WTT Contender Lasko 2021, LIVE Semi-finals: Manika Batra eyes finals — Scores, Updates, Results, Live blog
Catch all the LIVE table tennis action from Lasko as Manika Batra/Archana Kamath eye Finals and Manika Batra contests quarters.
Manika Batra will lead the women's team at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 (Source: Getty)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge for the WTT Contender Lasko 2021!
We have two table tennis matches lined up today - Women's Doubles Semi-finals featuring the duo of Manika Batra and Archana Kamath and a Women's Singles Quarter-final clash featuring Manika Batra and Bernadette Szocs.
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Great going for Manika Batra, who has been in impressive shape today! She bags the bronze in the Women's Singles and she has secured the silver, at least, with Archana Kamath in the Women's Doubles, from earlier today!
Brilliant stuff from the Indians against such tough and trying opponents!
Manika Batra gives it her all and pushes the Chinese to her extremes but the World No. 11 overcomes a thrilling 6-setter, 11-7, 7-11, 13-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-5, phew! What a marathon!
The rallies are long and incredibly FAST! The Chinese snatches back the lead at 6-4!
Manika Batra is playing the table tennis of her life today as she is really stepping it up - she leads in the sixth, 4-2
What a tense and close fight this is turning out to be as the Chinese takes the fifth game, 10-7.
The Chinese World No. 11 leads by 3 games to 2!
The Chinese World No. 11 is bringing out her weapons now, she takes a lead in the 5th game, 8-4!!
This is a Best of 7 match so we cannot lose hope here!
Phew, Manika has already played two matches earlier in the day that went the full length. On both occasions, she has won, let's see if she gets the hattrick here!
However, this semi-final clash is a Best of 7 one, so hold on to your seats!
Manika Batra is in insane form as she bounces back solidly to take Game 4, 12-10!! Insane table tennis from the No. 1 Indian women's table tennis sensation!!