Open TT Tournament : Soram Joy vs Th Dharmendra in Men's open title clash
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 19 2023:
Soram Joy will face off against Th Dharmendra in the title clash of the men's open singles competition in the ongoing Open Prize Money Table Tennis Tournament-2023 at DMU campus.
Soram Joy reached the final with a hard fought 7-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6.11-13, 11-4, 11-3 win over Th Akshaykumar in the first semi-final match.
Meanwhile, Th Dharmendra completed the final line up with a 11-2, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 14-16, 8-11, 11-4 win over Sidharth Naorem in the another closely contested semi-final encounter.
Earlier in the quarter final round matches, Soram Joy outlasted Bikash Aheibam 11-6, 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 while Th Dharmendra overcame Thangjam Deepak 12-10, 13-11, 11-5, 11-9 in a keenly contested match.
Soram Joy will also vie for the top honour of the Men's 40+ doubles title along with Ch Loken.
The pair got the better of Radhakrishnan and Maibam Iboton 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7 in the first semi-final match.
They will play Th Akshaykumar and Th Dharmendra who knocked out Pramesh and RK Doljit 11-7, 16-14, 11-9 in another semi-final clash.
Earlier in the quarter final round matches, Ch Loken and Soram Joy outlasted T Manihar and Paris 11-13, 11-6, 11-1, 11-5 while Th Akshaykumar and Th Dharmendra prevailed 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 over N Biren and Ch Marjit.