Indias Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee clinch WTT Contender title in Tunis

Indias Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee clinch WTT Contender title in Tunis

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Category : Sports Published on: June 27 2023

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  • The Indian women’s doubles pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won the World Table Tennis, (WTT) Contender tournament in Tunis, after beating the Japanese pair of Miyuu Kihara and Miwa Harimoto. 
  • The Indian duo won 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11) in a challenging final. 
  • The pair also became the first Indians to win a Contender title this year.
  • The Indian pair had advanced to the final after beating Korean duo of Shin Yubin and Jeon Jihi 3-2 (7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9) in a hard-fought last-four clash.
  • Meanwhile, the Indian mixed doubles pair of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan as well as the men’s doubles duo of Manav Vikash Thakkar and Manush Utpalbhai Shah had lost their respective semifinal matches.
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