Singapore Smash: Manika-Archana enters quarters, Sathiyan goes down

The women's doubles pair of Manika Batra and Archana Kamath entered the quarterfinals of the WTT-Singapore Smash table tennis tournament here on Monday with a 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5 victory over Singapore's Goi Rui Xuan and Wong Xin Ru.

India's top paddler G. Sathiyan went down to Lim Jonghoon of Korea 3-11, 11-5, 8-11, 4-11 in the men's singles second round.

The mixed doubles pair of Sathiyan and Manika Batra lost in the quarterfinals  to Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I Ching of Taipei 8-11, 3-11, 6-11.
 
The results:

Men: Singles (second round): Lim Jonghoon (Kor) bt G. Sathiyan 11-3, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4; Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Lim Jonghoon & Jang Woojin (Kor) bt Sharath Kamal & Sathiyan 11-7, 11-7, 11-6.

Women's doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Manika Batra & Archana Kamath bt Goi Rui Xuan & Wong Xin Ru (SGP) 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5.

Mixed doubles (quarterfinals): Lin Yun-Ju & Cheng I-Ching (Tpe) bt Sathiyan & Manika Batra 11-8, 11-3, 11-6.