Singles’ top seeds Niagol, Divyanshi seal main draw spots after comfortable wins at the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025.
Pairing up for mixed doubles, Asian Games Medalist Ayhika Mukherjee and reigning three-time National Youth Champion Ankur Bhattacharjee sealed their place in the main draw of the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025. They overcame the pair of Anirban Ghosh and Swastika Ghosh in a thrilling five-game battle on Day 2 of the Qualifying.
Ankur later teamed up with Payas Jain in Men’s Doubles Qualifying, stunning top seeds John Oyebode and Carlo Rossi of Italy 3-1 in the day’s biggest upset.
WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 presented By Indian Oil is organised by Stupa Sports Analytics and Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) under the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). The event boasts 600 ranking points for winners and a USD 275,000 prize purse, with top global paddlers in action.
Elsewhere, South Korea’s Shin Yubin, a two-time Olympic medallist, and Ryu Hanna stormed into the main draw after a dominant victory in their Women’s Doubles clash against India’s Diya Brahmachary and Anjali Rohilla.
The Chinese Taipei duo of Huang Yi-Hua and Huang Yi-Jie proved too strong for Nashik pair Taneesha Kotecha and Sayali Wani, securing a straight-games win.
Tamil Nadu’s top two men’s players, Abhinandh Pradhivadhi and Preyesh Suresh, paired up and delivered a masterclass on Day 2 of Qualifying, cruising past the USA’s Tanish Pendse and Armaan Dalamal in straight games.
In Mixed Doubles, top-seeded wildcard pair Akash Pal and Poymantee Baisya also advanced comfortably with a commanding 3-0 win over Sarth Mishra and Sayali Wani.
In Men’s Singles, top-seeded Niagol Stoyanov of Italy and Hong Kong’s Ho Kwan Kit asserted their dominance in Qualifying with straight-game victories over Priyanuj Bhattacharya and Agniv Gohain, respectively.
In the Women’s draw, Divyanshi Bhowmick and Poymantee Baisya, both wildcards, battled through tough four-game encounters to advance, overcoming Nikhat Banu and Nandini Saha in hard-fought matches.
