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[ad_1] Manika Batra secured the 33rd spot in the ITTF rankings© AFPStar Indian paddler Manika Batra continued her ascent in the ITTF rankings as she climbed three places to reach a career-best 33rd spot in the latest women's list. The 27-year-old, who won a historic bronze medal at the Asian Cup in November, reached the semifinals at the WTT Contender in Doha last week. The effort fetched her 140 points. Veteran paddler Sharath Kamal jumped two places in the men's ranking list to be 46th, while G Sathiyan dropped a spot to 40.The mixed doubles pair of Manika and Sathiyan, however, dropped a spot to sixth despite reaching the semifinal of the WTT Contender in Doha.Manika had become the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Asian Cup. She had stunned world number five Hina Hayata of Jap...

[ad_1] File image of Manika Batra© TwitterIndian table tennis star Manika Batra on Tuesday gained three places to reach a career-high 35 in the ITTF world rankings. The 27-year-old had produced a special performance to win India's first ever medal at the Asian Cup in November. She had stunned world number five Hina Hayata of Japan and world number seven Chen Xingtong of China on way to securing a historic bronze in Bangkok.That effort fetched her 175 points in the rankings, contributing to her rise. She had also reached the semifinals of two WTT Contender events in Hungary and Slovenia."The Asian Cup performance was surely among my best alongside the run at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. I enjoyed my game and was very confident," Manika told PTI.The Asian Cup medal came after she returned ...

[ad_1] Bangkok :Star Indian table tennis player Manika Batra clinched the bronze medal at the ongoing ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup tournament on Saturday, becoming the first Indian female paddler to win a medal at the event. She won the bronze medal match against World number six and three-time Asian champion Hina Hayata by 4-2. Batra defeated her opponent 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 4-11, 11-2.Earlier, she had lost to Mima Ito in the semifinal match by 2-4 (8-11, 11-7, 7-11, 6-11, 11-8, 7-11). Despite her loss, she played in the bronze medal match and captured the prize.Batra produced a stunning performance to register a victory over World No. 7 Chen Xingtong of China in the first round of the ongoing Asian Cup 2022 tournament in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday.Competing at the Huamark Indoor Stadium...

[ad_1] File photo of Manika Batra© AFPStar paddler Manika Batra's dream run in the Asian Cup Table Tennis tournament ended as she went down fighting against fourth seed Mima Ito of Japan on Saturday. The unseeded Manika, who became the first Indian to reach the semi-finals of the continental tournament, lost 8-11 11-7 7-11 6-11 11-8 7-11 (2-4) to the world No.5 Japanese paddler. World No. 44 Manika had earlier defeated world No. 23 Chen Szu-Yu of Chinese Taipei 4-3 in the quarterfinals at the Hua Mak Indoor Stadium.Manika has already ensured the best finish by an Indian in the 39-year-old history of the Asian Cup after Achanta Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan had finished sixth in 2015 and 2019 respectively.The ace Indian woman paddler had earlier shocked world No. 7 Chen Xingtong of China i...

[ad_1] File photo of Manika Batra© AFPStar paddler Manika Batra on Friday became the first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of the Asian Cup Table Tennis tournament with a 4-3 win over higher ranked Chen Szu-Yu of Chinese Taipei. World number 44 Manika beat Chen, ranked 23rd in the ITTF chart, 6-11 11-6 11-5 11-7 8-11 9-11 11-9 in a hard-fought women's singles quarterfinals.The Indian ace had earlier shocked world No. 7 Chen Xingtong of China in a round of 16 match on Thursday.In the semifinals, Manika will meet the winner of the match between Jeon Jihee of Korea and Mima Ito of Japan.Featured Video Of The DayEngland Fans Rejoice After Jos Buttler's Side Lifts T20 World CupTopics mentioned in this article [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] India's highest-ranked table-tennis player Sathiyan Gnanasekaran feels that the country is enjoying a golden era in the sport and believes that things will only get better from here. "I think this is the golden era of Indian table tennis. We are winning medals in every category, men, women, junior, sub-junior and even cadet. It is amazing. India is a big force in world table tennis now," he said during a press conference on the opening day of the 36th National Games on Tuesday in Surat.The 29-year-old, who along with Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra, began the medal charge on the international stage, sees great promise and potential in the next line of players."In the last seven years, table tennis has transformed into a whole new sport. It is probably one of the most-improved sport...

[ad_1] After the highs of the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Asiad, Manika Batra's career took a nosedive following the Birmingham CWG debacle but the ace Indian paddler has vowed to make a strong return at the National Games before heading to the World Championships this month. Batra was one of India's biggest stars in 2018, clinching four medals including the women's singles and team golds at the CWG. She also went on to bag the mixed doubles bronze at the Asian Games later that year.However at the Birmingham Games last month, she looked out of sorts and returned empty-handed."Of course, I was sad and upset when I lost my matches in CWG but I always tell myself this is not the end of the world," Batra, who is here for the National Games, told reporters during a virtual interaction."2018 w...