Indian table tennis prodigy star Manika Batra on Tuesday etched a phenomenal rank of 35 after shifting from three places in the ITTF world rankings. The 27-year-old star gave her best shot at the Asian Cup in November and bought the first ever medal for the country. She has fronted in the most magnificent way against world number five Hina Hayata of Japan and world number seven Chen Xingtong of China in the process to bag the bronze in Bangkok.
She fetched 175 points resulting in the growth in rankings. She reached the semifinals after competing with the two WTT Contender events in Hungary and Slovenia.
“The Asian Cup performance was surely among my best alongside the run at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. I enjoyed my game and was very confident,” Manika was found quoting by PTI.
The Asian Cup medal arrived after her returning empty handed from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Four years before in Gold Coast, she had minted four medals including two exceptional gold medals.
She will be next seen in Doha for the Asian qualification event. She will arrive next month in Goa as a star WTT Contender.
On the other hand, in the men’s rankings, G Sathiyan stood upright at the 39th spot.
