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Sutirtha is on a roll here!

Sutirtha maintains healthy leads to complete the second game in style as well as she wins it 11-6, again! 

Onto the third game!

Smoothly dominated by Sutirtha!

Needing barely 4 minutes, Sutirtha Mukherjee clinches the first game, 11-6!

Strong start for Sutirtha!

Beginning things on the right note, Sutirtha Mukherjee takes a lead of 7-2 in the opening game against her opponent from Jordan! Let's go!

First up - Sutirtha Mukherjee vs Bara Al-Wedian!

We are ready to begin with the first tie for the Indian women as Sutirtha Mukherjee takes charge on Table 5 at the Lusail Stadium!

Indian women's team will face-off against Jordan in Group I tie

The Indian women's team, ranked 22nd in the world, will take on the 96th ranked team from Jordan as they begin their Group I clash.

Following the tie with Jordan, India will contest their second group tie against Nepal, who are ranked 90th.

All in all, the Indian women's team have a great chance today!

Archana Kamath had a fantastic run at the WTT Star Contender last week!

Onus on Tokyo-returned Sutirtha Mukherjee to see things through

Manika Batra's absence may be a slight cause of concern but Sutirtha Mukherjee is expected to take the lead here, after returning from her Tokyo campaign. She will have youngsters Archana Kamath and Sreeja Akula by her side and Ayhika Mukherjee as well to step in, whenever necessary! 

Indian table tennis stars kick things off at Doha!

The much-awaited biennial continental championships begin today and the Indian Women's Team are first up! Even though Manika Batra is not in the team, the squad is star-studded and talented and wonderfully young, especially on the women's side!