{"id":40207,"date":"2024-01-27T18:39:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T18:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=40207"},"modified":"2024-01-27T18:39:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T18:39:05","slug":"india-s-manika-sreeja-archana-enter-pre-quarters-at-world-table-tennis-star-contender-goa-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=40207","title":{"rendered":"India’s Manika, Sreeja, Archana enter pre-quarters at World Table Tennis Star Contender Goa 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ManikaGoa: <\/strong>Indian paddlers Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath pulled off stunning victories to reach the women’s singles pre-quarter-finals in the ongoing World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa 2024 at the Peddem Indoor Stadium in Mapusa, Goa.<\/p>\n

Star Indian paddler Batra, who’s ranked 38 in the world, looked in comete control of the match from the start as she won the contest by 3-1 (11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7) comfortably against South Korea’s Suh Hyo Won.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old paddler from Hyderabad Akula also continued her brilliant form and showcased sublime shots on both sides of the table to shock the World No. 30 Hana Goda of Egypt 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 14-12) in straight games to progress further in the tournament.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Kamath registered a thrilling win over Portugal’s World No. 53 Jieni Shao. The 23-year-old from Bengaluru, who is currently ranked 134 in the world, had a slow start to the round-of-32 match as she lost the first game against the higher-ranked and experienced opponent Jieni. However, Archana made a remarkable comeback, winning the next two games before clinching the match by 3-2 (9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5).<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Yashaswini Ghorpade faced a 0-3 (1-11, 5-11, 5-11) defeat to World No. 13 Monaco’s Xiaoxin Yang in the women’s singles Last-32 match.<\/p>\n

The tournament is co-hosted by Stupa Sports Analytics and Ultimate Table Tennis under the guidance of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).<\/p>\n

The Top-2 seeds in the men’s singles category, World No. 7 Hugo Calderano and World Number 8 France’s Felix Lebrun lived up to the expectations and progressed into the round-of-16 with comfortable wins against Kang Dongsoo (11-8, 11-8, 11-3) and Park Gyuhyeon (11-6, 13-11, 18-16) respectively.<\/p>\n

France’s Prithika Pavade registered a come-from-behind win by 3-2 (9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-3) against Ryu Hanna in the round-of-32 of the women’s singles category, while World No. 8 Shin Yubin of South Korea defeated compatriot Choi Hyojoo 3-2 (11-5, 7-11, 12-10, 3-11, 11-4) in a thriller.  <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Indian pair of Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah exit the tournament after facing a 1-3 (7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11) defeat against Kao Cheng-jui and Chuang Chih-yuan of Chinese Taipei in the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles category.<\/p>\n

In the last-8 of the women’s doubles category, South Korea’s Shin Yubin and Eon Jihee beat Sayali Wani and Taneesha Kotecha 3-0 (11-2, 12-10, 11-2) whereas pair of Diya Chitale and Akula also faced a 0-3 (9-11, 8-11, 8-11) defeat against Cheng I-ching and Li Yu-jhun of Chinese Taipei.<\/p>\n

Manush and Diya fought hard in their quarter-final of the mixed doubles category before going down 2-3 (5-11, 11-6, 14-12, 8-11, 6-11) to the Spanish pair of Alvaro Robles and Maria Xiao.<\/p>\n

The semi-finals and finals are scheduled on Saturday and Sunday respectively as the fans can enjoy the world-class action by booking their tickets on BookMyShow.<\/p>\n

The action will be available live on Sony Sports Ten 2 SD & Sony Sports Ten 2 HD channels on TV and livestream on Sony Liv app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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