Vadodara men’s team upset top seeds Ahmedabad
Gandhidham | 16 Oct 2025
Vadodara’s men’s team produced a spirited performance to topple top seeds Ahmedabad 3-2 and storm into the final of the team championship on the second day of the Gujarat State and Inter-District Table Tennis Championships 2025, organised by the Gujarat State Table Tennis Association (GSTTA) at the Late M. P. Mittra Indoor Stadium, Haresh Sangtani Sports Complex, Adipur, Gandhidham, from October 14 to 18.
The championship is supported by the Sports Authority of Gujarat and co-sponsored by the Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce & Industries, while the Kachchh District Table Tennis Association (KDTTA) serves as the venue partner. Stiga continues its association as the equipment sponsor for the meet.
For Vadodara, star paddler Pratham Madlani lived up to expectations, winning both his ties, while senior player Jalay Mehta held his nerve in the deciding match to seal the team’s place in the final. They will now face defending champions Surat, who cruised past Bhavnagar with a convincing 3-0 victory.
Surat’s women’s team also continued their dominant run, crushing Bhavnagar 3-0 to book their berth in the final and move a step closer to defending their crown. They will take on Ahmedabad, who outplayed Navsari 3-1 in the semi-finals.
In the Junior Boys (U-19) category, defending champions Bhavnagar, who beat Surat 3-1, will meet Aravalli, who recorded a 3-1 win over Ahmedabad in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Ahmedabad’s Junior Girls (U-19) team booked their final berth with a clinical 3-0 win over Navsari.
The Sub-Junior Boys (U-15) final promises to be an exciting contest between Ahmedabad, who stunned top seeds Kachchh 3-0, and Rajkot, who overcame second seeds Surat 3-1.
In a repeat of last year’s Sub-Junior Girls (U-15) final, top seeds Surat will once again clash with second seeds Bhavnagar, as the Surat girls look to avenge their 2024 finals defeat.
Team Championship Results:
Men’s Semi-Final: Surat bt Bhavnagar 3-0 (Devarsh Vaghela bt Poojan Chandarana 12-10, 7-11, 11-9, 11-3; Ayaz Murad bt Jignesh Jayswal 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 14-16,12-10; Nutanshu Dayma bt Om Jayswal 13-15, 13-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6)
Vadodara bt Ahmedabad 3-2 (Abhilash Raval bt Jalay Mehta 11-9, 11-8, 12-10; Pratham Madlani bt Soham Bhattacharya 13-11, 13-15, 9-11, 12-10, 11-6; Dhairya Parmar bt Ved Panchal 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7; Pratham Madlani bt Abhilash Raval 11-6, 7-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8; Jalay Mehta bt Soham Bhattacharya 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 15-13).
Women’s Semi-Final: Surat bt Bhavnagar 3-0 (Frenaz Chipia bt Riya Jayswal 4-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-7; Filzahfatema Kadri bt Namna Jayswal 11-8, 9-11, 4-11, 11-4, 11-7; Aafrien Murad bt Charmy Trivedi 11-8, 15-13, 11-9)
Ahmedabad bt Navsari 3-1 (Oishiki Joardar bt Aastha Mistry 11-4, 11-1, 11-6; Siddhi Bulsara bt Kausha Bhairapure 11-9, 5-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-5; Jiya Trivedi bt Jahnavi Patel 11-3, 11-5, 11-7; Oishiki Joardar bt Siddhi Bulsara 11-7, 11-7, 11-4)
Junior Boys (U-19) Semi-Final: Aravalli bt Ahmedabad 3-1 (Himansh Dahiya bt Harshvardhan Patel 11-8, 11-8, 11-9; Janmejay Patel bt Malav Panchal 11-5,7-11, 11-5, 11-5; Janmejay Patel & Harshvardhan Patel bt Malav Panchal & Himansh Dahiya 4-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7; Janmejay Patel bt Himansh Dahiya 10-12, 11-6, 11-4, 10-12, 11-6)
Bhavnagar bt Surat 3-1 (Dhyey Jani bt Pawan Kumar 11-6, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4; Vivaan Dave bt Poojan Chandarana 7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-7; Dhyey Jani & Poojan Chandara bt Vivaan Dave & Taksh Kothari 11-5, 11-7, 11-9; Dhey Jani bt Vivaan Dave 11-9, 13-11, 11-6).
Junior Girls (U19) Semifinal: Ahmedabad bt Navsari 3-0 (Jiya Trivedi bt Siddhi Bulsara 11-4, 11-6, 18-16; Mouboni Chatterjee bt Jahnavi Patel 11-8, 11-6, 11-8; Jiya Trivedi & Mouboni Chatterjee bt Siddhi Bulsara & Jahnavi Patel 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5)
Sub-Junior Boys (U15) Semi-Final: Ahmedabad bt Kachchh 3-0 (Dwij Bhalodia bt Nairit Vaidya 4-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-9; Ansh Khamar bt Dhruv Bhambhani 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6; Dwij Bhalodia & Ansh Khamar bt Aarav Singhvi & Dhruv Bhambhani 11-5, 11-2, 8-11, 10-12, 11-8)
Rajkot bt Surat 3-1 ( Vivaan Dave bt Dev Bhatt 12-10, 11-5, 11-7; Divya Patel bt Anay Bachhawat 11-7, 11-6, 11-8; Dev Bhatt & Divya Patel bt Vivaan Dave & Anany Bachhawat 11-9, 5-11, 11-4, 11-8; Dev Bhatt bt Anay Bachhawat 11-4, 11-8, 11-6)
Sub-Junior Girls (U-15) Semi-Final: Bhavnagar bt Ahmedabad 3-1 ( Zinali J Patel bt Dixitakaur Wadhvani 12-10,11-9, 11-1; Charmy Trivedi bt Khanak Shah 11-2, 12-10, 13-11; Janvi Parmar & Charmy Trivedi bt Zinali J Patel & Khanak Shah 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9; Charmy Trivedi bt Zinali J Patel 11-3, 11-7, 8-11, 12-10)
Surat bt Kachchh 3-0 (Vishruti Jadav bt Anaisha Singhvi 6-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7; Daniya Godil bt Siddhi Singhvi 11-2, 11-6, 11-3; Daniya Godil & Vishruti Jadav bt Anaisha Singhvi & Siddhi Singhvi 11-5, 11-6, 11-7).
