WTT Star Contender Goa table tennis 2023 results today, day 5 schedule, date, time, tickets, score, live streaming in India

WTT Star Contender Goa table tennis 2023 results today, day 5 schedule, date, time, tickets, score, live streaming in India

Thursday turned out to be the day of surprises as top-seed Fan Zhendong suffered an early exit at the hands of Cho Daeseong, we examine the latest results, schedule, draw, date, time, venue, & live stream details of the 2023 WTT Star Contender Goa

At the WTT Star Contender Goa, Indian women paddlers Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee dropped a masterclass for their country by defeating higher-ranked opponents to qualify for the round-of-16.

WTT Star Contender Goa table tennis 2023 results today, day 5 schedule, date, time, tickets, score, draw, live streaming in India

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2023 WTT Star Contender Goa day 4 winners, score, fifth day schedule, & prize money pool distribution

In the men’s singles second-round, Korean Cho Daeseong shocked World No. 1 Zhang Zhendong, and by managing to overcome some of the elite opponents, Sutirtha Mukherjee & Manika Batra have qualified for the pre-quarterfinal. Owing to these results, India’s campaign in the WTT Star Contender Goa 2023 is still alive. Through the qualification stages, Daeseong advanced to the main draw and he then eliminated China’s Fan Zhendong in the round of 32 to record his biggest career victory. After falling behind 2-0, the Korean rallied to defeat Fan by score of  7-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, & 11-8 in 30 minutes.

Manika Batra & Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost their mixed doubles quarterfinal tie against Japanese pair Miwa Harimoto & Shunsuke Togami by score of 12-10,11-6,11-6. Following their resounding victory, the Japanese duo will square off against Jia Nan Yuan & Emmanuel Lebesson. In the evening session, Manika defeated world No. 14 Adriana Diaz by score of 3-1 (11-9,11-8,5-11,11-8). Earlier in the morning session, Sutirtha, who is presently rated 146, defeated Jia Nan Yuan 3-0 (11-7,11-8,11-7).

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When & Where to Watch Star Contender Goa 2023: live stream & telecast

From February 27 to March 5, WTT Star Contender Goa 2023 will take place at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium on the Goa University campus. Table tennis fans can follow the competition for free through the WTT Star Contender Goa organization’s official YouTube website, which provides free programming.

Fans can go here to watch this event live online. Australian viewers may watch it live on Fox More, while fans in India can watch it live on WTT’s official Facebook page. Tickets are available here till then.

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