WTT Contender: Diya Chitale and Sreeja Akula Pair Reach Semis in Zagreb
1 year, 5 months ago

WTT Contender: Diya Chitale and Sreeja Akula Pair Reach Semis in Zagreb

News 18  

Continuing their splendid run, India’s women’s doubles pair of Diya Chitale and Sreeja Akula stormed into the semifinals of the WTT Contender with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Xin Ru Wong and Jian Zeng of Singapore on Friday. The Singaporean duo however levelled it all before the Sreeja and Diya showed fine composure to seal it 9-11, 12-10, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8 in a battle lasting little over 39 minutes. The day belonged to the young Indian pair of Sreeja and Diya, who entered the last-eight stage beating American pair of Chinese origin Lily Zhang and Rachel Sung in a hard-fought game affair. In the men’s doubles, veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal and in-form Harmeet Desai lost 0-3 to the Chinese pair of Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun after putting up a stiff fight in the first game.

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Diya Chitale, Manush Shah crowned champions at UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships 2024
1 week, 4 days ago

Diya Chitale, Manush Shah crowned champions at UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships 2024

The Hindu  

Manush Shah denied Ankur Bhattacharjee a double and won his maiden senior title in the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at the Jimmy George indoor stadium here on Thursday. Manush Shah with the gold medal, his first at the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Tournament. The sixth set was closely fought with Ankur fighting back to equalise the scores …

China Masters: PV Sindhu exits in second round after hard-fought defeat
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1 month ago

China Masters: PV Sindhu exits in second round after hard-fought defeat

Deccan Chronicle  

Shenzhen: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's campaign at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament came to an end in the second round after she lost to Singapore's Yeo Jia Min in a hard-fought three game women's singles contest here on Thursday.World No.19 Sindhu, who dispatched the higher-ranked Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-17 21-19 in the opening round, fought valiantly before going …

Sreeja outclasses Kallberg, set to enter round of 32
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sreeja outclasses Kallberg, set to enter round of 32

New Indian Express  

PARIS: India's top-ranked table tennis player Sreeja Akula entered the round of 32 with a clinical 4-0 win over Sweden's Christina Kallberg at the Paris Olympics here on Sunday. Sreeja, who had created history by becoming the first Indian paddler to win a WTT Contender singles title, registered a 11-4, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 victory in 30 minutes over the Swede. …

Sreeja Akula Wins Singles and Doubles Gold in WTT Contender
6 months ago

Sreeja Akula Wins Singles and Doubles Gold in WTT Contender

News 18  

Paris Olympics-bound Sreeja Akula created history by becoming the first ever Indian paddler to win a WTT Contender Singles title as she beat Chinese player Ding Yijie 4-1 in the final. Sreeja Akula may have dropped the first game in the #WTTLagos final, but she bounced back stronger than ever to claim her SECOND #WTTContender trophy of the day Men's …

Sreeja Akula scripts history, becomes first Indian paddler to win WTT Contender singles title
6 months ago

Sreeja Akula scripts history, becomes first Indian paddler to win WTT Contender singles title

Hindustan Times  

Paris 2024 Olympics-bound, star paddler Sreeja Akula on Sunday scripted history as she won the World Table Tennis Contender singles title in Lagos, becoming the first Indian to win the singles crown. Sreeja Akula prevailed against Ding Yijie of China 4-1 In the thriller title match held in Lagos, Sreeja prevailed against Ding Yijie of China 4-1 with a score …

Sindhu, Prannoy enter second round, Lakshya loses in Singapore Open
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sindhu, Prannoy enter second round, Lakshya loses in Singapore Open

The Hindu  

Prannoy progressed to the second round but Lakshya Sen went down fighting to World No. 21 Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark, the Indian registered a 21-12, 22-20 win in a 44-minute opening round encounter to set up a mouth-watering battle against familiar foe Carolina Marin of Spain. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand notched up a 21-7, 21-14 win over Cheng …

Sathiyan-Manika pair loses in World mixed doubles Olympic qualification
8 months, 1 week ago

