Chennai, Feb. 12 -- India's top mixed doubles combination of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale and youngster Ankur Bhattacharjee registered contrasting wins to advance in the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026, co-hosted by Ultimate Table Tennis, Sharath Kamal Academy, and Stupa Sports AI with the support of SDAT at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University here on Thursday.
Manush and Diya, who recently won the WTT Contender Muscat 2026, were pushed to the brink by the Korean qualifiers as they saved three match points before the home favourites emerged victorious 3-2 (10-12, 11-6, 12-10, 5-11, 12-10) in 42 minutes to reach the quarterfinals.
Later in the day, qualifier Ankur sent Frenchman Florian Bourrassaud packing with a 3-1 (1...