Manika, Sutirtha, Sathiyan lose in Doha TT Olympic qualification event

World No. 44 Yang Xiaoxin defeated India's Manika Batra 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9 to move within one victory from booking a place in the Tokyo Olympics.

Published : Mar 15, 2021 19:06 IST

To book Tokyo Olympics berths, the Indian paddlers, including Manika Batra (in pic), now await the Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha from March 18 to 20 (File Photo).
To book Tokyo Olympics berths, the Indian paddlers, including Manika Batra (in pic), now await the Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha from March 18 to 20 (File Photo).
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To book Tokyo Olympics berths, the Indian paddlers, including Manika Batra (in pic), now await the Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha from March 18 to 20 (File Photo).

Manika Batra’s defeat to Monaco’s Yang Xiaoxin ended India’s search for an Olympic berth at the World Singles Qualification Tournament in Doha on Monday.

Yang, ranked 44th in the world, defeated Manika 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9 to move within one victory from booking a place in the Tokyo Olympics.

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Earlier, Sutirtha Mukherjee and G. Sathiyan lost in the quarterfinals of their respective pools. Russia’s Polina Mikhailova, ranked 46th, stopped Sutirtha 10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5. Sathiyan, who had a first round bye, surrendered tamely to Italy’s Mihai Bobocica 11-7, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5.

To book Olympic berths, the Indian paddlers now await the Asian Olympic Qualifiers Tournament at the same venue from March 18 to 20.

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