Manika Batra, First Indian Female To Win Bronze At Asian Table Tennis

Manika Batra marks history by winning Bronze at the ongoing Asian Table Tennis event. She is the First Indian Female To Win Bronze At the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup tournament on Saturday. She won the bronze medal match against World number six and three-time Asian champion Hina Hayata by 4-2.

Batra defeated her opponent 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 4-11, 11-2. Batra produced a stunning performance to register a victory over World No. 7 Chen Xingtong of China in the first round of the ongoing Asian Cup 2022 tournament in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday.

Competing at the Huamark Indoor Stadium, World No. 44 Batra defeated the fourth-seeded table tennis player 4-3 (8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9). Following this, she qualified for the quarterfinal. In the QFs, she defeated Chen Szu-Yu of Taiwan by 4-3 (6-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9) to qualify for the semifinal. The Asian Cup is being held from November 17 to November 19 at Huamark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

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