All-Parsee Table-Tennis Tourney

At the recently concluded Parsee Gymkhana (Marine Lines) All-Parsee TT tournament, on 25 and 26 November, 2017, Parsee Gymkhana (PG) won three of the five titles. Percy Mehta prevented a clean sweep by winning the Veterans Singles. Zubin Taraporewalla and Frenaz Chipia (just back from the Belgium Open) reached the Open Singles finals, and combed to win the Open Doubles crown, also winning the prestigious Team title for Parsee Gymkhana.

Traditional rivals, PG and Captain Colony, met in the finals. Percy Mehta managed to take a game off Zubin but it wasn’t enough to stop the home team from winning. In the Jumbled Team finals, Zubin beat Frenaz in the first match. In the crucial first doubles, Frenaz’s teammates Hoshang Katrak of PG and Peshaan Kerawalla of Captain Colony pulled one back by beating Yezdi Bhumgara of Surat and Farokh Mistry of PG. In the deciding third match, Zubin’s services and powerful topspins saw him and Yezdi run past Frenaz and Hoshang.

The tournament saw a good turnout of outstation players, including old-timer Bomi Tamboly from Toronto. Chief Guest, BPP Trustee Viraf Mehta, handed the prizes. PG thanks sponsors Raymond Apparel and Manoj Suri (AMCO) and Parsi Times for media support.