Priyanuj Bhattacharyya clinches triple crown in All Assam Ranking Table Tennis

GUWAHATI: Priyanuj Bhattacharyya claimed the triple crown in the RG Baruah All Assam Ranking Table Tennis tournament that concluded at the DTRP Stadium in the city today. Priyanuj won titles in men’s, U-19 boys and U-17 boys singles titles. In the men’s final he defeated Anal Kashyap 4-3. Priyanuj won against Swapnanil Dutta in the final of U-19 boys singles by 4-0 and in the U-17 boys category he bagged the title beating Abheek Kashyap 3-0. In the women’s singles Isha Gogoi claimed the title defeating Prachi Mazumdar 4-0 in the final. Prachi, who bagged U-17 girls title, was later adjudged as the best player of the meet. On the other hand Shabib Ahmed, Bornil Bhuyan and Aradhya Baruah received promising players of the tournament award. President of the Assam Table Tennis Association and Cabinet Minister Pijush Hazarika attended the closing function and also distributed the awards.

CAREER TO DATE:

* A former world number one junior, Gauff started her professional career on the ITF circuit in 2018.

* Won her maiden WTA singles title in 2019 at Linz and came to prominence when she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon as a qualifier, where she was beaten by eventual champion Simona Halep. Also won two doubles titles with Caty McNally.

* Reached the fourth round of the Australian Open in 2020 and cracked the top 50 in the world for the first time.

* Won her second WTA singles title at Parma in 2021 and reached the quarter-finals of the French Open, where she lost to eventual winner Barbora Krejcikova. Gauff also reached the U.S. Open women's doubles final with McNally.

* Lost to Iga Swiatek in the French Open final in 2022. Finished runners-up in the women's doubles final at the same tournament alongside Jessica Pegula.

* Gauff claimed the biggest title to date of her career at the Cincinnati Open in 2023. Also won in Washington D.C. in the build-up to the U.S. Open.

* Beat Sabalenka to become the first American woman to win the U.S. Open since Sloane Stephens in 2017.

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