Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Shah and Chitale Reach China Smash Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
Indian table tennis players competed at the WTT China Smash.
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale won their mixed doubles match in straight games.
That win sent them into the quarterfinals.
Manika Batra played Wang Manyu in the singles round of 32.
Batra won one game but lost the match.
Earlier, Batra had beaten Bruna Takahashi.
Manav also won a men’s singles match against Simon Gauzy.
He was set to play Alexis Lebrun next.
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale beat Egypt’s Youssef Abdelaziz and Mariam Alhodaby 11-7, 11-5, 11-4.
The Indian pair advanced to the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the WTT China Smash.
Manika Batra lost to top seed Wang Manyu in the singles round of 32, 5-11, 11-9, 6-11, 5-11.
Batra had earlier upset Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi, ranked 27th in the world.
Manav defeated Simon Gauzy and set up a match against world No. 8 Alexis Lebrun.
- Who
- Indian players Manush Shah, Diya Chitale, Manika Batra and Manav competed.
- What
- Shah and Chitale reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals; Batra exited singles, while Manav advanced in men's singles.
- When
- Tuesday; no calendar date is stated.
- Where
- The WTT China Smash; the article describes the event as being held “here” but does not identify the city.
- Why
- Shah and Chitale advanced after winning their round-of-16 match; Batra was eliminated after losing to Wang Manyu.
Indian players advancing
Indian players eliminated
Tournament outcomes
Indian players advancing
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale advanced to the mixed doubles quarterfinals, and Manav moved on in men's singles.
Indian players eliminated
Manika Batra was eliminated from singles after losing to top seed Wang Manyu.
- Mixed doubles result
- Shah and Chitale beat Youssef Abdelaziz and Mariam Alhodaby 11-7, 11-5, 11-4.
- Mixed doubles round
- Round of 16; the win took the Indian pair into the quarterfinals.
- Batra's singles result
- Lost 5-11, 11-9, 6-11, 5-11 to Wang Manyu in the round of 32.
- Earlier singles win
- Batra had upset world No. 27 Bruna Takahashi of Brazil.
- Manav's progress
- He defeated Simon Gauzy and was due to face world No. 8 Alexis Lebrun.