Sathiyan-Manika pair loses in World mixed doubles Olympic qualification

The Hindu  

The Indian pair of G. Sathiyan and Manika Batra lost quite tamely to Javen Choong and Karen Lyne of Malaysia 9-11, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11 in the Stage-2 quarterfinals of the World mixed doubles Olympic qualification event in Havirov on Friday. Manika made numerous mistakes on her forehand as well as backhand, be it an attacking stroke or a block. …

Indian sports news wrap: March 30
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports news wrap: March 30

The Hindu  

TENNIS $82,000 Challenger tennis: Bollipalli, Poonacha win in doubles semifinals Rithvik Bollipalli and Niki Poonacha beat Ryan Seggerman and Patrik Trhac of USA 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles semifinals of the $82,000 Challenger tennis tournament in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. -Kamesh Srinivasan WJT Asia-Oceania under-14 boys tournament: India loses 2-0 to Japan Japan beat India 2-0 in the final of …

Indian sports news wrap: March 28
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports news wrap: March 28

The Hindu  

TENNIS Challenger tennis tournament: Rithvik and Niki in quarterfinals Second seeds Rithvik Bollipalli and Niki Poonacha beat Thomas Fancutt and Hunter Reese 6-3, 7-6 in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $82,000 Challenger tennis tournament in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. In the $40,000 ITF women’s event in Kofu, Japan, eighth seed Ankita Raina was beaten in the singles pre-quarterfinals by Lanlana …

Sreeja Akula clinches WTT Feeder Beirut singles title, Manav-Manush crowned men’s doubles champions
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Sreeja Akula clinches WTT Feeder Beirut singles title, Manav-Manush crowned men’s doubles champions

The Hindu  

Indian paddler Sreeja Akula clinched the women’s singles title while Manav Thakar and Manush Shah reigned supreme in the men’s doubles event at the WTT Feeder Beirut II in Beirut, Lebanon. LISTEN: Paris Olympics watch - Indian table tennis: Sharath Kamal’s ambitions, historic quota for team events and more It is Sreeja’s second WTT singles career title. In the men’s …

Satwik-Chirag, World No. 1 doubles pair, exit All England Championships after defeat to former champions
9 months, 1 week ago

Satwik-Chirag, World No. 1 doubles pair, exit All England Championships after defeat to former champions

Firstpost  

Satwik and Chirag, who had won the French Open last week, could not sustain the pressure on their rivals, the third seeds, and went down in a little over an hour. 1 Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowed out in the men’s doubles pre-quarterfinals of the All England Badminton Championships after a straight game defeat against Muhammad Shohibul …

Satwik-Chirag duo sails into French Open final
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Satwik-Chirag duo sails into French Open final

Hindustan Times  

India's world number one pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men's doubles final of the French Open Super 750 tournament after beating South Korea's Seo Seung Jae and Kang Min Hyuk in straight games here. India's Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in action This is the duo's third consecutive final of the year and the third …

Satwik-Chirag should have won but let's cut them some slack
11 months, 1 week ago

Satwik-Chirag should have won but let's cut them some slack

Hindustan Times  

There’s many a slip twixt cup and lip! When the doubles pair was leading the decider 10-3 in the Malaysia Open final on Sunday, it was unfathomable that the wheels would come off somehow. Not long ago in October 2023, they had won India’s first badminton gold in the Asian Games, following which they became the first Indian pair to …

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag go down fighting to China's Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in final
11 months, 1 week ago

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag go down fighting to China's Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in final

Firstpost  

India’s men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down fighting to China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the final of the 2024 Malaysian Open Super 1000 in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. This was the Indian pair’s third defeat to Liang and Wang in four games, having only won one match against the Chinese pair that …

Satwik-Chirag pair goes down fighting in Malaysia Open final to world no.1 China's Liang/Wang duo
11 months, 1 week ago

Satwik-Chirag pair goes down fighting in Malaysia Open final to world no.1 China's Liang/Wang duo

Hindustan Times  

The prominent Indian badminton duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty conceded a heartbreak in the final of the Malaysia Open. India's Chirag Shetty, right and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy compete during the Malaysia Open 2024 The first game saw Chirag's powerful smashes testing the Chinese duo's defences as the Indian pair surged to a commanding 15-5 lead in the initial game, …

