Manika Batra shines at WTT Champions, however rankings keep identical: Know newest Desk Tennis standings

Indian desk tennis gamers proceed to make waves internationally, with spectacular performances mirrored within the newest international rankings. Lately, Manika Batra’s unbelievable journey on the WTT Champions in Montpellier, France, got here with a quarterfinal end. On Saturday she misplaced within the quarterfinals to China’s Qian Tianyi who’s ranked twenty first, in straight video games (8-11, 8-11, 10-12), marking the tip of her spectacular marketing campaign. Regardless of the loss, Batra has set a brand new milestone for Indian desk tennis by turning into the primary Indian participant to succeed in the quarterfinals of a WTT Champions occasion.

The nation’s gamers are steadily climbing throughout all classes—males’s and ladies’s singles, doubles, and blended doubles. This progress showcases the depth of expertise and rising competitiveness of Indian paddlers on the world stage. Let’s check out the most recent ITTF rankings for the Indian paddlers.

Males’s Singles: Veterans and rising stars

In males’s singles, seasoned participant Sharath Kamal Achanta stays India’s highest-ranked male paddler, shifting up two spots to fortieth with 655 factors. His regular rise demonstrates his enduring talent and dedication to the game. Manav Vikash Thakkar has slipped three locations to 62nd, whereas Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Harmeet Desai additionally skilled slight dips, at present standing at 73rd and 88th respectively. In the meantime, Manush Utpalbhai Shah has proven enchancment, shifting as much as 103rd place.

Girls’s Singles: Manika Batra’s trailblazing type

In ladies’s singles, Sreeja Akula holds her floor at twenty fifth with 1010 factors, whereas Manika Batra, contemporary from her historic quarterfinal end on the WTT Champions in Montpellier, stays at thirtieth place with 861 factors. Yashaswini Ghorpade, Ayhika Mukherjee, and Sutirtha Mukherjee have all proven minor enhancements in rankings, standing at 87th, 88th, and 89th respectively.

Males’s Doubles: India’s Sturdy Workforce Dynamics

In males’s doubles, the duo of Manav Vikash Thakkar and Manush Shah has climbed one spot to rank thirteenth with 1165 factors. Their constant pairing and workforce synergy proceed to yield optimistic outcomes. The partnership of Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar has seen a minor slip to thirty sixth, whereas Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sharath Kamal slipped to 102nd.

Girls’s Doubles: Mukherjee duo leads the best way

The Mukherjee sisters, Sutirtha and Ayhika Mukherjee, proceed to impress in ladies’s doubles, shifting up one rank to 14th with 985 factors. Diya Parag Chitale and Yashaswini Ghorpade are ranked twenty eighth, whereas Sreeja Akula and Archana Girish Kamath dropped barely to forty third.

Combined Doubles: Regular progress

In blended doubles, Diya Parag Chitale and Manush Shah are main for India, shifting as much as 14th place with 734 factors. Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade have additionally made a slight climb to twenty fifth, and Manav Thakkar with Archana Kamath preserve their rank at twenty seventh.