Indian Table Tennis Stars Shine in Lagos

Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar Reach Men’s Doubles Finals

The Indian table tennis duo of Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar advanced to the finals of the men’s doubles competition at the ongoing World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender tournament in Lagos, Nigeria. They defeated the Chinese pair of Youde Kang and Xiankun Ning by 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-5).

All-India Final in Women’s Doubles

In the women’s doubles competition, there will be an all-India final as the pairs of Sreeja Akula-Archana Kamath and Diya Chitale-Yashaswini Ghorpade moved to the finals. Sreeja and Archana defeated Ayhika and Suthirtha Mukherjee by 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 12-10). Chitale and Ghorpade won against Sun Sinan and Yijiye Ding of China by 3-1 (14-12, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7).

Indian Women Advance in Singles

In the women’s singles competition, Sreeja Akula, Suthirtha Mukherjee, and Ayhika Mukherjee moved into the semifinals. Ayhika lost to Yijiye Ding in the semifinals by 2-3 (7-11, 11-7, 2-11, 13-11, 4-11). Suthirtha and Sreeja are yet to compete in the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, Suthirtha defeated South Korea’s Shin Yubin by 2-3 (11-9, 3-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6), while Sreeja defeated compatriot Ghorpade by 11-6, 11-9, 11-8.

About the Tournament

The WTT Contender Lagos is being held from June 19 to June 23.