A brave fight from the Indian duo, but they were edged past by the higher-ranked Japanese pair

Indian campiagn at the 2025 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships came to and end after the exit of the women's doubles pair of Yashaswini Ghodapde and Diya Chitale.

The young Indian pair showed a good fight but were unable to answer the speedy forehand drives of the higher-ranked Japanese pair of Miyuu Kihara and Miwa Harimoto.

It also meant that this will be the second consecutive world championships where the Indian paddlers missed out on any quarterfinal spot.

Final Score: Diya-Yashaswini (IND) 0-3 (7-11, 8-11, 9-11) Miyuu-Miwa (JPN)

Update: 2025-05-21 14:00 GMT

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