Table Tennis
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:
Live Updates
- 20 May 2025 9:09 AM GMT
Manika Batra bows out!
Manika Batra has been outclassed by a 17-year-old Park Gahyeon of South Korea.
The Indian goes down 8-11, 7-11, 5-11, 8-11 to the world No 130.
Batra, who recently hit a three-year low in women's singles world rankings, continues to struggle for form. This loss brings an end to her ITTF World Championships campaign.
- 20 May 2025 8:30 AM GMT
Schedule
2:10 pm IST: Manika Batra, Women's Singles Round of 64
3:00 pm IST: Manav Thakkar, Women's Singles Round of 64
3:40 pm IST: Diya Chitale, Women's Singles Round of 64
If Manika and Diya win their respective R64 matches, they'll play Round of 32 matches post 7pm IST.
- 20 May 2025 8:27 AM GMT
Gooood Afternooon!
Hello and a warm welcome to The Bridge's coverage of the 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Three Indians – Manika Batra, Diya Chitale, and Manav Thakkar – will be in action in the day.
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
