[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]The 2017 Northern California Juniors League regular season has ended for 4 division and 3 divisions are near its completion. The playoffs are about to start for the 4 divisions that have completed the regular season.
In the semifinals, the #1 team will play the #4 team and the #2 team will face off against the #3 team based on their finish in the regular season. There will be trophies for 1st-4th place and also trophies for the non-playoff teams. In each division, the player that will end with the best individual record will be named MVP and the top 3 by individual record will be named to the all-division team. There will be special awards for them.
DIVISION 1: (FULL RESULTS)
One match of note that just completed was PongSquad defeating Vaidun Brothers 4-1 despite US mini-cadet national team hopeful Rithwik Vaidun nearly recording 3 victories. Rithwik Vaidun recorded the lone win by upsetting clubmate and top FTTA junior Pranav Tantravahi of PongSquad 3-0. Rithwik also came close in the same match to upsetting another US mini-cadet national team hopeful, Mudit Mahajan of PongSquad, losing 3-1 with two games being lost at deuce. Along with older brother Rahul, they lost the doubles 11-8 in the decider.
The Edge Hitters have been eliminated from the playoffs despite some good wins. The regular season is not yet complete but the 4 teams that will make the playoffs will be PongSquad, The Hornets A, Vaidun Brothers, and San Jose.
DIVISION 2: (FULL RESULTS)
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Team O’Boll (named after former World #1 Timo Boll) lived up to their team name and has the #1 seed in the playoffs as they went undefeated in team record. Tarun Sankuratri and Arjun Ganesan only lost 1 singles match and 1 doubles match in the regular season. Arjun will also be now switching to the Timo Boll Spirit blade so his team name is very appropriate! Tarun Sankuratri, Arjun Ganesan, and Neel Dhavali of The Hornets B tied for the best singles record in the division so are Co-MVPs and the 3 members of the all-division team.
DIVISION 3: (FULL RESULTS)
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Middle School Girls (Rhea Ray, Trisha Dharmapuri), Horner (Aaditya Jadhav, Vikram Senthil), and Team Evergreen (Tejas Vaze, Aditya Sinnarkar) are all assured of playoff spots. The final playoff spot is between Wolfe Pack (Tanishq Dhavali, Apuroop Padamantinti) and Epic Masters (Andrew Chen, Poorv Patil). If Epic Masters beats Challengers in their final regular season match, Epic Masters will make the playoffs. If Challengers wins, Wolfe Pack will make the playoffs due to their head-to-head win over Challengers earlier in the season.DIVISION 4: (FULL RESULTS)
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The regular season is complete with Ace Breakers, led by Aditya Pawar and Varun Mohanraj who have only 3 singles losses combined, on top of the regular season standings. The #2, #3, and #4 seeds in the playoffs will be Topspin, Hopkins, and The Table Twins, respectively. Yajat Sharma of The Table Twins will be MVP of Division 4 with Aditya Pawar, Varun Mohanraj, and Bhavi Kenia of Topspin rounding out the All-Division Team.DIVISION 5: (FULL RESULTS)
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The playoff teams in Division 5 are:#1 seed SpeedRacers led by Pranav Singamsetty (8-2 singles record)
#2 seed Gomes Gophers led by Aadi Gupta (7-3 singles record)
#3 Double A Batteries led by Arul Mathur (10-0 singles record)
#4 Inferno Dragons led by 9-1 Nirad Kanada (9-1 singles record)
The players mentioned have the 4 best singles record. Arul Mathur will be the MVP with Nirad Kanada and Pranav Singamsetty rounding out the all-division team.
DIVISION 6: (FULL RESULTS)
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Division 6 featured a lot of good young players who will be good tournament players one day. Pranav Sreeram of The Pros led all standings with a 5-0 team record, 10-0 singles record, and 5-0 doubles record and is the clear choice for MVP in this division. Ryan Chen of Future MVPs had the second best singles record at 8-2 and in a 3-way tie at 7-3 singles record, Arnav Beedu, Daksh Gorecha, and Karthik Sundar will all be on the all-division team.DIVISION 7: (FULL RESULTS)
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Two players finished undefeated in the regular season, Hriday Shankar of Pong Typhoons and Suraj Pangal of SuperSmashBros. They never played each other as Suraj Pangal joined the team after the two teams played but it should be an interested match if they play in the playoffs. They both are Co-MVPs. Suraj’s partner, Suhaas Vemuri, finished at 9-1 and is on the all-division team. Thunderbirds and Ping Pong Rockstars still have to play in the final match of the regular season to determine the #3 and #4 seeds in the playoffs. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
