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Indian table tennis pair reach China Smash semifinals
Asian Games medallists Manush Shah and Diya Chitale advance to China Smash 2026 mixed doubles semifinals.
In brief
Asian Games medallists Manush Shah and Diya Chitale advance to China Smash 2026 mixed doubles semifinals. Indian table tennis duo Manush Shah and Diya Chitale become first Indian mixed doubles pair to reach Grand Smash semifinals after defeating Egyptian and Romanian teams. Originally reported by Sportstar.
Indian mixed doubles pair advance
Asian Games bronze medallists Manush Shah and Diya Chitale booked their place in the mixed doubles semifinals of the WTT China Smash in Beijing.
First Indian pair to reach last-four
The fifth-seeded duo became the first-ever Indian mixed doubles pair to reach the last-four stage at a Grand Smash event after defeating Egyptians and Romans.
Semifinal opponents
In the semifinals on Thursday, Manush and Diya will face seventh seeds Lin Yun-ju and Cheng I-ching from Chinese Taipei.
Manav Thakkar's doubles progress
Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah reached the men’s doubles quarterfinals after defeating Chinese Taipei’s Chen Junsong and Zhou Qihao 3-2.
Manav's singles campaign ends
Manav Thakkar lost his singles match 0-3 to Frenchman Alexis Lebrun in the round of 32.
Diya's women's doubles result
Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghorpade lost their women’s doubles match 2-3 to Chinese wild cards Gao Yuxin and Xiang Junlin.
In short
Indian table tennis duo Manush Shah and Diya Chitale become first Indian mixed doubles pair to reach Grand Smash semifinals after defeating Egyptian and Romanian teams.
