{"id":39808,"date":"2023-08-20T06:57:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T06:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=39808"},"modified":"2023-08-20T06:57:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T06:57:40","slug":"aai-50th-inter-state-national-championships-harmeet-and-manika-get-top-billing-in-singles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=39808","title":{"rendered":"AAI-50th Inter-state National championships: Harmeet and Manika get top billing in singles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-35193\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Manika-Batra-of-Oilmax-Stag-Yoddhas-during-the-Tie-5-match-of-the-CEAT-Ultimate-Table-Tennis.jpg\" alt=\"Manika Batra of Oilmax Stag Yoddhas during the Tie 5 match of the CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis\" width=\"520\" height=\"337\" style=\"margin: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Manika-Batra-of-Oilmax-Stag-Yoddhas-during-the-Tie-5-match-of-the-CEAT-Ultimate-Table-Tennis.jpg 520w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Manika-Batra-of-Oilmax-Stag-Yoddhas-during-the-Tie-5-match-of-the-CEAT-Ultimate-Table-Tennis-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Manika-Batra-of-Oilmax-Stag-Yoddhas-during-the-Tie-5-match-of-the-CEAT-Ultimate-Table-Tennis-150x97.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>Visakhapatnam:<\/strong> Harmeet Desai and Manika Batra got the top billing in the singles by being the top-ranked players in the world in the ongoing AAI-50th Inter-state National championships at the Swarna Bharathi Stadium today.<\/p>\n<p>Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula follow them in their respective sections. Sathiyan and Manav Thakkar, who are behind Sharath, should come at No. 3 and 4, as they were among the top 100 in world rankings when the entries closed last week.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the national rankings of players, 12 other seeding positions will be filled through a draw of lots during the open second-stage draw after the qualification matches. Similarly, Ayhika Mukherjee and Diya Chitale, leading the national ranking chart, will follow Sreeja, while the 5th to 8th seeds will be through a draw of lots.<\/p>\n<p>The 74 qualifiers, one from each group, will join the 16 seeded players in the 128-main draw, with byes offered to 38 players. As for the women&#8217;s singles, 48 qualifiers will join the eight-seeded players in the knockout stage. Eight-seeded players will receive first-round byes.<\/p>\n<p>The fight for qualification<\/p>\n<p>The fight in men&#8217;s singles qualification rounds had a few intense match-ups, as former national champion Soumyajit Ghosh found to his chagrin. The Haryana paddler was at the receiving end in his first-round match, losing to Sujal Banik 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 6-11, putting his qualification in doubt. The Bengal paddler took control of the match and led 2-0 before dropping the third game. But it did not make any difference to the outcome and, more or less, assuring himself a place in the second stage.<\/p>\n<p>Even Arjun Ghosh of the Railways struggled in Group 20 before overcoming Surya Teja of Andhra Pradesh 3-2. Arjun, expected to qualify, was astonishing off-colour and dropped two games to Teja before closing out 6-11, 11-3, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8. Sarthak Seth of IA and AD quickly went 2-0 up but lost the next two to Suranjit Dey of Meghyala. But the inexperience of Dey saved the day for Sarthak as he pulled through with 11-3, 11-5, 11-13, 10-12, 11-5 win.<\/p>\n<p>Kesavan Kannan, a steady player from Telangana, lost to Abhinav Belwal of Chandigarh 10-12, 7-11, 11-9, 10-12 and Parth Virmani of CRSB went 0-3 (7-11, 5-11, 4-11 to Subhash Mani of IA &amp; AD in Group 35. But for these mismatches, other group leaders kept their slate clean to inch ahead in their quest to reach the knockout stage.<\/p>\n<p>Except for a few walkovers in women&#8217;s singles qualifiers, the ranked players in top groups went through the motions to notch up their first-round wins and don&#8217;t see any threat to their progress.<\/p>\n<p>All the seeded players in both sections will enter the fray after first-round byes on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visakhapatnam: Harmeet Desai and Manika Batra got the top billing in the singles by being the top-ranked players in the world in the ongoing AAI-50th Inter-state National championships at the Swarna Bharathi Stadium today. Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula follow them in their respective sections. 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