WTT Star Contender Goa 2023: Cho Daeseong of Korea stuns World No. 1; Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee cause upsets
The HinduCho Daeseong of Korea stunned World No. 1 Faz Zhendong of China in the men’s singles second round while Sutirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra caused upsets to make it to the women’s singles pre-quarterfinal and keep India’s campaign alive in the the WTT Star Contender Goa 2023. On a day that saw multiple upsets - including Manika and G. Sathiyan bowing out of the mixed doubles quarterfinal - Daeseong, Sutirtha and Manika starred at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium. Important results Singles: Round of 32: Men’s: Yukiya Uda bt G. Sathiyan 11-9, 11-5, 11-8; Cho Daeseong bt Fan Zhendong 7-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8; An Jaehyun bt Patrick Franziska 11-2, 11-7, 9-11, 4-11, 11-8. Women’s: Sutirtha Mukherjee bt Jia Nan Yuan 11-7, 11-8, 11-7; Manika Batra bt Adriana Diaz 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8.