Indian campaign ends, Manika-Archana pair exits

Indias' campaign in the $ 2 million Singapore Smash 2000 came to an end with the quarterfinal exit of Manika Batra and Archana Kamath in women’s doubles on Tuesday.

Manika-Archana pair keeps Indian hopes alive

Even as G. Sathiyan capitulated in the men's singles of Round 32 against South Korean Lim Jonghoon in the ongoing $ 2 million Singapore Smash 2022 on Monday, home came in the form of a hard-fought win by the women’s doubles pair of Manika Batra and Archana Kamath.

India's men and mixed pairs make progress

The men's doubles pair of Sathiyan and Sharath Kamal moved into the pre-quarterfinals of the $2 million Singapore Smash 2022 today, but not before the Indians were dragged into the decider by the Chinese Taipei duo of Lin Yun-Ju and Liao Chen-Ting.

Sathiyan moves up, Sharath and Manika fall

G. Sathiyan began his men’s singles campaign in the $2 million Singapore Smash 2022 on a winning note when he beat Peng Yew En Koen of Chinese Taipei 11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8 in the first round on Saturday.

Ayhika lone Indian to qualify for main draw

Ayhika Mukherjee stood tall among eight Indian paddlers, qualifying for the main draw of the WTT Singapore Smash 2022 that concluded today.  

Indian pairs end up with silver medals

India's Manav Thakkar and Archana Kamath failed to cross the final hurdle in the mixed doubles, going down to the Chinese pair of Wang Chuqin and Chen Xintong 3-11, 3-11, 6-11, as did the women’s doubles duo of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee, who lost 6-11, 11-8, 10-12, 7-11 to Zhang Rui and Kuai Man, also from China, to end up with silver medals in the WTT Contender Muscat 2022 today.

Manav-Archana, Sutirtha-Ayhika pairs ensure silver medals

Two Indian pairs ensured at least silver medals for them, while another ended the WTT Contender Muscat 2022 campaign with a bronze medal today.

Chinese teenager upsets Sathiyan; WD pairs in medal round

Top-ranked Indian paddler G. Sathiyan found himself knocked out of the WTTC Contender Muscat 2022 when the 16-year-old Lin Shidong from China outsmarted him in the men’s singles round of 32 today.

Archana and Sreeja make the cut, men paddlers exit

Archana Kamath and Sreeja Akula qualified to enter the women’s singles main draw of the WTT Contender Muscat 2022 last evening. They will join Manika Batra, who got a direct entry into the round of 32.

CoA interacts with paddlers, wishes well on departure eve

 After having cleared Team India and other paddlers for the WTT Contender in Oman beginning February 27, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) hit it off well during a Zoom meeting with the players bound for Muscat yesterday.