ITTF World C'ships: Manika Batra, Manav Thakkar advance to round of 64, Sathiyan exits - Highlights

That's it from our coverage of the second day of the 2025 ITTF Table Tennis Championships.

Indian results from the second day of the competition

India had a mixed day with just three wins out of the eight matches on the second day.

Results:

• XD: - Manush-Diya (IND) won against Mehdi-Nasri (ALG) 
• XD: - Harmeet-Yashaswini (IND) lost to Poret-Hochart (FRA)
• MD: - Sathiyan-Harmeet (IND) lost to Maciej-Ursu (AUT-MDA) 
• WS: - Manika Batra (IND) won against Fatimo Bello (NGA)
• MS: - Ankur Bhattacharjee (IND) lost to Lam Siu Hang (HKG)
• MS: - Manav Thakkar (IND) won against Timothy Choi (NZL)
• MS: - Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (IND) lost to Thibault Poret (FRA) 
• WS: - Yashaswini Ghodpade (IND) lost to Jia Nan Yuan (FRA)

Yashaswini exits in the first round after a fighting match against Jia Nan

Yashaswini tried her best but fell short of the much higher-ranked Jia Nan of France, losing the five-game encounter in a marathon 48-minute match.

Yashaswini had one game to her name, but she could not replicate the same in the following games, losing closely in the dying moments.

Final Score: Yashaswini (IND) 1-4 (7-11, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 8-11) Jia Nan (FRA) 

Yashaswini pulls one game against the world no.36 Jia to level the match score

After 2 Games:

Yashaswini Ghodpade (IND) 7-11, 11-8 Yuan Jia Nan (FRA)

Up Next: - Yashaswini Ghodpade (IND) Vs Yuan Jia Nan (FRA)

The youngster Yashaswini Ghodpade will begin her singles campaign with a match against a much higher-ranked world no.36 French player, Jia Nan.

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran goes out to a much higher-ranked French player

Sathiyan could not challenge his French opponent and despite a few good block shots and tricky serve he lost out the match in straight-games.

With this, Sathiyan's tournament is over as he lost his men's doubles match earlier in the day. 

Final Score: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (IND) 0-4 (5-11, 6-11, 7-11, 6-11) Thibault Poret (FRA)

That's it from the morning session! The evening session will start at 10:20 PM IST

There will be two singles matches for India in the evening session, which will be the final first-round matches of the competition.

Evening session schedule:

• MS: - Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (IND) Vs Thibault Poret (FRA) at 10:20 PM IST
• WS: - Yashaswini Ghodpade (IND) Vs Yuan Jia Nan (FRA) at 11:00 PM IST

A first-round exit on World Championships debut for Ankur

The 18-year-old Ankur Bhattacharjee had a disappointing outing at the first round of his maiden world championship match, losing in five games to higher-ranked Lam Siu Hang of Hong Kong. 

Ankur won the first game of the match and also had his chances in a couple of the following games, but he failed to maintain his lead and lost those games closely, ending his campaign in Doha.

Final Score: Ankur Bhattacharjee (IND) 1-4 (11-4, 7-11, 9-11, 10-12, 8-11) Lam Siu Hang

A disappointing start for Ankur's world championships career, losing the match in five games

Game-5: Ankur (IND) 8-11 Lam (HKG)

Lam wins four points on the trot to take the game, extending his lead in the match to 3-1

Game-4: Ankur (IND) 10-12 Lam (HKG)