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

Timothy continues to make unforced errors on the net, giving Manav a good lead

Game 2: Manav Thakkar (IND) 7-4 Timothy Choi (NZL)

Manav takes the opening game after Timothy's unforced errors on the net

Game 1: Manav Thakkar (IND) 11-3 Timothy Choi (NZL)

A big lead in the opening game for Manav

Game 1: Manav Thakkar (IND) 8-2 Timothy Choi (NZL)

Up Next: MS - Manav Thakkar (IND) Vs Timothy Choi (NZL)

The highest ranked indian male paddler, Manav Thakkar, will begin his 2025 World Championship campaign with the round of 128 match against Timothy Choi of New Zealand.

Timothy, ranked 168th in the world, should not be a big ask for Manav. This will be the first meeting between the two players.

A dominant win for Manika Batra

Manika took a commanding straight-game win over Nigeria's Fatimo Bello to begin her 2025 World Championships campaign.

Fatima only managed 21 points across four games, making it easier for Manika.

Final Score: Manika 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-2 Bello

Up Next: Sathiyan-Harmeet (IND) Vs Maciej-Ursu (AUT-MDA) at 3:10 PM IST

This will be the first meeting between the two pairs

The world No. 31 Indian duo will begin their campaign against the European medalist mixed pairing of Maciej Kolodziejcyk of Austria and Vladislav Ursu of Moldova in the Round of 64.

A comfortable straight-game win for Manush-Diya in the first round

The second Indian mixed doubles pair of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale had a pretty easy first-round outing, winning the match in straight games against the Algerian pairing.

The world No.11 Indian pair didn't allow their opponents to win more than 15 points throughout the match, wrapping up in just 16 minutes.

Final Score: Manush-Diya (IND) 3-0 (11-2, 11-7, 11-6) Mehdi-Nasri (ALG)

A first-round exit for Harmeet and Yashaswini in mixed doubles

The Indian mixed doubles pair of Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghodpade went down in the first round against the French pair despite leading the match by two games to nil.

The French pair made an outstanding comeback using their flat drives to intercept the two Indians and level the scores to force a decider.

In the deciding game, the Indian pair had three game points opportunity, but then Harmeet missed an easy block shot in the empty space and eventually lost the match after extra points.

Final score: Harmeet-Yashaswini (IND) 2-3(11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 8-11, 10-12) Poret-Hochart (FRA)

Two back-to-back unforced errors from Harmeet give away the match to the French duo

Game 5: Harmeet-Yashaswini (IND) 10-12 Poret-Hochart (FRA)

Harmeet and Yashaswini gain a good lead at the final change of ends in decider

Game 5: Harmeet-Yashaswini (IND) 5-2 Poret-Hochart (FRA)