Dynamite News Sports: Manika Becomes First Indian Woman To Reach Asian Cup TT Semifinals
Star 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 here. Read on for details:
Bangkok: Star 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 here.
Table Tennis player Manika Batra becomes first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of Asian Cup Table Tennis tournament with a 4-3 win over Chen Szu-Yu of Chinese Taipei.
In the semifinals, Manika will meet winner of the match between Jeon Jihee of Korea and Mima Ito of Japan pic.twitter.com/xhZTe5dy3ZAlso Read | Tokyo Olympics: Paddler Manika Batra comes from behind to progress to Round 3
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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. (PTI)
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