Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula Reach Pre-quarters Of Asia Continental Stage Of 2023 WTTC Finals

▨ Indian paddlers Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula entered the pre-quarterfinals of the Asia Continental Stage of 2023 WTTC Finals but the country's three other women in the fray lost their respective matches.

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Updated on: 10 January 2023 3:11 pm

🐷Manika Batra defeated Cheng Zhu 4-0 to move to the R16.

🀅Manika Batra defeated Cheng Zhu 4-0 to move to the R16.

Indian paddlers Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula entered the pre-quarterfinals of the Asia Continental Stage of 2023 WTTC Finals but the country's three other women in the fray lost their respective matches on Tuesday. (More Sports News)

♏Asian Cup bronze medallist Batra progressed with a 4-0 sweep of Hong Kong's Zhu Chengzhu.

♐Akula advanced to the next stage of the tournament with a 4-3 win over Chen Szu-Yu of Chinese Taipei.

🐠However, Chitale Diya Parag lost 1-4 to Hirano Miu of Japan, Swastika Ghosh was blanked 4-0 by Korea's Jeon Jihee, and Reeth Tennison also suffered a 0-4 defeat at the hands of Hayata Hina of Japan.

🅷In the men's section, Harmeet Desai was thrashed 4-0 by China's Fan Zhendong