The Indian challenge at the Europe Smash 2025 ended on Thursday after the men’s doubles pair of Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah lost to Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto and Hiroto Shinozuka in the quarterfinals. Fifth-seeded pair of Manav-Manush lost 1-3 (11-13, 11-8, 8-11, 5-11) to the fourth-seeded Japanese duo in a clash which was wrapped up…
Indian paddler Manav Thakkar bowed out of the men’s singles at the Europe Smash 2025 but remained in contention in the men’s doubles after entering the quarterfinals alongside partner Manush Shah on Wednesday. Manav lost 1-3 (10-12, 7-11, 11-4, 12-14) to South Korea’s An Jae-hyun in a Round of 32 match which saw two closely-contested…
Indian pair of Payas Jain and Ankur Bhattacharjee lost the men’s doubles final at the WTT Contender Buenos Aires 1-3 on Sunday to Japan’s Kazuki Hamada and Hiromu Kobayashi. The summit clash lasted almost 30 minutes which saw the Indians attempt a fightback in the third and fourth games, but to no avail. The Japanese…
Indian paddler Ayhika Mukherjee bowed out of the WTT Contender Buenos Aires on Saturday after losing her women’s singles quarterfinal match against Su Tsz Tung of Hong Kong, China. The Asian Games medallist lost 1-3 in a match which lasted around 32 minutes. Ayhika took the lead in the fixture after taking the first game…