Siliguri: In two major upsets, top paddlers Subhajit Saha and Mantu Ghosh were shown the door in the quarter finals of the 69th National Table Tennis Championship on Friday.

Subhajit lost to Sourav Chakraborty in a marathon tie. The scoreline read 12-14, 12-10, 11-7, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8 and 6-11.

Divya Deshpande, the 17-year-old girl from Maharastra, equally surprised all defeating Mantu 7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 14-12, 11-9.

Veteran paddler Anindita Chakraborty defeated top seed Mouma Das 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 14-12 and 11-6, thereby securing a berth in the semi-finals.

In the men’s semi-finals on Saturday, Sourav will play against A. Amalraj while Achanta Sharath Kamal will take on Sayan Pal Roy.

In women’s semi-finals, Anindita will meet Divya while Poulomi Ghatak would face the challenge of Neha Agarwal.

Despite the upsets, table tennis fans here still have some hope in the tournament, as Subhajit and his wife Nandita reached the final of mixed doubles where they face Sharath and Poulomi.

Saha and Sharath have also reached the men’s doubles final where they will play Sourav and Anirban Nandi.