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ITTF World C'ships: Manika, Diya, Manav bow out from singles – Highlights
Highlights from the 2025 ITTF World Championships.
Manika Batra (Photo Credit: World Table Tennis)
2025 ITTF World C'ships Highlights: The Indian campaign in singles events at the 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha came to an end on Tuesday as Manika Batra, Diya Chitale, and Manav Thakkar bowed out in Round of 64.
While Batra lost out to a lower ranked Park Gahyeon of South Korea 0-4 in straight games, Thakkar put up a brave fight against fourth seed Tomokazu Harimoto before losing 2-3.
Chitale, meanwhile, took a game off the tenth seed Cheng I-Ching of Chinese Taipei before losing 1-4.
Highlights:
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- 20 May 2025 10:20 AM GMT
Manav wins the fifth game!
Manav Thakkar lives to fight another day. He comes from behind in the fifth game to win it 11-8.
The Indian will play the next game from the left side and he has struggled from that end. Can he hold on to force a decider against Harimoto?
Thakkar trails 2-3.
- 20 May 2025 10:16 AM GMT
Manav once again with a edge
Manav Thakkar did not have the best of starts to the fifth game, but he has managed to open up a 6-4 lead. Can he close this out and extend the match?
- 20 May 2025 10:12 AM GMT
Manav concedes the fourth game
Manav surrenders the fourth game 6-11 as Harimoto once again races away.
The Indian is now in a must-win situation. He needs to win the next game to salvage his World Championships dreams.
- 20 May 2025 10:05 AM GMT
Manav hits back!
Manav Thakkar is unwilling to go down easily. He claws his way back to win the third game 11-9.
Harimoto is struggling to put the ball over the net from the left side, the same side he played the first game from, of the screen.
Thakkar after failing to close the opening game, has finally opened his account. He trails 1-2.
- 20 May 2025 9:58 AM GMT
Much better from Manav
He has already won more points in the third game then he did in the second, has Manav Thakkar. The Indian leads 5-3.
- 20 May 2025 9:55 AM GMT
Manav blown away in the second game
Harimoto now seems to be in his zone. Manav Thakkar had zero zoom for error in the second game and the Indian crumbles 3-11 within the blink of an eye.
Can Thakkar bounce back?
- 20 May 2025 9:50 AM GMT
Manav concedes the opening game
Manav Thakkar fights well. He gives it his all, but Harimoto shows why he is world class. The Japanese paddler, after hitting a few into the net at the start, holds his nerves to take the opening game 13-11.
Thakkar might have lost the first game but he'll take a lot of positives from this one as he tries to push Harimoto.
- 20 May 2025 9:43 AM GMT
Good start for Manav
A good start for Manav Thakkar against Harimoto. The Indian has opened up a 4-2 lead.
- 20 May 2025 9:39 AM GMT
Manav Thakkar in action
India's Manav Thakkar is out in the middle for his Round of 64 clash. He goes up against Japan's fourth seeded Tomakazu Harimoto.
This will be a real test for the Indian, who is up against a high quality player. Harimoto is expected to storm his way through. Can Thakkar pull off an upset?
