Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 18: With a 4-3 victory over Chinese Taipei’s higher-ranked Chen Szu-Yu, star paddler Manika Batra on Friday became the first Indian woman to advance to the semifinals of the Asian Cup Table Tennis competition.
In a fiercely contested women’s singles quarterfinal, world number 44 Manika defeated Chen, who was placed 23rd in the ITTF rankings, 6-11 11-6 11-5 11-7 8-11 9-11 11-9.
Table Tennis player Manika Batra becomes first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of Asian Cup Table Tennis tournament with a 4-3 win over Chen Szu-Yu of Chinese Taipei.
In the semifinals, Manika will meet winner of the match between Jeon Jihee of Korea and Mima Ito of Japan pic.twitter.com/i7DiUwiDbm
— ANI (@ANI) November 18, 2022
In a round of 16 match on Thursday, the Indian star stunned world No. 7 Chen Xingtong of China.
Manika will compete against the winner of the match between Mima Ito of Japan and Jeon Jihee of Korea in the semifinals.
