PANAJI: Top seed Tejas Shevde stormed into the finals of the sub-junior boys event of all-Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament, organised by Panjim Gymkhana at Indoor Stadium, Campal, Panaji.

Tejas registered an emphatic 12-10, 11-8, 11-5 win over B S Sidhart, although his talented opponent did give him a scare in the fist set.

In the other semis, another talented youngster Yash Salgaonkar used his backhand to good effect along with his quick forehand smashes as he shocked second seed Krishal Peres De Silva 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 13-11.

Earlier, in the sub-junior boys quarter-finals, B S Sidhart

beat Pranav Naik 12-10, 11-8, 11-5, while Krishal Peres De Silva beat Yash Naik 7-11, 12-10, 11-5, 13-11, Tejas Shevde beat Mangesh Sakordekar 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 and Yash Salgaonkar beat Tejas Moraskar 11-9, 11-7, 11-6.

Meanwhile, in the girls event, top seed Tanisi Kirtani stormed into the finals of the mini-cadets, registering a comfortable 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 win over Prutha Parrikar. She will meet Vaishali Chandana who eased her way past Abigail Cunha 11-4, 11-6, 11-7 in the other semis.

In the cadet girls semis, the talented Urmila Mense beat Abigail Cunha 11-3, 11-3, 11-2 while Arantxa Noronha beat Tanvi Raikar 5-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 in a thrilling contest in the other semis. Urmila Mense also moved into the finals of the sub-junior girls event, beating Laxmi Shetye 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-9 in a close contest where fortunes fluctuated from set to set. In the other semis, R Aishwarya bt Kafira Rodrigues 11-5, 5-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-5 in another close contest to set up an exciting title clash with Urmila.

The young and talented Wesley Rosario will be in line for a double crown as he moved into the finals of both the mini -cadets and cadets boys event. In the mini-cadets, Wesley beat Gandhar Thakur 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 to set up a title clash with Varun Gangodkar who beat Athawa Nadkarni 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 in the other semis. In the sub-junior boys semis, Wesley scored a comfortable 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 win over Abner Cunha. He will meet the second seed Mangesh Sakordekar who beat Nandan Sakordekar 11-8, 11-5, 11-3 in the other semis.

The finals will be held at Panjim Gymkhana on September 9 at 5 pm.