ITTF World C'ships: Diya Chitale, Manush Shah win, Sreeja Akula exits in R128 - Highlights
A full of error-prone game from Sreeja; a first-round exit looming on her
Game 5: Sreeja Akula (IND) 0-5 Suthasini Sawettabut (THA)
Sreeja lost the fourth game as she could not answer any of the aggressive smashes of Suthasini
Game 4: Sreeja Akula (IND) 5-11 Suthasini Sawettabut (THA)
Suthasini takes another good lead in the fourth game with a lucky deflection from the edge of the table
Game-4: Sreeja Akula (IND) 3-6 Suthasini Sawettabut (THA)
Sreeja Akula trails by 1-2 after the three games against a lower-ranked Thai player
After three Games:
Sreeja Akula (IND) 11-9, 8-11, 6-11 Suthasini Sawettabut (THA)
A straight-game win for Manav-Manush to start the campaign
The Indian duo of Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah continued their good form this season and easily register a straight-game win over the Slovenian pair of Deni Kozul and Peter Hribar.
Final Score: Manav-Manush (IND) 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-6) Hribar-Kozul (SLO)
Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghodpade advance to the second round
The second Indian women's doubles pair of Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghodpade progressed to the second round of the competition with a 4-game win against Uzbekistan pair.
They had a bad start to the match, losing the opening game closely but then they bounced back and win the final three games to confirm a spot in second round.
Final Score: Diya-Yashaswini 3-1 (9-11, 11-2, 11-9, 11-8) Magdieva-Erkebaeva (UZB)
First Win of the year for Ayhika-Sutirtha
The Asian medalist duo of Ayhika and Sutirtha ended their six-match losing streak to progress to the next round of the ITTF World Championships.
They didn't have an easy task in the first round, as they were forced to play a five-game thriller by the less experienced Turkish pair of Ozge Yilmaz and Ece Harac.
Final Score: Ayhika-Sutirtha (IND) 3-2 (4-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7) Yilmaz-Harac (TUR)
A brilliant cross-table smash from Ayhika takes the Indian duo to the second round
Game-5: Ayhika-Sutirtha (IND) 11-7 Yilmaz-Harac (TUR)
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