Doha, May 18 -- Former Commonwealth Games champion table-tennis star Manika Batra marched into the second round of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Doha on Sunday.

The world number 46 got the better of Nigeria's Fatimo Bello, ranked 89th, in straight games 4-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-2). Her next challenge will be South Korea's 17-year-old Park Gahyeon, as per Olympics.com.

The India's top men's singles star Manav Thakkar, the world number 49 was also off to a good start, securing a 4-1 (11-3, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 14-12) victory over 168th-ranked Timothy Choi of New Zealand.

Teenager Ankur Bhattacharjee, bowed out in the first round after a loss to Hong Kong's world No. 129 Lam Siu Hang by 4-1 (11-4, 7-11, 9-11, 10-12, 8-11).

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