Manika Batra Moves To Pre-Quarterfinal At WTT Contender Zagreb
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Indian table tennis player Manika Batra progressed to the pre-quarterfinal of the WTT Contender Zagreb after winning in the first round
Indian table tennis player Manika Batra progressed to the Pre-Quarterfinal of the WTT Contender Zagreb after winning in the first round. Manika defeated a lower-ranked paddler from Croatia Hana Arapovic with 3-1 at the Dom Sportova. Manika will now take on World ranked 11 Shin Yubin of Korea on Friday. On the other, Sutirtha Mukherjee bowed out of the tournament after losing 0-3 to the higher-ranked Korean paddler Yang Ha Eun in 1st round. In Men's single, Sharath Kamal Achanta won his first round against Lilian Bardet in a close battle by 3-2.
On the other, Harmeet Desai and Sharath were beaten up in the first round by Chinese duo Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun by 0-3.
In the women's double, Sutirtha-Ayhika Mukherjee lost to Croatia pair Mateja Jeger- Ivana Malobabic by 1-3. While India was also left disappointed in the mixed double event as Manika and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran were defeated by South Korean duo Cho Seungmin and Lee Zion by 2-3.
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