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag advance to semi-finals with dominant win as Ashwini-Tanisha bow out
11 months, 1 week ago

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag advance to semi-finals with dominant win as Ashwini-Tanisha bow out

Firstpost  

Kuala Lumpur: Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached their second successive semi-finals after humbling China’s Ren Xiang Yu and He Ji Ting in straight games at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The world number 2 Indian pair, who won the Asian Games gold medal last year, looked in control during the …

Ruthless Satwik-Chirag enter Malaysia Open semis
11 months, 1 week ago

Ruthless Satwik-Chirag enter Malaysia Open semis

Hindustan Times  

Asian champions Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were in ruthless form on Friday as they dismissed He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in straight games to march into the men’s doubles semi-finals of the $1.3 million Malaysia Open. India's Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy The world No.2 pairing took just 35 minutes to brush aside the Chinese pair 21-11, …

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag pair advance to second round; HS Prannoy bows out
11 months, 1 week ago

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag pair advance to second round; HS Prannoy bows out

Firstpost  

Kuala Lumpur: The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty began the new season on a winning note, advancing to the second round, while Asian Games bronze medallist HS Prannoy bit the dust in his opening-round match at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. The world No.2 doubles combination of Satwik and Chirag …

Indian sports news wrap, January 10
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian sports news wrap, January 10

The Hindu  

ATHLETICS Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Jyothi Yarraji included in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Asian Games champion shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Asian champion sprint hurdler Jyothi Yarraji and Asian long jump silver medallist figure in the 15-member Indian team for the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships which will be held in Tehran, Iran, from February 17 to 19. Doubles : Rithvik Bollipalli …

Odisha Masters 2023: Ashwini-Tanisha pair, Okuhara move into semis
1 year ago

Odisha Masters 2023: Ashwini-Tanisha pair, Okuhara move into semis

The Hindu  

Former world No.1 Nozomi Okuhara cantered into the women’s singles semifinals, while ace doubles shuttlers Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto fought their way into the doubles last-four stage of the Odisha Masters Open on Friday. READ | Next Gen: Raksha Kandasamy, smashing her way to the top However, another Indian pair of Rutuparna Panda-Swetaparna Panda was ousted by Jesita Putri …

Satwik and Chirag go down fighting to world No 1 Liang-Wang in China Masters final
1 year ago

Satwik and Chirag go down fighting to world No 1 Liang-Wang in China Masters final

The Hindu  

Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down fighting to Chinese duo Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the men's doubles final of the China Masters in Shenzhen on November 26. The champion Indian duo lost the first game 19-21, staged a remarkable rally to win the second game 21-18, and made another valiant attempt at a …

China Masters: Satwik-Chirag Enter Semifinal, Error-Prone Prannoy Exits
1 year ago

China Masters: Satwik-Chirag Enter Semifinal, Error-Prone Prannoy Exits

News 18  

India’s HS Prannoy made unforced errors galore to make an exit but Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men’s doubles semifinal at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Friday. The Brothers of Destruction, SAT-CHI are into the Semis now Update: #ChinaMasters2023 #Badminton The talented #TOPSchemeAthletes defeated ‘s Carnando & Marthin 21-16 & 21-14 to book …

China Masters Super 750: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty enter men's doubles semi-finals
1 year, 1 month ago

China Masters Super 750: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty enter men's doubles semi-finals

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men's doubles semifinal with a straight-game win over Indonesia's Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament, on Friday. India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty play during their quarter final mens doubles match against Denmark's against Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen at …

Satwik-Chirag duo enters semifinal of China Masters Super 750
1 year, 1 month ago

Satwik-Chirag duo enters semifinal of China Masters Super 750

The Hindu  

Asian Games champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men's doubles semifinal with a straight-game win over Indonesia's Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament in Shenzhen on November 24. Satwik and Chirag, who won the Indonesia Super 1000, Korea Super 500 and Swiss Super 300 this year, will face the …

