Vinoy on Fire.. Madhav Rocks..
Poornam, 14th August : Another great match of the day was the last match of the semi finals. – Titu / Sayuj Vs Vinoy / Madhav.
It was yet another predicted final for the Ping Pong 2006. Anyway, the all time great players Poornam, displayed a rare show of their best. Finally, Madhav and Vinoy won the game (3-0) while the score announcements were drawned in a cheering and applauding crowd..
Final before the finals.. Titu Vs Vinoy
Poornam, 14th August : The very first match of the semi finals presented the stunning performance from th super stars of Poornam. It was really the final match before finals, mainly because there were lot of people who predicted and expected the final match would be between these two.
Titu as aggressive as usual, may be more than usual, Vinoy with his cool stance .. daring shots and stunning smashes .. Both sides didn’t hesitate to take risks.
Among 5 sets, Vinoy won the game by a 3-1.
Meet the Players: “Our strength is our understanding we do always believe in each other”- Aneesh P K
On the way to Poornam Indoor Stadium, Aneesh spent a few minutes with Ping Pong Express…
Arun: Good Morning Aneesh
Aneesh: Good Morning
Arun: Has Ping Pong Series been memorable event for you?
Aneesh: really man.. its a good experience for me so far…..
Arun: You have been playing with Shameer in double and now you are in Semi’s. How do you feel the combination of your team?
Aneesh: yes…we are in Semi Final….. Our strength is our understanding we do always believe in each other.. :)… Read more »
Meet the Players : “we will try our best to win”- Sayuj
The Doubles Semi finals, Madav/Vinoy Vs Titu Sayuj, would be one of the sparkling matches of the tournament. Predictors and Specialits are still on vocal war. Sayuj speaks to our reporter…. sayuj1.jpg
Arun: Good Evening Sayuj
Sayuj: good evening
Sayuj: :)
Arun: Was Ping Pong series the finest game you have been on?
Arun: So far?
Sayuj: yeah it has been a great tournament. It was really interesting and well organized.
Sayuj: It helped me to develop my tt skills a lot :) Read more »
Meet the players: “Pure mental determination, that we’ll be able to come back from any situation” Says Amal
After winning the tough sets, Amal and Rai are onto semi birth, where they will face Aneesh PK and Shameer. Amal reveals the tactics,
Arun: Good Day Amal…
Amal: Good Day.. :)
Arun: Well… How do you evaluate the tournament so far?
Amal: The tournament has been great…. And the way it is being organized is excellent :)
Arun: How much did the tournament help you developing yourself and growing as team with Rai?
Amal: It helped me become stronger… The thing that I cherish most is performing when under pressure… :). In our first round we had to face good challenge from Ajin/Kumar. Read more »
“Players win games, teams win championships” ..
Poornam, August 7, 2006 : “Players win games, teams win championships”— This can be credited to Amal and Rai.
“They may not win, but they lose beautifully”— You played well, Ajin and Anoop.
Action Packed..
Agni Vs Achu, where Agni won by for 18-21, 21-16, 21-9
“I have always seen TT as a battle of minds.”- Visakh on Finals
I don’t think any of the finalists is a surprise. Each of them are very talented and more importantly they are there because of their sheer grit and determination. I have always seen TT as a battle of minds. The finalists, in all their matches exuded positive attitude and displayed the determination to come on top.
Vinoy has a reputation to be un-beatable by many of the better players here. His best asset is his cool. His game is never affected by a pressure situation. He never makes a shot in rage or desperation nor he goes into defense.
Ajin is a natural player by his years of conditioning. He does not have the “un-beatable” feather on his cap, Read more »
August 15, 2006 Posted by pinpong | Specialists' Commentary | | No Comments Yet