BANGKOK: Ace Indian paddler Manika Batra shocked the world No. 7 Chen Xington in round of 16 cliffhanger but compatriot G Sathiyan lost the men’s singles pre-quarter-finals ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Thursday.
In the opening round of 16, world No. 44 Manika, who is not seeded in the event, put on a fantastic performance to beat third seeded China 4-3. The final score in the edge of the seat thriller was 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9 in favor of the Indian with the extension of the Thai crowd. her full bra.
She thanked viewers for supporting her.
“The victory gave me immense happiness when I beat the world number 7. I will continue to play my best as I tried all the time, and I will keep the same intensity and concentration for the next rounds. “, said Manika.
The match fell to the wire due to the exemplary courage shown by Manika when the Chinese rower took over after leveling the score at 3-3.
Abandoning her cautious approach, Manika went for the kill in the decider and led 5-2, 8-3, 8-7, 9-7 before the third seed managed to hold her serve level at 9-9. Nevertheless, Manika seized the moment to serve her opponent, taking the crucial last two points to beat the third Chinese of her career.
Manika led the first match 7-4 before letting the Chinese take over. But she built momentum, cleverly mixing the rhythm up and down to confuse her opponent. It paid off as she was leading 3-1.
But the Chinese came closer, winning the next two games when Manika attacked. But everything changed in the last game when the Indian found her rhythm to nail it.
Manika will face the world No. 23 Chen Szu Yu of Taipei in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Earlier, G. Sathiyan, the world’s highest ranked Indian at No. 39, did everything right before losing 3-4 to fifth-seeded Japanese Yukiya Uda in the pre-quarter-finals.
Although the Japanese won 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-6, Sathiyan showed great character when he lost 0- 2 to fight back against the world No. 26 and level the score at 2-2.
But the Japanese southpaw, playing well away from the table and exploiting the angles, led 3-2. In the fifth game, Uda should have sealed the match in his favor, but Sathiyan fought back well to close the gap.
He reduced the gap to two points to restore parity at 9-9, and at two the Japanese squandered the advantage when his serve took the edge of the table and fell.
As the momentum changed, Sathiyan served at 11-10 to claim the crucial point and take the matter to the decider.
In the last game, Uda got the upper hand and stopped Sathiyan long before, advancing to the quarter-finals with a 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 10- win. 12, 11-6. .
Sathyan’s first-round exit, however, netted him $2,250.
In the opening round of 16, world No. 44 Manika, who is not seeded in the event, put on a fantastic performance to beat third seeded China 4-3. The final score in the edge of the seat thriller was 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9 in favor of the Indian with the extension of the Thai crowd. her full bra.
She thanked viewers for supporting her.
“The victory gave me immense happiness when I beat the world number 7. I will continue to play my best as I tried all the time, and I will keep the same intensity and concentration for the next rounds. “, said Manika.
The match fell to the wire due to the exemplary courage shown by Manika when the Chinese rower took over after leveling the score at 3-3.
Abandoning her cautious approach, Manika went for the kill in the decider and led 5-2, 8-3, 8-7, 9-7 before the third seed managed to hold her serve level at 9-9. Nevertheless, Manika seized the moment to serve her opponent, taking the crucial last two points to beat the third Chinese of her career.
Manika led the first match 7-4 before letting the Chinese take over. But she built momentum, cleverly mixing the rhythm up and down to confuse her opponent. It paid off as she was leading 3-1.
But the Chinese came closer, winning the next two games when Manika attacked. But everything changed in the last game when the Indian found her rhythm to nail it.
Manika will face the world No. 23 Chen Szu Yu of Taipei in the quarter-finals on Friday.
Earlier, G. Sathiyan, the world’s highest ranked Indian at No. 39, did everything right before losing 3-4 to fifth-seeded Japanese Yukiya Uda in the pre-quarter-finals.
Although the Japanese won 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-6, Sathiyan showed great character when he lost 0- 2 to fight back against the world No. 26 and level the score at 2-2.
But the Japanese southpaw, playing well away from the table and exploiting the angles, led 3-2. In the fifth game, Uda should have sealed the match in his favor, but Sathiyan fought back well to close the gap.
He reduced the gap to two points to restore parity at 9-9, and at two the Japanese squandered the advantage when his serve took the edge of the table and fell.
As the momentum changed, Sathiyan served at 11-10 to claim the crucial point and take the matter to the decider.
In the last game, Uda got the upper hand and stopped Sathiyan long before, advancing to the quarter-finals with a 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 10- win. 12, 11-6. .
Sathyan’s first-round exit, however, netted him $2,250.
