WTT Contender Bangkok 2024: Manush Shah, Manav Thakkar, and Snehit Suravajjula register wins on Day 3

It was a mixed day for the Indian paddlers on the first day of the main draw in the WTT Contender Bangkok 2024. While a few advanced for the second rounds, multiple paddlers bowed out of the tournament.

From men’s singles, Manush Shah, Manav Thakkar, Snehit Suravajjula, and Sharath Kamal stormed into the second round while Paris-bound Harmeet Desai exited after losing his first-round encounter.

On the other hand, in the women’s singles, all paddlers bowed out of the campaign. Ayhika Mukherjee, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Yashaswini Ghorpade, and Archana Girish suffered defeats in the very first round of WTT Contender Bangkok.

In the mixed doubles category, Diya Parag-Manush Shah moved to the quarter-final round while other pairs bowed out of the WTT Contender Bangkok.

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WTT Contender Bangkok 2024: Day 3 Results (Indians only)

Men’s Singles (Round of 64)

Harmeet Desai (India) lost to Feng Yi Hsin (Chinese Taipei) by 2-3 (7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 10-12)

Manush Shah (India) beat Lam Siu Hang (Hong Kong, China) by 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-6)

Manav Thakkar (India) beat Padasak Tanviriya (Thailand) by 3-2 (11-5, 11-4, 10-12, 10-12, 11-4)

Snehit Suravajjula (India) beat Napat Thanmathikom (Thailand) by 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-1)

Sharath Kamal (India) (BYE)

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Women’s Singles (Round of 64)

Ayhika Mukherjee (India) lost to Jinnipa Sawettabut (Thailand) by 0-3 (10-12, 8-11, 6-11)

Yashaswini Ghorpade (India) lost to Doo Hoi Kem (Hong Kong, China) by 0-3 (4-11, 3-11, 4-11)

Sutirtha Mukherjee (India) lost to Choi Hyojoo (South Korea) by 2-3 (11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 5-11, 3-11)

Archana Girish (India) lost to Hitomi Sato (Japan) by 0-3 (6-11, 8-11, 10-12)

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Men’s Doubles (Round of 16)

Manav Thakkar/Harmeet Desai (India) lost to Quek Izaac/Pang Koen (Singapore) by 1-3 (3-11, 12-10, 6-11, 9-11)

Sharath Kamal/Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (India) lost to Chew Zhe Yu/Chua Josh Shao (Singapore) by 1-3 (9-11, 7-11, 12-10, 7-11)

Snehit Suravajjula/Manush Shah (India) lost to Lam Siu Hang/Ho Kwan Kit (Hong Kong, China) by 1-3 (8-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-13)

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Women’s Doubles (Round of 16)

Ayhika Mukherjee/Sutirtha Mukherjee (India) lost to Kim Seoyun/Lee Daeun (South Korea) by 2-3 (10-12, 11-3, 12-10, 5-11, 10-12)

Yashaswini Ghorpade/Diya Parag (India) lost to Wanwisa/Jinnipa (Thailand) by 0-3 (7-11, 6-11, 7-11)

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Mixed Doubles (Round of 16)

Diya Parag/Manush Shah (India) beat Wanwisa Aueawiri/Sitisak Nuchchart (Thailand) by 3-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 12-10)

Yashaswini Ghorpade/Harmeet Desai (India) lost to Hina Hayata/Tomokazu Harimoto (Japan) by 1-3 (5-11, 12-10, 8-11, 7-11)