The first Open All Nepal Table Tennis Cash Prize Tournament concluded on Wednesday, local Kathmandu newspaper The Rising Nepal reported Thursday.
Shiva Sundar Gothe from Bhaktapur, a city to the east of Nepali capital Kathmandu, stunned national junior champion Ajaya Suwal 4-2 to win the men's title in Kathmandu.
To have a surprising win over Suwal, Gothe lost the first and third set 9-11 and 6-11 but took other remaining set by 11-5, 11-3, 15-13 and 13-11. Gothe bagged 15,000 Nepali rupees (around 217 U.S.dollars) in first prize.
Similarly, Swechha Nemwang from Sunsari district in southern Nepal clinched the women's single title surpassing national champion Muna Basukala 4-1 in the final.
To take the title, Nemwang claimed the four sets 15-13, 11-7, 11-6, and 11-9 and gave away the second last set to Basukala 11-13. Nemwang was awarded with cash prize of 12,000 rupees (around 174 U.S. dollars).
There were also U-18 and U-12 categories of the tournament.
(Xinhua News Agency June 27, 2008)