National TT: Diya, Manav in semis; Yashaswini stuns Sreeja
The Hindu
Diya Chitale and Manav Thakkar reach semifinals, while Yashaswini Ghorpade upsets top seed Sreeja Akula at National TT Championships.
The penultimate day of the 87th National Table Tennis Championships witnessed seeds tumble at the Abhay Prashal Indoor Stadium here on Friday as the race for a place in India’s squad for the World Championships in May intensified.
Defending champion Diya Chitale, who survived a major scare against Mumbai teenager Divyanshi Bhowmick in the quarterfinals, was the only top-four seed to progress to the semifinals in the women’s draw.
Yashaswini Ghorpade upset top seed Sreeja Akula 11-7, 11-2, 8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 7-11, 13-11 in a thrilling contest.
In men’s singles, Manav Thakkar kept his hopes of a maiden National title alive.
Gets past Kushal
The bespectacled paddler halted the impressive run of giant-killer Kushal Chopda, who had earlier defeated eighth seed S.F.R. Snehit.
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