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Manika, Sreeja in action-Schedule, Where to Watch

Manika, Sreeja in action-Schedule, Where to Watch

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Top Indian women paddlers Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula will represent the country at the 43rd ITTF Singles World Cup starting tomorrow in Macao, China. The tournament is scheduled from April 14th to 20th and will feature no Indian male paddlers as they failed to qualify for the event for the third straight edition. In the previous edition of the tournament, Manika and Sreeja were the only Indian paddlers, and both were knocked out in the group stage. Story continues below this ad For the 2025 edition, Manika is placed in Group 16 alongside Bruna Takahashi of Brazil and Maylis Giret of New Caledonia, while Sreeja is placed in Group 9 alongside Bernadette Szocs of Romania and Constantina Psihogios of Australia. Ranked 30 in the world, Manika will face Bruna in a virtual knockout of the group and is expected to win against Giret. Similarly, Sreeja is expected to get the better of Constantina but will face tough competition against Berandette. Format of ITTF Singles World Cup 2025 The tournament is played in a group …

ITTF World Cup 2025: Manika Batra, Sreeja to lead Indian challenge

ITTF World Cup 2025: Manika Batra, Sreeja to lead Indian challenge

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Top Indian paddlers, Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula, are ready for the 43rd edition of the ITTF Singles World Cup, scheduled to take place for the second consecutive year in Macao, China, from April 14th to 20th. Interestingly, no Indian male paddler was able to qualify for the World Cup for the third straight edition, and similar to last year, only Manika and Sreeja will be representing India at this competition. India set their eyes on the knockout stage India has never won a medal at the ITTF Singles World Cup, and based on the current form, it will be a daunting task once again. But Manika and Sreeja’s first target will be to qualify for the knockout stage after missing out on the same in the last edition. Then, they will be fighting one match at a time in the knockout stage. For the knockout stage, they have to top their respective groups. It is very much doable based on the recently concluded draw, where they have a comparatively better draw than last year. …

Sreeja Akula bows down to world no.7 in five games

Sreeja Akula bows down to world no.7 in five games

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The Indian paddler, Sreeja Akula, went down fighting against world no.7, Kuai Man of China, in the first round of the WTT Champions Incheon in South Korea on Wednesday. Sreeja failed to convert her 2-1 lead in this first-round match against Kuai and faced a hard-fought defeat in five games (11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 5-11, 2-11) at the Inspire Arena. With this, the Indian campaign at the tournament ended as Sreeja was the lone standing Indian after Manika Batra’s exit in her first-round match against another Chinese opponent, Qian Tianyi. Sreeja Akula🇮🇳(WR 32) lost to Kuai Man 🇨🇳(WR 7) in the first round of WTT Champions Incheon by 2-3.She was leading by 2-1 and also had the GP in second game but couldn’t convert.Kuai gave her no chance in the last two games .With this loss Indian campaign ends . pic.twitter.com/y5y8UoybxI — Antik Basu (@AntikBasu80384) April 3, 2025 A missed opportunity Sreeja showed some brilliant shots to start the game, implementing her usual trick of using long pips against the Chinese opponent to clinch the opening …

Sreeja, Manav bow out as Indian campaign ends in group stage

Sreeja, Manav bow out as Indian campaign ends in group stage

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Indian paddlers failed to register a single win on the final day of the group stage, bringing India’s campaign at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Shenzhen, China, to an end on Friday. Four Indian paddlers—Sreeja Akula, Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, and Manav Thakkar—were in contention for a knockout stage spot but fell short, losing their respective matches. With this, India will finish medalless in the 35th edition of the Asian Cup. So far, India has won only three medals in the tournament’s history, including Manika Batra’s historic bronze in the previous edition in 2022. Indian Campaign in Asian Cup Ended in Group Stages !!Not even a Single Paddler qualified for Stage 2 or KO .Pathetic performance From Harmeet once again had Good lead in 2nd & 3rd game btw gifted both games & then match to Kao . Poor 👉🏻 Sharath,Ahyika ,Sreeja ,HarmeetWell… pic.twitter.com/vIZA64IQee — Navin Mittal (@Navin_Sports) February 21, 2025 A winless day for India The day began with veteran paddler Sharath Kamal facing Japan’s Sora Matsushima in a must-win clash. However, he suffered …

Asian Cup TT LIVE: Sreeja, Ayhika, Yashaswini in action

Asian Cup TT LIVE: Sreeja, Ayhika, Yashaswini in action

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On the final day of the group stage matches at the ITTF Asian Cup at the Universiade Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, on Friday, three Indian players are in action. Sreeja Akula, Ayhika Mukherjee and Yashaswini Ghorpade aim to get back to winning ways following their losses on the second day of the tournament. While Sreeja went down fighting against Sun Yingsha, Ayhika lost to Suthasini Sawettabut. Yashaswini, on the other hand, went down to Orawan Paranang. After Stage 1 of the competition, where 32 players have been divided into eight groups of four each, ends, the top two players will advance to the Stage, which will be a knock-out format. Catch live updates: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Sreeja Akula falls to World No. 1 Sun Yingsha in straight games

