Manika Batra rises to career-best 33rd spot in ITTF rankings; G Sathiyan drops one spot to 40th
Batra, who won a historic bronze medal at the Asian Cup in November, reached the semi-finals at the WTT Contender in Doha last week. The effort fetched her 140 points.
New Delhi: Star Indian paddler Manika Batra continued her ascent in the ITTF rankings as she climbed three places to reach a career-best 33rd spot in the latest women's list.The 27-year-old, who won a historic bronze medal at the Asian Cup in November, reached the semi-finals at the WTT Contender in Doha last week. The effort fetched her 140 points.Veteran paddler Sharath Kamal jumped two places in the men's ranking list to be 46th, while G Sathiyan dropped a spot to 40.The mixed doubles pair of Manika and Sathiyan, however, dropped a spot to sixth despite reaching the semi-final of the WTT Contender in Doha.Manika had become the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Asian Cup. She had stunned world number five Hina Hayata of Japan and world number seven Chen Xingtong of China on way to securing a historic bronze in Bangkok.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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