before the tournament,” WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar had said before the team’s departure. In the first match of the final, Sachit of DAV Public School scored a 3-0 win over Divyansh of Moti . It was Edmund, however, who grabbed the early break to charge in front 3-0 on his way to taking the opening set. CMats Hummels was reminded of the responsibilities being a Germany international this week after his pool-jumping stunt. Hitting winners and unforced errors in almost equal measure in the opening set, the former world number one dug deep to take the advantage. “After everything that I have been through, it is a very happy moment for me. The team had to face similar problems even before the Rio Olympics, where they trained with Bulgarian juniors. Sloane is making a comeback after recovering from left foot surgery and is back in the fourth round for the first time since 2013. Memories of seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, a five-times winner with the Italian team at the circuit outside Milan, still have a powerful resonance. A player aims for a shot during the match in the Inter-School Table Tennis Championship organised by Chandigarh Table Tennis Association.