China sweeps five titles at WTT Contender Taiyuan
1 year, 1 month ago

China sweeps five titles at WTT Contender Taiyuan

China Daily  

TAIYUAN -- Chinese paddlers showcased their dominance at the World Table Tennis Contender Taiyuan, sweeping five titles on offer on Sunday. In a thrilling men's final, host player Liang Jingkun narrowly defeated Shunsuke Togami of Japan in full games 9-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 12-10. The men's doubles final saw Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Shidong clinch victory 11-4, 11-7, …

Manav Thakkar wins UTT National Ranking after winning seven-game thriller against veteran Sharath Kamal
1 year, 1 month ago

Manav Thakkar wins UTT National Ranking after winning seven-game thriller against veteran Sharath Kamal

The Hindu  

Manav Thakkar wore down veteran Sharath Kamal in a gripping men’s singles final at the UTT National Ranking Championships here on Tuesday. Diya Chitale defeated her RBI colleague and national champion Sreeja Akula 4-1 to win the women’s singles crown. The women’s final did not raise any din as Diya Chitale defeated RBI colleague and national champion Sreeja Akula 4-1. …

Asian Games 2023: Sutirtha-Ayhika create history, reach women's double table tennis semis
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Sutirtha-Ayhika create history, reach women's double table tennis semis

Hindustan Times  

Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee shocked world champion Chinese pair Chen Meng and Yidi Wang to enter the women's doubles semifinals, assuring India a historic table tennis medal at the Asian Games here on Saturday. The trend followed in the second game too, as the Indians wrapped it in just 9 minutes as the Chinese players committed several unforced errors, …

Asian Games 2023: Rohan, Rutuja pair overcome Chinese Taipei, advance to mixed doubles final
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Rohan, Rutuja pair overcome Chinese Taipei, advance to mixed doubles final

The Hindu  

India’s mixed doubles team of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale advanced to the final of the Asian Games tennis tournament after beating Chinese Taipei’s Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-ching Chan here at the Hangzhou Olympic Tennis Centre on Friday. Hsu, who had just won the men’s doubles gold more than an hour ago, and Chan were broken in the fourth game …

India men and women paddlers start Asian Games campaign on winning note
1 year, 3 months ago

India men and women paddlers start Asian Games campaign on winning note

Hindustan Times  

The Indian paddlers began their campaign at the Asian Games on a rousing note with both the men and women teams registering wins in their respective preliminary group matches here on Friday. In their first tie of the Games, veteran Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai made short work of their Yemenese opponents to notch straight game victories. The …

Indian sports news wrap, September 12
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, September 12

The Hindu  

FOOTBALL Subroto Cup football to take place from September 19 Bengaluru has been added to the list of host cities for the upcoming edition of the Subroto Cup International Football Tournament, to be held from September 19 to October 23 at three venues. Girls: Nazerke Nurgali 4.5 drew with G. Tejaswini 5; Saina Salonika 4 lost to Bristy Mukherjee 5; …

China Open 2023: Indian challenge ends after Satwik-Chirag bow out in opening round
1 year, 3 months ago

China Open 2023: Indian challenge ends after Satwik-Chirag bow out in opening round

The Hindu  

Commonwealth Games men’s doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered an opening-round defeat in the China Open Super 1000 tournament, going down in three games to Indonesia’s Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Maulana Bagas here on Wednesday. The Indian mixed doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor also crashed out of the tournament, going down to the Malaysian duo …

Satwik-Chirag duo enters quarters, Treesa and Gayatri bow out of World Championships
1 year, 3 months ago

Satwik-Chirag duo enters quarters, Treesa and Gayatri bow out of World Championships

The Hindu  

Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stood one step away from another World Championships medal after reaching the quarterfinals with a three-game win over Indonesia's Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin here on Thursday. The world number two pair, which had claimed a maiden bronze in the last edition, bounced back from a mid-game slump …

Indian sports news wrap, August 3
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, August 3

The Hindu  

The major developments from the world of sports on August 3 where Indians took part are as follows: BASKETBALL Eudrick’s three-point show goes in vain as Navy enters final Eudrick Perera’s three-point show went in vain as Indian Navy defeated Kochi’s Central GST and Customs 70-61 and entered the final of the CBC all-India basketball tournament at the SB College …

