April 10, 2007 > ICC Hosts Fourth Annual Table Tennis Tournament ICC Hosts Fourth Annual Table Tennis Tournament The India Community Center in Milpitas hosted Northern California's largest non-USATT-sanctioned tournament at its Milpitas facility, March 24 and 25. More than 123 players - ranging in age from 9 to 60 - participated in the two-day, 10-event tournament. The event concluded Sunday with an Advanced Open match. Praful Bhaidasna - winner of the Advanced Open - received a gift certificate from the sports company Butterfly. "We had so many excellent players this year," said ICC Table Tennis Coordinator Rajul Sheth. "It was really amazing to see so many participants at a non-sanctioned tournament." The India Community Center offers table tennis instruction for children and adults at its Milpitas facility. Last July, the ICC table tennis team took home 13 medals - including 6 gold - at the Junior Olympics in Hampton Roads, VA. "ICC is absolutely committed to youth development," said ICC Executive Director Chitra Vivek. "The table tennis program and the annual tournament are two of ICC's best examples of this pledge," she said. Sponsors of the event included Time to Market, Inc and Butterfly Online. All tournament participants received a t-shirt. 2007 ICC Table Tennis Tournament Winners Under 9 Boys 1st - Kanak Jha 2nd - Kunal Chodri Semifinalists - Krish Avvari and Mathew Tran Under 10 Girls 1st - Prachi Jha 2nd - Isabel Chu Semifinalists - Ruchi Patel and Diane Jung Under 12 Boys 1st - Parth Upadhyay 2nd - Arjun Desai Semifinalists - Aashay Patel and Aarsh Vyas Under 16 Girls 1st - Prachi Jha 2nd - Saatchi Bhalla Semifinalists - Aditi Chodri and Manasi Krishsagar Under 16 Boys 1st - Parth Upadhyay 2nd - Arjun Desai Semifinalists - Eshaan Bhalla and Shah Aarsh Under 250 Rating 1st - Mathew Tran 2nd - Kunak Chodri Semifinalists - Nathaniel Chu and Arjun Aditham Under 500 Rating 1st - Nirav Murthy 2nd - Mathew Tran Semifinalists - Krish Avvari and Aditi Chodri Under 800 Rating 1st - Omkar Raje 2nd - Ram Gollapudi Semifinalists - Nirav Murthy and Kevin Tran Under 1400 1st - Albert Pinto 2nd - Aashay Patel Semifinalists - Subramanian Anand and Barua Arindam Open/Advance 1st - Praful Bhaidasna 2nd - Sujit Chaubal Semifinalists - John Lam and Don Kong India Community Center - the nation's largest Indo-American facility - is dedicated to promoting Indian culture and enriching lives through educational, cultural, recreational and community programs. Members can enjoy ICC's fitness center, library, kids' learning center, computer labs, classes, cafˇ, and recreation area. ICC is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious organization funded by private contributions, membership dues, fees and grants and run by a small staff plus more than 200 volunteers.