Asian TT C’ships: India’s Sutirtha slays higher-ranked Chinese Taipei opponent

Sutirtha Mukherjee

India's Sutirtha Mukherjee beat a higher-ranked Szu-Yu Chen to enter the women's singles round of 32 at the Asian Table Tennis Championships here on Thursday.

The World No. 104 bounced back after losing the opening game against 40th-ranked Chen from Chinese Taipei to win 10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 in a round-of-64 match.

However, India's top-ranked player Manika Batra gave a walkover to Thailand's Jinnipa Sawettabut in another round-of-64 contest.

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Ayhika Mukherjee defeated Nepal's Suwal Sikka 11-2, 11-0, 11-1 to advance in the competition.

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