{"id":1370,"date":"2011-12-08T13:37:32","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T13:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2011-12-08T13:37:32","modified_gmt":"2011-12-08T13:37:32","slug":"top-seeds-have-it-easy-at-tt-nationals-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1370","title":{"rendered":"Top seeds have it easy at TT nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kochi: <\/strong>As expected, top-ranked boys and girls\u2019 teams went  through the motions without giving any hint of a struggle in the first  stage on the inaugural day of the New Assurance 73rd Cadet and  Sub-Junior National Inter-State Table Tennis Championships at the Rajiv  Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed,  the minnows had to dig out from their reservoir of skills in order to  give a few anxious moments to their better rivals, but nothing beyond  that happened. In the Cadet boys section, four teams managed to take a  game each off their rivals with West Bengal in Group A losing a game to  Bihar for a 3-1 verdict, Maharashtra beating Chandigarh 3-1, Karnataka  downing Punjab 3-1 and Uttar Pradesh accounting for Uttrakhand 3-1. For  the rest of the teams, it was a smooth sailing as they all blanked out  their opponents 3-0 to register wins. Going by their form, they should  easily make it to the second stage, barring hiccups in their next  matches.<\/p>\n<p>There were some surprises for the Cadet girls of  Mahrashtra B. Their never-say-die attitude, however, helped them stop  Jharkhand, who went down 2-3 after putting up a keen fight. Ritika Kundu  put Jharkand ahead when she beat Toral Manderekar 2-11, 11-6, 11-7,  11-6, but West Bengal\u2019s Disha Hulawale restored parity with a 11-0,  11-0, 11-1 win over Awantika Rai.<\/p>\n<p>In the doubles, Kadambari  Bhandarkar and Shreya Deshpande combined together to take Maharshtra B  2-1 when the pair beat Rikita Kundu and chandini Kumari 5-11, 11-6,  9-11, 11-6. However, Ritika infuesed new life into Jharkhand ranks with a  11-7, 11-5, 12-10 hard-fought win over Disha Hulawale. Precariously  placed as they were at this stage, it was left to Toral to bring  Mahrashtra back in the match. She promptly despatched Awantika in  straight games of 11-5, 11-1, 11-6.<\/p>\n<p>Only three other teams  conceded a game each to their opponents\u2014Pondicherry beating Madhya  Pradesh 3-1 in Group C, Punjab defeating Tripura 3-1 in Group D and  uttar Pradesh taking a game off Haryana for a 3-1 verdict in Group E.  The rest of the first stage matches were mere formalities as the winners  stamped their authority with a 3-0 triumph.<\/p>\n<p>Kerala\u2019s Excise  and Customs Minister K. 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