Barely hours after losing her semifinal match to Japan’s second seed Mima Ito in the Asian Cup table tennis tournament in Bangkok on November 19, 2022, Manika Batra produced a dazzling performance to outclass another Japanese Hina Hayata, World No.6 and the third seed, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 4-11, 11-2 in the play-off match for the third place and bagged …