{"id":12342,"date":"2012-12-15T04:27:34","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T04:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12342"},"modified":"2012-12-15T04:27:34","modified_gmt":"2012-12-15T04:27:34","slug":"world-junior-tt-ayhika-suthirtha-enter-pre-quarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12342","title":{"rendered":"World Junior TT: Ayhika, Suthirtha enter pre-quarters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Indians<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Hyderabad: Using a rare combination of rubbers is like a double-edged sword. It cuts both ways. But for Ayhika Mukherjee, ranked 64 here, it yielded desired results as the 15\u2013year-old first upset No. 6 seed Doo Hoi Kem from Hong Kong 4-3 and then accounted for No. 24 ranked South Korean Lee Dasom 3-1 to move into the pre-quarterfinals of the main draw at the ongoing Volkswagen 2012 World Junior Table Tennis Championships here on Friday. <\/p>\n

Another hosts\u2019 paddler, Suthirtha Mukherjee, who won 4-3 (11-2, 11-5, 11-8, 5-11, 7-11, 13-15, 11-8) against Caroline Kumahara, joined Ayhika in the round of 32 to keep the tricolor afloat on a day Manika Batra, India\u2019s highest-ranked at No. 29, faltered to deceive and went down to eighth seeded Romanian Bernadette Szocs 4-2. <\/p>\n

However, all the three boys\u2014Sudhanshu Grover, Rohit Rajasekhar and Arjun Ghosh\u2014failed after entering the main draw and surrendered meekly. <\/p>\n

The entire burden of carrying India into the next round rested on Manika but she was outclassed Bernadette Szocs 11-8, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 5-11, 11-3. Manika had earlier beaten Germany\u2019s Anja Schuh 11-9, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7.<\/p>\n

With the focus shifting to the two Mukherjee girls and with Ayhika in the best form of her life, it was left to the duo. Ayhika just rolled over the Korean without much trouble, but Suthirtha, after leading 3-0, wilted under constant pressure coming from her Brazilian opponent. <\/p>\n

The fifth game between Suthirtha and Caroline turned out be the decisive in letting the latter grow in confidence. At 4-0 the Indian was broken by the Brazilian who took the next seven points on the trot to take the game. In the next, the Brazilian ran her opponent neck and neck before restoring parity. At 3-3, it was anybody\u2019s match, but the Indian prevailed over Caroline to the delight of the crowd. In the first round Suthirtha accounted for Sandrfa Wabik of Poland 4-11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8<\/p>\n

In fact, the girls were a notch better with five out of six making the grade, including local girl Karnam Spoorthy who was the lucky-loser entrant. The other girl, T. Reeth Rishya, who qualified from her group yesterday failed to use the opportunity.<\/p>\n

Ayhika\u2019s example should be an eye-opener for other juniors. The girls from Kotkata did the impossible, particularly after being down 1-3. No doubt, she took the first game rather easily but losing the next three not only drained her out emotionally but morally too. A pep talk with coach Kamalesh Mehta at the end of the fourth game did wonders for her.<\/p>\n

From then on the teenager was a transformed person. The anti-rubber and forehand which provided a variety play to Ayhika put her on an advantageous position as her opponent was struggling to gauge the spin and speed. Ayhika\u2019s went full blast and kept her chances alive after taking the fifth game. In the sixth, she kept her cool and won with a forehand winner. Then in the decider, the Indian was in complete command and slowed down cleverly to outwit the Hong Kong girl 11-8, 11-13, 8-11, 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8.<\/p>\n

As was to expected in a world meet like this, the Chinese and the Japanese dominated the proceedings. <\/p>\n

RESULTS: (ONLY INDIANS):<\/p>\n

Junior Boys: Lee Chia Cheng (Tpe) bt Sudhanshu Grover 11-5, 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-6, Antoine Hachard (Fra) bt Rohit Rajasekhar 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4, 11-9, Lin Gaoyuan (Chn) bt Arjun Ghosh 11-3, 11-6, 11-1, 11-4.<\/p>\n

Junior Girls: (Round 1): Manika Batra bt Anja Schuh 11-9, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, Britt Eerland (Ned) bt T. Reeth Rishya 12-10, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8, Gu Rouchaen (Chn) bt Karnam Spoorthy 11-3, 11-5, 12-10, 11-1, Ayhika Mukherjee bt Doo Hoi Kem 11-8, 11-13, 8-11, 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8, Suthirtha Mukherjee bt Sandra Wabik (Pol) 4-11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8; (Round 2): Bernadette Szocs (Rom) bt Manika Batra 11-8, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 5-11, 11-3, Ayhika Mukherjee bt Dasom Lee (Kor) 6-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8, 12-10, Sutirtha Mukherjee bt Caroline Kumahara 11-2, 11-5, 11-8, 5-11, 7-11, 13-15, 11-8.<\/p>\n

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