Harish, Barkha win

CHANDIGARH, Sept 30: Harish Kumar and Barkha KC annexed titles in men’s and women’s section, respectively, in the 12th Chandigarh State table tennis tournament at the Sector 23 Indoor Table Tennis Hall, here today. Harish scored hard fought 3-2 victory over Tarun Akku while Barkha displayed tenacity to beat Ruchi 21-8, 21-15, 21-15. Rita Mitra, Accoutant General (Haryana) gave away the prizes to the winners.
Results
Men: Semifinal: Harish Kumar bt Sunil Bhamboo 21-11, 21-13, 21-18; Tarun Akku bt Amod Dixit 15-21, 21-19, 22-20, 19-21, 21-14. Final: Harish Kumar bt Tarun Akku 13-21, 21-19, 21-17, 10-21, 21-17.
Women: Semifinal: Barkha KC bt Anuradha 21-10, 21-15; Ruchi bt Nadia Saini 21-14, 17-21, 21-13, 21-11. Final: Barkha KC bt Ruchi 21-8, 21-15, 21-15.
Mixed doubles: Anoop KC and Barkha bt Harish and Shikha 21-16, 21-14.