Table Tennis: Lopez retains Veterans title at ISC Open

MUSCAT: George Lopez retained the Veterans Singles title at the ISC Open Table Tennis Tournament sponsored by Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC and organised by the Indian Social Club, Muscat.
In a thrilling final, the top seeded Spaniard had his share of anxious moments before overcoming Egyptian Ashraf Ghali 17-15, 9-11, 11-5, 11-4, 13-11.
It was a well-contested final that gave the spectators a lot to cheer about.
Ashraf Ghali held his ground in the first game before Lopez pulled back the game. Ashraf made it 1-1 but Lopez had took the upper hand with some brilliant placements to win the next two games. The fifth game was again well-contested but Lopez proved the more consistent of the two and denied Ashraf any liberties on the way to retaining the ISC Open Veterans Singles title.