NEW DELHI New Delhi: Star paddler Manika Batra crashed out of the WTT Champions after a straight-game loss in the quarterfinals against China's Qian Tianyi in Montpellier, France. World number 30 Manika defeated Tianyi in just 25 minutes on Saturday night. WTT quarter-final Manika, the first Indian to enter the tournament, entered the last eight on Friday by defeating world number 14 Bernadette Szocs of Romania 11-9, 6-11, 13-11, 11-9.
Tiani also caused an upset in the pre-quarterfinals by defeating world number four compatriot and top seed Yidi Wang 11-7, 11-9, 13-11. Tiani will now face third-seeded Japanese player in the semi-finals on Sunday. Miwa will face Harimoto. The other Indian competitor in the WTT, world number 25 Sreeja Akula, lost to world number 13 Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico 6-11, 11-7, 11-1, 8-11, 11-8 in the first round. Had to get out of.
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