Jeho Himnakulpuingheta and Trisha Gogoi won the men’s and women’s singles titles at the 4th NIAPA Northeast Open TT Tournament, which concluded on Saturday evening at the NIAPA Mini Stadium, Chümoukedima.
The defending champion of the Northeast Games and NIAPA, Jeho Himnakulpuingheta, successfully defended his title, defeating Assam paddler Agniv Bhaskar Gohain 4-2 in the final.
Gohain had managed to beat Jeho in the team event but failed to maintain momentum in the individual event. This was the second time they faced each other in consecutive editions, and Jeho had the last laugh, successfully defending his title for the second time.
Jeho walked away with INR 25,000, while Gohain received INR 16,000. Alberto Ruata defeated Laluatsanga to claim third place, earning INR 10,000.
In the women’s singles, Trisha Gogoi, the Northeast Games champion, defeated Meghalaya’s Tanushree Das Gupta 4-0 in the final to take the title.
Trisha received INR 20,000, while Gupta earned INR 13,000. Lalthansangi Sailo, the defending champion, lost to debutant Trisha Gogoi in the semifinals and had to settle for third place after defeating Malsawmtluangi.
In the men’s doubles, Jeho Himnakulpuingheta and Alberto Ruata beat Agniv Bhaskar Gohain and Udipta Kakoti to claim the title. They received INR 30,000 and INR 20,000, respectively, while Suranjit Dey and Prithvi Dey finished in third place, earning INR 15,000.
Akuonuo K Yhome and Tanushree Das Gupta claimed first place in the women’s doubles, while Lalthansangi Sailo and Malsawmtluangi finished second. The third-place prize went to Vichaduonuo Rame and Nana. The winners received INR 24,000, while second and third places were awarded INR 16,000 and INR 11,000, respectively.
In the mixed doubles, the Meghalaya duo of Surajit Dey and Tanushree Das Gupta defeated Assam’s Agniv Bhaskar Gohain and Trisha Gogoi to take the title.
The Meghalaya duo received INR 30,000, while the Assam duo earned INR 20,000. Jeho Himnakulpuingheta and Lalthansangi Sailo finished in third place, receiving INR 15,000.
The NIAPA Star Award was presented to Lalthansangi Sailo of Mizoram. The Most Funky Player award went to Lalruatfela, the Most Impactful Player award to Elita, and the Most Disciplined Player award to Nirmal Ale.
Dimapur DC Dr. Tinojongshi Chang graced the occasion as the guest of honor and presented the awards to the winning teams.