ITTF World C'ships: Manika Batra, Manav Thakkar advance to round of 64, Sathiyan exits - Highlights

Ankur wins a great attacking rally to gain a slight lead in the game

Game-4: Ankur (IND) 7-5 Lam (HKG)

Ankur trails by two games to one against Lam

After 3 games:

Ankur 11-4, 7-11, 9-11 Lam

Ankur Bhattacharjee is in action for his first-round match

The youngster, Ankur, is taking on Lam Siu Shang of Hong Kong in his debut world championship match.

Manav Thakkar advances to the second round with a fighting win

Manav Thakkar began his singles campaign with a five-game win over Timothy Choi of New Zealand.

He took a good lead from the opening two games but then both players started playing aggressive shots, leading into the errors. Eventually, the Indian used his experience to close the match in his favour.

Final Score: Manav Thakkar (IND) 4-1( 11-3, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 14-12) Timothy Choi (NZL)

A brilliant point for Manav, stretching the game using long and wide rallies

Game 5: Manav Thakkar (IND) 14-12 Timothy Choi (NZL)

Manav is four points away from the second round

Game 5: Manav Thakkar (IND) 7-5 Timothy Choi (NZL)

Manav bounces back to take the fourth game after a couple of unforced errors by Choi

Game 4: Manav Thakkar (IND) 11-7 Timothy Choi (NZL)

Both players are showing excellent display of attacking rallies, pushing powerful forehand smashes

Game 4: Manav Thakkar (IND) 6-6 Timothy Choi (NZL)

An aggressive gameplay from Timothy, pulls back one game against Manav

Game 3: Manav Thakkar (IND) 6-11 Timothy Choi (NZL)

Manav continues to dominate the rally, doubling his lead in the match

Game 2: Manav Thakkar (IND) 11-8 Timothy Choi (NZL)