India No. 4 Reeth Risya emerged from the brink to upstage top-seed and international Divya Deshpande 4-3 to bag the women's singles crown in the All India Balkan-Ji-Bari Dilip Sampat Memorial 5-Star Mumbai Suburban District Table Tennis Championships yesterday. Divya jumped to a 3-0 lead before Reeth won the fourth in extra points. The win brought back her confidence back and she took the next two games comfortably.

In a tight decider, Divya, was on match point, leading 10-8 but messed up her serve. Reeth saved three matchpoints before winning the game and tie 8-11, 6-11, 5-11, 15-13, 11-7, 11-6, 13-11. Meanwhile, Ashwin Subramaniam, seeded third, outplayed Ravindra Kotiyan, 11-4, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 to bag the men's title.