WATCH | UTT highlights: U Mumba TT comes back to beat Bengaluru Smashers
1 year, 5 months ago

WATCH | UTT highlights: U Mumba TT comes back to beat Bengaluru Smashers

The Hindu  

U Mumba TT staged a stunning comeback to make a winning start in the Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4 as it beat Bengaluru Smashers in a tie that went down to the wire at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi in Pune on Friday. U Mumba TT made a comeback in the third match of the tie as the pair …

UTT 2023: U Mumba thrashes Bengaluru Smashers with a stunning comeback
1 year, 5 months ago

UTT 2023: U Mumba thrashes Bengaluru Smashers with a stunning comeback

The Hindu  

Pune U Mumba TT staged a stunning comeback to make a winning start in Ultimate Table Tennis 2023 as it beat Bengaluru Smashers 10-5 in a tie that went down to the wire at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge-Balewadi in Pune on Friday. WATCH | UTT highlights: U Mumba TT comes back to beat Bengaluru Smashers Manika Batra played …

WTT Contender Zagreb: Diya Chitale, Sreeja Akula reach women's doubles semis; Manika Batra advances to pre-quarters
1 year, 5 months ago

WTT Contender Zagreb: Diya Chitale, Sreeja Akula reach women's doubles semis; Manika Batra advances to pre-quarters

Firstpost  

Zagreb: Continuing their splendid run, India’s women’s doubles pair of Diya Chitale and Sreeja Akula stormed into the semi-finals of the WTT Contender in Zagreb with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Xin Ru Wong and Jian Zeng of Singapore on Friday. The Singaporean duo however levelled it all before the Sreeja and Diya showed fine composure to seal it 9-11, …

Manika Batra-Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Mixed Doubles Pair in WTT Contender Semifinal
1 year, 6 months ago

Manika Batra-Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Mixed Doubles Pair in WTT Contender Semifinal

News 18  

Indian mixed doubles pair of Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran advanced to the semifinals of the WTT Contender tournament in Tunis after a straight-set win over German duo of Cedric Meissner and Yuan Wan on Friday. Batra and Sathiyan had already made first round exits in the women’s and men’s singles respectively. In the men’s singles, Harmeet Desai suffered a …

WTT Contender: Ayhika Mukherjee, Sathyian Gnanasekaran-Manika Batra Pair Advance in Tunis
1 year, 6 months ago

WTT Contender: Ayhika Mukherjee, Sathyian Gnanasekaran-Manika Batra Pair Advance in Tunis

News 18  

Indian paddler Ayhika Mukherjee sailed into the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals even as her compatriots Diya Chitale and Sreeja Akula bit the dust in the opening round of the WTT Contender in Tunis on Thursday. Ayhika defeated Xiaotong Wang of China 3-0 in her tournament opener to move into the second round, where she will meet the winner of the match …

Indonesia Open 2023: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Oust Kang-Seo to Storm Into Final
1 year, 6 months ago

Indonesia Open 2023: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Oust Kang-Seo to Storm Into Final

News 18  

India’s badminton star pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated the South Korean duo of M.H Kang and S. J. Seo in the semi-final of the Indonesian Open 2023 in Jakarta on Saturday to claim their place in the final. For the Indian pair, it was a historic achievement as Satwik-Chirag entered their first-ever BWF World Tour Super 1000 …

Asia Championships: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy advance to quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth bows out
1 year, 7 months ago

Asia Championships: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy advance to quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth bows out

India TV News  

India star shuttler PV Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinals of the women's singles event at the Badminton Asia Championships happening in Dubai with a straight-game win over China's Han Yue on Thursday. While Prannoy had to battle it out for an hour and two minutes to prevail over Indonesian Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo 16-21 21-5 18-21 in a round of …

Indian sports news wrap, March 29
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, March 29

The Hindu  

MOTORSPORTS TVS Racing creates a new top speed record in the first round of 2023 TVS Asia One Make Championship With a 40-year heritage of racing, TVS Racing, the flagbearer of One Make Championship in India rung in the 2 nd edition of TVS Asia One Make Championship 2023 in a thrilling manner by breaking its last year records at …

