Indore, Dec. 28 -- The men's and women's singles Round of 32 at the 52nd Institutional Table Tennis Championships proved to be a demanding examination of depth and discipline, as Day 5 at Abhay Prashal delivered a mix of authority and attrition across the tables here on Sunday.
PSPB's strong bench was evident early, with Manav Thakkar setting the tone through a brisk straight-game win over P.B. Abhinand of Tamil Nadu, even as Sanil Shetty absorbed resistance from Yashansh Malik of AAI before closing out in four.
Seeds Payas Jain and Jash Modi were both pushed hard, each surviving tough encounters that swung sharply in momentum before decisive surges. Harmeet Desai, however, was clinical, navigating past K.J. Aakash in three tightly contes...