Sreeja Akula falls to World No. 1 Sun Yingsha in straight games

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Indian male paddlers had a brilliant second day at the ATTU-ITTF Asian Cup 2025, as all three Indian players in the men’s singles category registered their first wins of the tournament in Shenzhen, China, on Thursday. Meanwhile, India’s No.1 Sreeja Akula faced her first defeat of the tournament, losing in straight games (8-11, 10-12, 5-11) to World No.1 Chinese paddler Sun Yingsha. Three wins for India in Men’s singles After a winless first day, Indian male paddlers started the day on a high as Sharath Kamal registered an easy straight-game win (11-6, 11-4, 11-7) against Ebrahim Gurban of Yemen. With this win, Sharath’s chances of moving to the next round remain alive. However, he must win his final group match against Sara Matsushima of Japan tomorrow. The other two men’s singles players, Manav Thakkar and Harmeet Desai, followed their senior counterparts and secured hard-fought victories in deciding games. Manav got the better of Quek Izzac of Singapore (6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-4) and Harmeet defeated Kirill Gerassimenko of Kazakhstan in an intense match (7-11, 12-10, …

Sreeja loses; Sharath, Manav wins. Harmeet to play next- Scores, Updates, Blog

Sreeja loses; Sharath, Manav wins. Harmeet to play next- Scores, Updates, Blog

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The second day of the ITTF Asian Cup 2025 will see Indian star paddlers Sreeja Akula, Sharath Kamal, Ayhika Mukherjee, and Manav Thakkar all in action. Sreeja is up against Sun Yingsha, the world’s no.1 paddler in women, while Sharath is facing Ebrahim Gubran. Ayhika Mukherjee faces Thai paddler Suthasini Sawettabut, while Manav Thakkar Izaac Quek. Young Indian sensation Yashaswini Ghorpade is facing Orawang Paranang, and Harmeet will close out the Indian fixtures for the day, facing off against Kirill Gerassimenko. Catch all the LIVE action here: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Sreeja Akula starts with a win. Sharath and Manav beaten

Sreeja Akula starts with a win. Sharath and Manav beaten

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The Indian paddlers had a tough outing on the opening day of the ATTU-ITTF Asian Cup in Shenzhen, China, as only one of the six paddlers was able to register a win in their respective matches on Wednesday. Sreeja Akula started the day for India on a positive note as she claimed a straight game 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-4) victory in her opening women’s singles group match against Qatar’s Aia Mohamed. The young Indian completely dominated the match and Aia had no answers to Sreeja’s aggressive play and only managed 16 points from the match. However, Sreeja’s next challenge will be a tough test as she will face the world No. 1 Sun Yingsha of China in the second group match tomorrow. The other two players in the women’s singles category, Ayhika Mukherjee and Yashaswini Ghodpade, had a dreadful start to the campaign, losing in straight games to their respective opponents. Tough day for the men Meanwhile, India did not experience a single victory in the men’s singles department as all three paddlers, Achanta Sharath …

Asian Cup TT LIVE: Sreeja wins; Sharath, Ayhika go down

Asian Cup TT LIVE: Sreeja wins; Sharath, Ayhika go down

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The Asian Cup table tennis starts on Wednesday in Shenzhen, China. Indian players aim to make their best possible starts. Senior players like Sreeja Akula, Ayhika Mukherjee and Yashaswini Ghorpade in women’s singles, and Achanta Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar in men’s singles are in action today in their respective group stage matches. Catch live updates: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Sreeja Akula, Sharath Kamal lead Indian charge – Preview

Sreeja Akula, Sharath Kamal lead Indian charge – Preview

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The 2025 Table Tennis Asian Cup is all set to commence on Friday in Shenzhen, China. The prestigious continental competition will see a total of six Indians – three each in men’s singles and women’s singles – in contention. The Asian Cup is a prestigious individual tournament, which was first held in the year 1983. In 33 editions of the competition since – the last of which was held in 2022 – India have won just three medals. Chetan Baboor has won two of those – a men’s singles silver in 1997 when the tournament was held in Pune and a bronze in the next edition in 2000 in Mumbai. India then had to wait for more than two decades to further taste success in the continental competition, when Manika Batra bagged the women’s singles bronze medal in the last edition. Indians in contention However, much to the dismay of Indian fans, Batra will not be in action in the 34th edition of the Asian Cup in Shenzhen. The Commonwealth Games gold medalist had qualified …