Suyog Patil comes back from two games down to win state masters table tennis title

The third Maharashtra State Masters Ranking Table Tennis Tournament was organised jointly by the Mumbai City District Table Tennis Association and the Kalpavriksha Public Charitable Trust. Suyog Patil, Onkar Jog and Upendra Mulye of Pune, Manish Rawat of Solapur and Anagha Joshi of Mumbai City won titles in their respective age categories.

The tournament was played at the University Pavilion in Marine Lines, Mumbai, where the Pune players made a strong impression. In the final of the men's over-40 category, third seed Suyog Patil lost the first two games. He came back to beat fellow Pune player and top seed Santosh Wakradkar 9-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8 in five games and take the title.

In the men's over-45 category, Pune's Onkar Jog had a one-sided final. He beat seventh seed Sagar Kulkarni of Thane in straight games, 11-1, 11-3, 11-7.

In the men's over-50 final, third seed Upendra Mulye of Pune faced a stiff challenge from top seed Nachiket Deshpande. Mulye won 14-12, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8.

In the men's over-55 category, top seed Manish Rawat of Solapur beat Naveen Salian of Mumbai City 11-4, 12-10, 11-7 to win the title.

In the women's over-55 final, top seed Anagha Joshi of Mumbai City beat second seed Trupti Machve of Thane in four games, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7, to claim the gold medal.

The final results were as follows. Men over 40: Suyog Patil (Pune, third seed) beat Santosh Wakradkar (first seed). Men over 45: Onkar Jog (Pune) beat Sagar Kulkarni (Thane, seventh seed). Men over 50: Upendra Mulye (Pune, third seed) beat Nachiket Deshpande (first seed). Men over 55: Manish Rawat (Solapur, first seed) beat Naveen Salian (Mumbai City). Women over 55: Anagha Joshi (Mumbai City, first seed) beat Trupti Machve (Thane, second seed).