Chitkara University boys emerge table tennis champs

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 11

Chitkara University won the North Zone Inter-University Table Tennis (Men’s) Tournament by winning all league matches.

After qualifying for the league stage, Chitkara lads defeated Punjabi University, Patiala, in their first league match. Ronit defeated Naman, Jeet ousted Aranya and Raegan overpowered Ansh. In the second league match, Chitkara University ousted Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi. Ronit thrashed Parth, Jeet defeated Utkrist and Raegan registered win over Vaibhav. In their last outing, Chitkara University defeated Panjab University, Chandigarh. Ronit continued his performance and defeated Pawan Singh. Nikhil won the next match by defeating Shaurya and Raegan faced some resistance from Sahil Sharma before recording a victory. Punjabi University, Patiala, claimed second position, followed by Panjab University and Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, at third and fourth positions, respectively. A total of 44 teams from different universities participated in the event.

In women’s event, Panjab University bagged the first position, while Chandigarh University and University of Allahabad claimed second and third positions, respectively. As many as 24 teams participated in this event.