Manika loses both women's doubles and mixed doubles in Singapore Smash, Indian campaign ends
1 year, 9 months ago

Manika loses both women's doubles and mixed doubles in Singapore Smash, Indian campaign ends

Hindustan Times  

Indian campaign ended at the Singapore Smash table tennis tournament after Manika Batra lost both her women's doubles and mixed doubles matches with her respective partners here on Tuesday. Manika and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost to Japan's world championships silver medallists duo of Hina Hayata and Tomokazu Harimoto in the mixed doubles quarterfinals to end their fine run in the tournament. …

WTT Contender Goa: Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee Upset Higher Ranked Opponents into March in Last 16
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Contender Goa: Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee Upset Higher Ranked Opponents into March in Last 16

News 18  

Indian women paddlers Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee overcame higher-ranked opponents to move into the last-16 stage at the World Table Tennis Contender Championship on Thursday. I’ll just give my best and I will just play my best game tomorrow for my country and for myself.” Sutirtha, whose impeccable timing and power on the forehand have been her strength in …

WTT Star Contender Goa 2023: Cho Daeseong of Korea stuns World No. 1; Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee cause upsets
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender Goa 2023: Cho Daeseong of Korea stuns World No. 1; Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee cause upsets

The Hindu  

Cho 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 …

WTT Star Contender: Manika-Sathiyan duo enter mixed doubles quarterfinals; Sharath crashes out
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender: Manika-Sathiyan duo enter mixed doubles quarterfinals; Sharath crashes out

The Hindu  

Manika Batra was the lone Indian with a clean slate on the opening day of the main draw at the WTT Star Contender Goa 2023, here on Wednesday. Important results Men’s singles: G. Sathiyan bt Harmeet Desai 11-4, 10-12, 13-11, 11-9; Emmanuel Lebesson bt Wesley Do Rosario 11-4, 11-3, 11-8; Kirill Gerassimenko bt A. Sharath Kamal 11-8, 11-7, 11-8. Women’s …

WTT Star Contender Goa: Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty enter round two of qualifiers
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender Goa: Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty enter round two of qualifiers

Firstpost  

Harmeet, ranked 141 in the world, staved off a tough challenge from Englishman Tom Jarvis, while Shetty won his first round match quite comfortably against countryman Yashansh Malik. Also moving into the main draw was the Japanese pair of Mizuki Oikawa and Miyu Nagasaki who defeated India’s Ronit Bhanja and Sutirtha Mukherjee 3-0 in round two of qualifying. In the …

WTT Star Contender 2023: Harmeet Desai Upsets Tom Jarvis to Reach 2nd Round Qualifiers, Sanil Shetty Also Through
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender 2023: Harmeet Desai Upsets Tom Jarvis to Reach 2nd Round Qualifiers, Sanil Shetty Also Through

News 18  

Indian paddlers Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty made it to the second round of the qualifiers of the World Table Tennis Star Contender Goa in contrasting fashion here on Monday. Harmeet, ranked 141 in the world, staved off a tough challenge from Englishman Tom Jarvis, ranked above him at 121, in round one of the qualifiers, while Shetty won his …

China set to dominate WTT Star Contender Goa
1 year, 9 months ago

China set to dominate WTT Star Contender Goa

The Hindu  

A galaxy of international stars, including Olympic champions Ma Long and Chen Meng from China, will rub shoulders with the likes of India’s Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra when the World Table Tennis Star Contender Goa, the biggest event in the sport to grace Indian shores, begins on Monday. The Indian challenge in the men’s section will be led …

WTT Star Contender Goa: Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan, Manika Batra Lead Strong Indian Challenge
1 year, 9 months ago

WTT Star Contender Goa: Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan, Manika Batra Lead Strong Indian Challenge

News 18  

Multiple-time Commonwealth Games medallist Achanta Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and top woman player Manika Batra will lead India’s challenge in World Table Tennis Star Contender Goa 2023 to be held in Panjim from February 27 to March 5. The WTT Star Contender is the biggest-ever table tennis tournament to be held in India and will see top international stars in …

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