Manika Batra upsets Bernadette Szocs, reaches WTT Champions quarterfinals in Montpellier

Manika Batra upsets Bernadette Szocs, reaches WTT Champions quarterfinals in Montpellier

Manika Batra stunned World No. 14 Bernadette Szocs 3-1 (11-9, 6-11, 13-11, 11-9) to reach the quarterfinals of the WTT Champions event in Montpellier, France, on Friday night.

Manika Batra creates history- First Indian to reach the WTT quarterfinals

The World Number 30 Manika Batra stunned the table tennis arena by defeating World Number 14 Bernadette Scoz from Romania, becoming the first ever Indian to reach the WTT quarterfinals in France. A four-time Commonwealth medalist and an Olympian, Manika Batra, survived a 5 point defeat in the second set, winning the rest two later. On Friday, against Scoz, she saved two game points in the third game to keep herself ahead. finally sealing the tie…

Manika Batra becomes first Indian to reach quarterfinals of The World Table Tennis Champions event

Manika Batra has made table tennis history as she became the first Indian to qualify for quarter-finals at a WTT Champions event. Indian paddler Manika yesterday defeated Bernadette Szocs of Romania 3-1 in the round of 16 in Montpellier, France. Manika will next face China’s Qian Tianyi today. Manika had also beaten the Romanian at the 2024 Paris Olympics earlier this year with a scoreline of 3-2. She had become the first table tennis player fr…

Indian Sports LIVE, October 26: Manika first Indian to reach QF of WTT Champions; India win bronze at Sultan of Johor

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