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Local hero Manav Thakkar also created history by being the first Indian paddler to reach the men's singles semi-final at a WTT event.
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The 42-year-old Sharath Kamal showed some fight but wild card Suravajjula prevailed in three straight sets - 11-9, 11-8, 11-9.
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Batra went down fighting to Wang Yidi of China by 2-4 in the semi-finals
Earlier, Batra and Archana Girish Kamath entered the finals of the women's doubles event of the WTT Contender tournament.
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Manika also reached her career-best ranking of 52 in 2018 and became India's highest ranked female player.
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Earlier, Soumyajit Ghosh and Manika Batra had qualified for the Rio Games, to be held in August.
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With no other country from the region participating in the South Asian Zone qualification event, the competition was restricted to the Indian paddlers alone.
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Both men's and women's teamsmade history by entering the finals of second division of the World Championships.
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There are 24 teams in the Second Division divided into four groups of six teams each in both sections.
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The Indian men paddlers have done it only second time in 20 editions. For the women, this was the fourth occasion to claim silver.
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The Championships, originally scheduled for October, had to pushed to December due to local municipal election in Surat.
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All the Indian players expectedly entered the round of 128 in men's singles of the the Asian Table Tennis Championships at Pattaya, Thailand.
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