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

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: Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Storm into Semis

Indian mixed doubles duo of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra stormed into the WTT Contender semifinals with a 3-0 win over World No. Continuing their splendid run, the Indian duo took less than 24 minutes to wrap the proceedings 11-9 11-9 11-5 and set up a last-four clash against Lim Jonghoon and Shin Yubin, the world No. The other half …

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WTT Contender Zagreb: G Sathiyan beats World No. 6 Jorgic Darko; reaches quarterfinals

Zagreb: India paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran started his WTT Contender Zagreb 2022 men’s singles campaign with a stunning win over world no. Prior to that, Sathiyan played courageously and defeated Darko 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 12-10 in the men’s singles round of 32 match of WTT Contender Zagreb 2022. “Went all guns blazing as I secured a MASSIVE WIN tonight taking down …

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Stuns World Number 6 in WTT Contender, Enters Round of 16

Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran pulled off an upset by beating world No. 6 and reigning European champion, Jorgic Darko, 3-1 to enter the men’s singles round of 16 in the WTT Contender in Zagreb, Croatia. Sathiyan showed courage and executed his plans to perfection on his way to a 6-11 12-10 11-9 12-10 win over the second seeded Slovenian player …

Sathiyan, Sharath Kamal and Batra have earned direct entries into the singles draw at the ongoing tournament. Doha: Ace Indian paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra started their campaign at the WTT Star Contender Doha on a winning note by progressing into the second round of their respective singles categories on Monday. In the women’s singles opening …

Sharath Kamal Makes Winning Start at WTT Contender Doha, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Loses

The ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal began the 2021 season with an impressive victory as he defeated Czech Republic’s Pavel Sirucek 17-15, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9 in the men singles opening round at the World Table Tennis Contender Doha on Tuesday. However, the other Indian Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, who also secured a direct entry into the main draw alongside 2006 …