Manika Batra and Mouma Das made history by becoming the first Indian pair to reach the quarterfinals of the World Table Tennis Championships on Thursday. In the men’s singles, top-ranked Indian Sharath Kamal stormed into the round of 32 beating Ukraine s Kou Lei in straight games of 11-3, 11-9, 14-12, 11-3.
Mouma and Manika created history with luck on their side as they got a walkover from the Netherlands and Polish combination of Li Jie and Li Quian, the latter reportedly was hospitalised last night after falling sick.
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Source: Daily News & Analysis