Manav Thakkar put up a spirited fight against world number four Harimoto Tomokazu before going down in the round of 64 while Manika Batra produced an ordinary showing against lower-ranked Park Gahyeon to exit the World Table Tennis Championships in Doha on Tuesday. Thakkar, ranked 48th, matched his more accomplished Japanese opponent stroke for stroke … Read more
Indian paddlers Manika Batra and Manav Thakkar began their singles campaign on a winning note on Sunday while Ankur Bhattacharjee bowed out in the first round at the Table Tennis World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Manika won her first-round fixture 4-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-2) against Fatima Bello of Nigeria in 23 minutes. The 22nd-seeded … Read more
Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah rose to 11th spot in men’s doubles in the latest ITTF rankings released on Tuesday. The Indian duo of Manav and Manush reached the quarterfinals of the recently concluded China Smash tournament and as a result, jumped five spots. Eighth seeded Manav and Manush received a bye in the opening … Read more
Ayhika Mukherjee saved India’s blushes after she came from behind to help the women’s team beat South Korea 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan on Tuesday. With this win, the Indian women’s team confirmed its first-ever medal at the Asian championships hosted by the Asian Table Tennis … Read more
India’s table tennis star Manika Batra produced a dominant performance to defeat America’s Lily Zhang 3-0 to advance into the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the WTT Champions here on Wednesday. Manika, who made history in Paris Olympics to become the first-ever Indian to reach the singles pre-quarterfinals, took less than 22 minutes to cruise to … Read more
Manika Batra stunned World No. 14 Bernadette Szocs to reach the quarterfinals of the WTT Champions event in Montpellier, France, on Friday night. World No. 30 Batra won 3-1 (11-9, 6-11, 13-11, 11-9) in 29 minutes against the eighth-seeded Romanian in a closely contested round of 16 clash. The Indian saved two game points in … Read more
Star paddler Manika Batra crashed out of the WTT Champions in the quarterfinal after a straight game defeat against China’s Qian Tianyi in Montpellier, France. The Indian, the world No. 30, went down to Tianyi 8-11, 8-11, 10-12 in just 25 minutes on Saturday night. Batra, a multiple Commonwealth Games medallist, fought well in all … Read more
Manika Batra moved up to 26th in the latest rankings released by the International Table Tennis Federation on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Indian gained four spots after her run to the quarterfinals of the WTT Champions event in Montpellier. She defeated USA’s Lily Zhang in the first round before shocking World No. 14 Bernadette Szocs in … Read more
Indian challenge at the WTT Champions event in Frankfurt, Germany, ended on Tuesday after Sreeja Akula lost to Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz in straight games in the opening round. World No. 15 Diaz won 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-8) against World No. 24 Sreeja in just 18 minutes. READ | WTT Champions: Manika Batra’s campaign ends … Read more
Team Asia beat Team World to clinch the title at the inaugural Waldner Cup in Oslo, Norway, on Sunday. Team Asia — comprising India’s Manika Batra, China’s Chen Meng, South Korea’s Jang Woo-Jin, Lim Jong-Hoon and Shin Yu-Bin, and Kazakhstan’s Kirill Gerassimenko with Chinese great Ma Long as captain — beat Team World 14-10. Established … Read more