The gruelling schedule at the 11Sports 80th inter-State and senior National championship has left the paddlers breathless. On the first four days, including Monday, the players were competing till almost midnight. “It is just not fair to treat players this way, especially when Indian table tennis is on the rise. It has been decided that from the next season, all major tournaments will be played over seven days,” said M.P. The results: Mixed doubles: Semifinals: Manav Thakkar & Archana Kamath (PSPB) bt Ravindra Kotiyan & Sagarika Mukherjee (RSPB) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7; A. Sharath Kamal & Manika Batra (PSPB) bt Sourav Saha & Sutirtha Mukherjee (Har) 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9.

Source: The Hindu January 07, 2019 16:26 UTC