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STATEMENT (Switzerland): Sathiya Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra, an Indian paddling duo, are in the top 20 (pair) in the world in the latest International Table Tennis Association (ITTF) mixed pair ranking.
The Indian pair has 400 points, but the Japanese duo Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito are at the top of the list with 3635 points.
Sathiyan and Manika made the mixed doubles title at the WTT Contender Budapest table tennis event on Friday.
They defeated Hungarians Nandor Ecsek and Dora Madarasz 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-6) and became the first Indian table tennis players to win the title of WTT competitor.
The fifth-placed Indian duo only faced a hiccup during the second set of the match, as after leveling 9-9, thanks to two errors, Ecseki-Madarasz won the second game.
Batra and Sathiyan then easily gained momentum in the final two games of the match after winning the first to win the mixed games title. They were the only Indian players in action on the last day of the WTT Contender Budapest.
In the rankings of the combined singles (individuals), Manika Batra jumped 33 places and rose to 19th place with 562 points. Sathiyan finished 29th with 502 points.
The WTT Contender series is part of the revamped ITTF calendar released this year and features two levels of events – WTT Star Contender and WTT Contender, according to Olympics.com. The events feature world ranking points that will help players progress in the new structure to become WTT Champions and Grand Smash events.
The Indian pair has 400 points, but the Japanese duo Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito are at the top of the list with 3635 points.
Sathiyan and Manika made the mixed doubles title at the WTT Contender Budapest table tennis event on Friday.
They defeated Hungarians Nandor Ecsek and Dora Madarasz 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-6) and became the first Indian table tennis players to win the title of WTT competitor.
The fifth-placed Indian duo only faced a hiccup during the second set of the match, as after leveling 9-9, thanks to two errors, Ecseki-Madarasz won the second game.
Batra and Sathiyan then easily gained momentum in the final two games of the match after winning the first to win the mixed games title. They were the only Indian players in action on the last day of the WTT Contender Budapest.
In the rankings of the combined singles (individuals), Manika Batra jumped 33 places and rose to 19th place with 562 points. Sathiyan finished 29th with 502 points.
The WTT Contender series is part of the revamped ITTF calendar released this year and features two levels of events – WTT Star Contender and WTT Contender, according to Olympics.com. The events feature world ranking points that will help players progress in the new structure to become WTT Champions and Grand Smash events.
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