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Ayhika, Sreeja create history by taking two matches off China at World Team Table Tennis C’Ships

Indian sports fans woke up to an incredible Friday morning. Ayhika Mukherjee and Sreeja Akula stunned two of the world’s top-most paddlers during India’s Group 1 fixture against China at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan, South Korea. As incredible as it might sound, Ayhika, who brought home India’s maiden Asian Games doubles medal along with Sutirtha Mukherjee in 2023, took down the world no. 1 Sun Yingsha, while Sreeja, ranked 49th, forced world no. 2 Wang Yidi to kowtow before her. By upsetting the world’s top two players, Ayhika and Sreeja also registered their biggest wins in women’s singles. India rustled the dragon today at the #WTT Team Championship. Ayhika Mukherjee stunned the World no. 1️⃣ Sun Yingsha in the opener and Sreeja Akula bagged her match with a sound of chaos defeating World no. 2️⃣Wang Yidi. While Manika Batra fell short to capitalise on the flow, 🇮🇳… pic.twitter.com/GLUhQdDAVx — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) February 16, 2024 Though China, in the end, avoided the impending loss, with Manika Batra losing her two …