How much prize money did Sharat Kamal, Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, and other Indian paddlers win at China Smash 2024?

The China Smash 2024, held at the Shijingshan Shougang Park, brought together top table tennis players from around the world. Among them were 13 Indian paddlers who took part across various categories, including men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. The event saw stiff competition from elite athletes, making it a challenging outing for the Indian contingent.

Although many of the Indian paddlers exited in the early rounds, a few managed to make their mark and take home prize money. Despite not having the most successful campaign, the prize earnings offer a silver lining for the Indian athletes, who will now look ahead to future international events with the lessons learned from China Smash 2024.

Let’s take a detailed look at how the Indian paddlers fared and the prize money they earned at the China Smash 2024.

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India results and prize money breakdown at China Smash 2024

Men's Singles

Qualifying Draw (No prize money)

Harmeet Desai 2-3 Kristian Karlsson (Round 1)

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran 2-3 (Round 1)

Snehit Suravajjula 1-3 Jinbao Ma (Round 1)

Manush Shah 2-3 Xue Fei (Round 2)

Main Draw

Manav Thakkar 0-3 Zeng Beixun (Round of 64) – 5,000 USD

Sharath Kamal 1-3 Aditya Sareen (Round of 64) – 5,000 USD

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Women's Singles

Qualifying Draw (No prize money)

Diya Chitale 2-3 Katarzyna Wegrzyn (Round 1)

Yashaswini Ghorpade 2-3 Audrey Zarif (Round 1)

Sutirtha Mukherjee 0-3 Fan Siqi (Round 2)

Ayhika Mukherjee 2-3 (Round 2)

Main Draw

Manika Batra 0-3 Mima Ito (Round of 64) – 5,000 USD

Sreeja Akula 0-3 Miu Hirano (Round of 64) – 5,000 USD

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Men's Doubles

Mudit Dani (IND) and Taehyun Kim 0-3 Aditya Sareen and Santiago Lorenzo (Round of 32) – 1,000 USD (500 USD each)

Manush Shah and Manav Thakkar 1-3 Liang Jingkun and Wang Chuqin (Quarterfinal) – 3,500 USD (1,750 USD each)

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Women's Doubles

Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee 1-3 Cheng I-Ching and Li Yu-Jhun (Round of 16) – 2,000 USD (1,000 USD each)

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Mixed Doubles

Diya Chitale and Manush Shah 0-3 Xue Fei and Qian Tianyi (Round of 16) – 2,000 USD (1,000 USD each)