Muscat, Jan. 24 -- Indian table tennis duo of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale secured the mixed doubles title at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Muscat 2026, eking out a brilliant five-game win at Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex in Oman.

On Friday, the third-seeded Indian pair defeated China's fourth-seeded Huang Youzheng and Shi Xunyao 3-2 (11-5, 5-11, 11-5, 5-11, 13-11) in a title clash that lasted 37 minutes to secure their second mixed doubles crown at the WTT Contender event, as per Olympics.com.

Currently ranked at number eight, Manush and Diya had earlier won the WTT Contender Tunis title in April last year, outclassing Japan's Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto 3-2 in the final; the latter was also a part of Japan's silver medal-...