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
Olympians Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula failed to qualify for the knockout stage at the ITTF World Cup in Macao, China, on Wednesday. Placed in Group 16, World No. 30 Manika lost 1-3 (11-13, 8-11, 4-11, 12-10) to World No. 23 Bruna Takahashi of Brazil in a virtual knockout clash. Earlier, the Indian had beaten … Read more
Olympians Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula won their group stage openers at the ITTF World Cup in Macao, China, on Monday. Placed in Group 16, World No. 30 Manika began her campaign by taking down New Caledonia’s Maylis Giret 4-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4). The Indian faces World No. 23 Bruna Takahashi of Brazil in … Read more