World Table Tennis C’ships: Manika Batra misses medal after QF loss in women’s and mixed doubles

Batra lost the mixed doubles quarter-final along with G Sathiyan apart from defeat in last eight stage in women’s doubles partnering Archana Kamath.

Nov 28, 2021 · 11:06 am

World Table Tennis C’ships: Manika Batra misses medal after QF loss in women’s and mixed doubles — Reuters / Thomas Peter

Star India paddler Manika Batra fell short of winning a medal at the World Table Tennis Championships after crashing out in the quarter-finals of the mixed and women’s doubles events in Houston, USA.

Just one win away from a historic medal, Batra and G Sathiyan lost to Japan’s Tomakazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata 1-3 (5-11 2-11 11-7 9-11) in the last eight round of the mixed doubles competition.

Batra had another opportunity to create history but she faltered yet again, losing the women’s doubles quarterfinals with her partner Archana Kamath in straight games.

Batra and Kamath were no match for Luxembourg duo of Sarah De Nutte and Ni Xia Lian, losing 0-3 (1-11 6-11 8-11) in a lop-sided contest.

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