The inaugural match will be held between the hosts Sahara and Rupandehi XI. [break]
Twelve teams are participating in the tournament that will end on February 6. Three departmental teams - Army, Police and Armed Police - along with NRT, Machhindra FC, Manang Marshyangdi Club, Jhapa´s Knight Chess, Rupandehi XI, Dehradun´s Gorkha United, Bangladesh´s Dhaka Sporting, Sahara UK, and hosts Sahara Club will compete for the title.
Avenues win Inter-television TT
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Avishek Shakya and Deepa Adhikari of Avenues TV won the men´s and women´s singles titles of the Inter-television Table Tennis Tournament organized to mark the silver jubilee of Nepal Television on Monday.
Avishek defeated Manohari Thapa of Nepal TV 14-16, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7. Deepa defeated her colleague Manisha Gauchan 11-7, 11-3, 11-5.
Altogether, 36 players including 24 men and 12 women from eight television channels had participated in the two-day tournament.
Minister for Youth and Sports Ganesh Tiwari Nepali, among other officials, handed over the prizes to the players.
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