataka level with a win over Chimanlal Vidhani. The doubles contest swung momentum back to Gujarat, as Indresh and Chimanlal prevailed in a five-game battle. Gopalan responded with a win over Chimanlal to force a decider, but Indresh held his nerve, staging a comeback against Satyanarayan to seal the title. Earlier, Karnataka had scraped past Delhi 3-2 in the semifinals, while Gujarat defeated Telangana 3-1 to book their place in the final.

The men’s 75+ final saw Maharashtra deliver a dominant 3-0 victory over Chandigarh. Despite a tight opening, Pinakin Sampat rallied to overcome Balbir Singh Virdi, before Satish Kulkarni extended the lead with a comfortable straight-game win. The Maharashtra pair of Sampat and Kulkarni then combined effectively in doubles to wrap up the tie. In the semifinals, Maharashtra had beaten Tamil Nadu ‘A’ 3-1,while Chandigarh advanced with a 3-1 win over Gujarat.

Maharashtra continued its strong showing in the men’s 70+ category, blanking Delhi 3-0 in the final. Yogesh Desai and Shivanand Kundaje both registered convincing singles wins, setting up a straight forward doubles finish as Jitu Movani and Percy Mehta closed out the contest. Maharashtra had earlier defeated Gujarat 3-0 in the semifinals, while Delhi edged Tamil Nadu 3-2 in a closely fought tie.

In the women’s 60+round-robin league, Madhya Pradesh emerged as champions, finishing ahead of Gujarat and Maharashtra, with Telangana and Delhi completing the standings.

THE RESULTS (TEAM):

Men’s 80 plus: Final: Gujarat bt Karnataka 2-3 (Indresh Purohit bt S. Gopalan 11-9, 11-2, 11-8,Chimanlal Vidhani lost to K. Satyanarayan 9-11, 5-11, 10-12, Indresh/Chimanlal bt Gopalan/Satyanarayan 11-4, 10-12, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3, Chimanlal lost toGopalan 11-9, 6-11, 4-11, 5-11, Indresh bt Satyanarayan 2-11, 3-11, 11-5, 11-2,11-3).

Semifinals: Karnataka bt Delhi 3-2 (Satyanarayan lost to B.N. Khazanchi 8-11, 11-8, 4-11, 5-11, S.Gopalan bt Anand Prakash 11-3, 11-3, 11-3, Satyanarayana/Gopalan bt Khazanchi/Anand 10-12, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, Gopalan lost to Khazanchi 8-11,8-11, 11-5, 13-11, 14-16, Satyanarayan bt Anand 11-6, 11-3, 11-6); Gujarat bt Telangana 3-1 (Indresh bt Devendra Nath 11-5, 11-6, 3-11, 11-8, Mahesh lost toSrinivas Chalavadi 5-11, 2-11, 3-11, Indresh/Chimanlal bt Devendra/Srinivas9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, Indresh bt Srinivas 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-13,11-2).

Men’s 75 plus: Final: Maharashtra bt Chandigarh 3-0 (Pinakin Sampat bt Balbir Singh Virdi 10-12,13-11, 11-9, 11-9, Satish Kulkarni bt Patanjli Kumar 11-5, 11-6, 11-5,Pinakin/Satish bt Balbir/Patanjli 10-12, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8).

Semifinals: Maharashtra btTamil Nadu ‘A’ 3-1 (Satish bt S. Peter John 11-8, 11-6, 11-6, Pinakin lost toP.V. Ramakrishnan 10-12, 11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 8-11, Satish/Pinakin btP.Idudjyaraj/Ramakrishnan 11-9, 11-6, 11-8, Satish bt Ramakrishnan 11-6, 11-3,11-7); Chandigarh bt Gujarat 3-1 (Balbir bt Dilipkumar Shah 11-1, 11-4, 11-5,Patanjjli lost to Nazmi Khinkhabwala 9-11, 11-9, 4-11, 16-14, 8-11,Balbit/Patanjli bt Dilipkumar/Nazmi 11-6, 11-8, 12-10, Balbir bt Nazmi 11-8,7-11, 10-12, 11-3, 11-7).

Men’s 70 plus Final: Maharashtra bt Delhi 3-0 (Yogesh Desai bt M. Agarwal V. 11-7, 11-7, 11-6,Shivanand Kundaje bt R.N. Masaldan 11-4, 11-6, 11-2, Jitu Movani/Percy Mehta bt M. Singh Chaudhari/Suresh Kumar 11-6, 11-7, 11-8).

Semifinals: Maharashtra bt Gujarat 3-0 (Yogesh bt Kshitish Purohit 11-7, 11-5, 11-6, Shivanand bt Kantilal Rathod 11-4, 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, Yogesh/Percy bt Kshitish/Kantilal 11-7, 10-12,11-3, 11-6); Delhi bt Tamil Nadu 3-2 (Suresh lost to P.R. Prem kumar 9-11, 6-11,11-5, 8-11, Masaldan bt D. Alagarsamy 11-6, 11-5, 11-6, Suresh/Agarwal lost toPremkumar/Alagarsamy 7-11, 7-11, 7-11, Masaldan bt Prem kumar 11-5, 11-5, 11-8,Suresh bt Alagarsamy 11-8, 11-8, 11-7).

Women’s 60 plus:Positions: Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Delhi.