Double win for Singh, Baruah

North East Carom

Chief conservator of forests R.D.S. Tanwar hands over the singles trophy to Barsha Baruah at Abita Indoor Stadium in Guwahati on Monday. Picture by Eastern Projections Guwahati, July 7: M. Madhop Singh of Manipur and Barsha Baruah of Assam claimed double crowns in the 9th North East Carom Championship that concluded at the Abita Indoor Stadium here last evening. Singh won the men’s singles and team event titles while Baruah bagged the women’s singles and team event crowns. Singh defeated L. Rakesh Singh, also from Manipur, 16-0, 8-14, 10-3 for the singles title and topped the tally in the rankings for the region. He was also part of the Manipur side that won the team title defeating hosts Assam 3-0 in the finals. Madhop Singh defeated Ajit Das 12-6, 13-10, Rakesh Singh defeated Madhav Saha 0-14, 11-7, 7-3 and W. Netrajit Singh and G. Subhash Sarma got the better of Assam tandem Sital Kumar Roy and Nayan Goswami 11-7, 7-5. On the women’s board, Baruah overcame Devjani Tamuly, also from Assam, 2-14, 9-7, 13-0 for the singles crown and topped the regional rankings. She was also part of the Assam team that beat Meghalaya for the title. In the team event finals, Tamuly defeated V. Khongsheli 15-3, 13-9, Sharmila Bora tamed H. Begum 9-1, 11-3 and Barsha Baruah and Himakshi Baidya got the better of L. Kharmujai and M. Mukhim 11-17, 12-0, 11-0. S. Gautam of Manipur won the junior boys’ title defeating Nekib Ahmed of Assam 5-7, 11-8, 12-0. S. Binita Devi of Manipur clinched the junior girls’ crown defeating Assam girl Himakshi Baidya 14-3, 8-4.