The Indian women qualified for the main draw after topping group G with a 3-0 crushing victory over Croatia in the Table Tennis World Championships here.
In the Second Division last group match, the Indian paddlers won the first three matches to make it a one-sided affair. Manika Batra beat Lea Rakova 11-8, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6 to provide the lead which was then consolidated by Mouma Das who defeated Yuan Tian 13-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-2.
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In the third singles, K. Shamini downed Ivana Tubikanec 14-12, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3 to make it 3-0.
Yesterday, in the late evening match, the women's team got a walkover from Nigeria.
Indian men to play Slovakia
India's men's team, after the third round reverse against Nigeria beat Switzerland 3-0 in a late evening match on Tuesday and they are scheduled to play Slovakia later on Wednesday to complete their group F engagements and the results of which will decide their fate.
The Nigerians are leading the points table with eight while the Indians are just behind them with seven points.
