Indore, Feb. 7 -- Ritvik Gupta of Jammu and Kashmir may have fallen short in the team championship pre-quarterfinals a couple of days ago, despite shouldering the responsibility for his squad.

However, on the concluding day of the 86th UTT Cadet and Sub-Junior National Table Tennis Championships at Abhay Prashal Indoor Hall, he staged a remarkable comeback, clinching a thrilling 3-2 victory in the Youth Boys Under-15 singles, reaffirming his status as a rising star.

Facing Aditya Das of West Bengal in the final, Ritvik displayed exceptional skill and resilience against Aditya's tactical use of a pimpled backhand. With the match tantalisingly poised at 2-2, Ritvik initially led 10-6 in the fourth game but squandered multiple match poin...