Commonwealth Games 2022: Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula sail into Table Tennis singles quarter-last
Indian table tennis stars Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula superior to the quarterfinals of the women’s singles classification at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday. Batra steamrolled Australian Jee Minhyung 11-4 ,11-8, 11-6, 12-10 to reserve her place in the quarterfinal.
The 27-calendar year-previous star paddler will now consider on Singapore’s Jian Zeng in the final eight clash later tonight.
Sreeja, on the other hand, performed out a nerve-wracking come across towards Charlotte Carey from Wales to secure herself a last-eight berth.
The 24-12 months-outdated toiled tough but held her nerves to conquer Carey 8-11, 11-7, 12-14, 9-11, 11-4, 15-13, 12-10.
Sreeja will lock horns with Canada’s Mo Zhang in the quarter-ultimate which is also slated to be held afterwards tonight.
Previously in the working day, the two Manika and Sreeja also arrived at the combined doubles quarterfinal occasions.
Batra and combined doubles husband or wife Sathiyan Gnanasekaran humbled Nigerians Olajide Omotayo and Ajoke Ojomu 11-7 11-6 11-7.
The two will experience Malaysia’s Javen Choong and Karen Lyne in the initially quarter-ultimate celebration on Friday.
Sreeja and her companion Achanta Sharath Kamal, on the other hand, came from driving to beat Malaysia’s Leond Chee Fang and Ho Ying 5-11 11-2 11-6 11-5.
They will sq. up versus dwelling favourites Liam Pitchford and Tin-Tin Ho in the next quarterfinal clash on the exact same day.
In the meantime, Reeth Tennison, bowed out in the women’s singles function following she went down to Singapore’s Feng Tianwei in a spherical of 16 activity.
The Singaporean Tianwei proved way too sturdy for Tennison and the latter was overwhelmed 11-2, 11-4, 9-11, 11-3, 11-4.
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Indian table tennis stars Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula superior to the quarterfinals of the women’s singles classification at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday. Batra steamrolled Australian Jee Minhyung 11-4 ,11-8, 11-6, 12-10 to reserve her place in the quarterfinal.
The 27-calendar year-previous star paddler will now consider on Singapore’s Jian Zeng in the final eight clash later tonight.
Sreeja, on the other hand, performed out a nerve-wracking come across towards Charlotte Carey from Wales to secure herself a last-eight berth.
The 24-12 months-outdated toiled tough but held her nerves to conquer Carey 8-11, 11-7, 12-14, 9-11, 11-4, 15-13, 12-10.
Sreeja will lock horns with Canada’s Mo Zhang in the quarter-ultimate which is also slated to be held afterwards tonight.
Previously in the working day, the two Manika and Sreeja also arrived at the combined doubles quarterfinal occasions.
Batra and combined doubles husband or wife Sathiyan Gnanasekaran humbled Nigerians Olajide Omotayo and Ajoke Ojomu 11-7 11-6 11-7.
The two will experience Malaysia’s Javen Choong and Karen Lyne in the initially quarter-ultimate celebration on Friday.
Sreeja and her companion Achanta Sharath Kamal, on the other hand, came from driving to beat Malaysia’s Leond Chee Fang and Ho Ying 5-11 11-2 11-6 11-5.
They will sq. up versus dwelling favourites Liam Pitchford and Tin-Tin Ho in the next quarterfinal clash on the exact same day.
In the meantime, Reeth Tennison, bowed out in the women’s singles function following she went down to Singapore’s Feng Tianwei in a spherical of 16 activity.
The Singaporean Tianwei proved way too sturdy for Tennison and the latter was overwhelmed 11-2, 11-4, 9-11, 11-3, 11-4.
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