Table Tennis
ITTF World C'ships: Diya Chitale, Manush Shah win, Sreeja Akula exits in R128 - Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the opening day of the 2025 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar
Sreeja Akula in action at the 2025 ITTF World Championships. (Photo Credit: JioCinema)
Indian paddlers were in action at the first round of the 2025 Table Tennis World Championships in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.
Sreeja Akula, Diya Chitale, and Manush Shah played the singles round of 128 matches, whereas the men's doubles duo of Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah were in action in the round of 64.
In women's doubles, both Indian pairs of Diya / Yashaswini Ghodpade and Ayhika Mukherjee / Sutirtha Mukherjee began their campaign in the first round.
As it happened:
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- 17 May 2025 3:40 PM GMT
Indian paddlers had five out of six wins on the first day of the competition
Indian results on day 1
- WD - Diya-Yashaswini (IND) won against (3-1) Magdieva-Erkebaeva (UZB)
- WD - Ayhika-Sutirtha (IND) won against (3-2) Yilmaz-Harac (TUR)
- MD - Manav-Manush (IND) won against (3-0) Hribar-Kozul (SLO)
- WS - Sreeja Akula (IND) Lost to (1-4) Suthasini Sawettabut (THA)
- MS - Manush Shah (IND) won against (4-2) Tiago Apolonia (POR)
- WS - Diya Chitale (IND) won against (4-0) Sofia-Xuan Zhang (ESP)
- 17 May 2025 3:36 PM GMT
A dominant first-round win for Diya Chitale
Indian youngster Diya Chitale progressed to the second round with a dominating straight-game win over a Spanish pair at the ITTF World Championships.
After winning the first three games comfortably, Diya had a fighting fourth game where she came from behind to topple Sofia after the deuce and confirmed her place in the round of 64.
Final Score: - Diya Chitale (IND) 4-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-3, 14-12) Sofia-Xuan Zhang (ESP)
- 17 May 2025 3:07 PM GMT
Manush Shah moves to the second round in a tricky six-game encounter
Manush Shash began his 2025 World Championships singles campaign with a 4-2 win over Portugal's Tiago Apolonia.
Tiago showed some good, deceptive block shots, but the attacking play of Manush Shah was a big task for him, marking his exit in the first round of the tournament.
Final Score: Manush Shah (IND) 11-6, 2-11, 11-7, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6 Tiago Apolonia (POR)
- 17 May 2025 3:03 PM GMT
Tiago's forehand push lands away from the table as Manush takes the match 4-2
Game 6: Manush Shah (IND) 11-6 Tiago Apolonia (POR)
- 17 May 2025 2:59 PM GMT
Manush bounces back in the sixth game, taking a slight lead
Game 6: Manush Shah (IND) 5-2 Tiago Apolonia (POR)
- 17 May 2025 2:54 PM GMT
Manush's drive shot goes out as Tiago pulls back one game in the match
Game 5: Manush Shah (IND) 5-11 Tiago Apolonia (POR)
- 17 May 2025 2:52 PM GMT
Tiago takes a good lead after a couple of unforced errors from Manush
Game 5: Manush Shah (IND) 3-7 Tiago Apolonia (POR)
- 17 May 2025 2:46 PM GMT
Manush is just one game away from the second round
Game 4: Manush Shah (IND) 11-6 Tiago Apolonia (POR)
