Gujarat’s Vivaan Dave defeated Karnataka’s Atharva Nawarange in a thrilling five-game final to win the Youth Boys title at the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Tournament in Kanpur. Maharashtra’s Divyanshi Bhowmick also claimed the Youth Girls Under-17 crown.
Updated On – 21 August 2026, 08:42 PM
Hyderabad: Gujarat’s Vivaan Dave overcame Karnataka’s Atharva Nawarange 3-2 in a closely fought five-game Youth Boys final at the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at Sports Hub in Kanpur on Friday.
Nawarange made the better start, taking the opening game, but Dave quickly found his rhythm and edged two tight games to move ahead. The Karnataka paddler refused to surrender the initiative, levelling the match at 2-2 by taking the fourth game 11-9 and setting up a tense decider.
The final game, however, belonged to Dave. He kept the rallies short and purposeful, looked to take the ball early and gradually pulled away from Nawarange. The Gujarat player maintained his composure when the pressure was highest and closed out the deciding game 11-4 to claim the title after an absorbing battle.
The Youth Girls Under-17 final was shorter but no less competitive, with Maharashtra’s Divyanshi Bhowmick defeating Tamil Nadu’s Ananya Muralidharan 3-1.
Divyanshi established an early advantage with her brisk strokeplay and took the opening game, but Ananya responded intelligently, tightening the exchanges and taking the second to restore parity. The third game proved decisive, with both players trading quick points and refusing to give ground. The Maharashtra girl held her nerve in the closing stages to win it 12-10.
That narrow escape gave Divyanshi the momentum she needed. She dictated the pace more confidently in the fourth game, while Ananya struggled to match that consistency, allowing Divyanshi to wrap up the title 11-3.
Results:
Youth Boys
Final: Vivaan Dave (Guj) bt Atharva Nawarange (Kar) 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4.
Semifinals:
Vivaan bt Vishruth Ramakrishnan (TN) 11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7;
Atharva bt Prateek Tulsani (Mah) 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8.
Youth Girls Under-17
Final: Divyanshi Bhowmick (Mah) bt Ananya Muralidharan (TN) 11-6, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3.
Semifinals:
Divyanshi bt Ankolika Chakraborty (WB) 14-12, 11-8, 11-4;
Ananya bt Naisha Rewaskar (Mah) 5-11, 16-14, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8.
