BUDAPEST, APR 24,
Indian qualifier Suthirta Mukherjee, ranked 502nd in the world, scripted a fantastic first-round upset win in the ITTF World individual championships here on Tuesday when she sent World No. 58 Sabine Winter of Germany packing 4-3 (8-11, 17-15, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6).
The results: Men (first round): Sharath Kamal bt Zokhid Kenjaev (Uzb) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6, 11-4; Sathiyan bt Robin Devos (Bel) 11-5, 11-6, 12-10, 11-7; Robert Gardos (Aut) bt Manav Thakkar 11-13, 11-6, 8-11, 3-11, 11-2, 12-10, 11-6.
Women: Manika Batra bt Andra Todorovic (Srb) 14-12, 11-5, 11-5, 11-8; Madhurika Patkar lost to Amelie Solja (Aut) 5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 13-11; Sutirtha Mukherjee bt Sabine Winter (Ger) 8-11, 17-15, 11-9, 5-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6; Archana Kamath lost to Meshref Dina (Egy) 8-11, 8-11, 17-19, 11-8, 11-6, 11-7, 11-4.
Men’s doubles (first round): Nima Alamian & Noshad Alamiyan (Ira) bt Sharath & Sathiyan 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-9; Clarence Zhe Yu Chew & Ethan Shao Feng Pho (Sgp) bt Amalraj & Manav Thakkar 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4, 11-5.
Women’s doubles (first round): Manika Batra & Archana Kamath bt Konstantina Paridi and Aikaterini Toliou (Greece) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7; Mo Zhang (Can) & Maria Xiao (Esp) bt Madhurika Patkar & Sutirtha Mukherjee 11-2, 6-11, 15-13, 11-8, 11-8; Honoka Hashimoto & Hitomi Sato (Jpn) bt Manika & Archana 11-3, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4.
Mixed doubles (second round): G. Sathiyan & Archana Kamath bt Alvaro Robles & Galia Dvorak (Esp) 11-9, 11-4, 11-8, 11-13, 11-9; (first round): Marek Bodowski & Natalia Bajor (Pol) bt Sharath Kamal & Manika Batra 12-14, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6, 11-3.
