Sarthak Arya and Hardee Patel triumphed over third seeds Snehit Suravajjula and Sayali Wani with scores of 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, advancing to the second round of the mixed doubles qualifying. In the meantime, the top singles players secured easy victories in their initial group matches at the WTT Feeder Series 2026, sponsored by the Sports Authority of Gujarat, held at the SAMA Indoor Sports Complex on Wednesday.
WTT Feeder Series Details
The inaugural edition of the WTT Feeder Series in Vadodara, hosted by the Sports Authority of Gujarat, is organized by the Table Tennis Association of Baroda and executed by UTT.
In the singles group stage, Yashansh Malik, Sanyog Kapali, and Jash Modi in the men’s category, as well as Selena Selvakumar, Nithya Mani, and Sampada Bhiwandikar in the women’s category, began their campaigns with wins.
Men’s Singles Highlights
Yashansh Malik faced tough competition from Preyesh Suresh, ultimately losing 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 14-12, 11-8 in Group 1. In Group 2, Sanjoy Kapila convincingly defeated Harsh Merotha with scores of 11-1, 11-6, 11-3. Jash Modi showcased an impressive performance in Group 3, defeating Nepal’s Rubin Maharjan 11-1, 11-2, 11-6 in men’s singles.
Women’s Singles Highlights
In the women’s singles, Selena overcame Mukta Dalvi, winning 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 in Group 1. Nithya Mani secured victory against Sammridhi Banik with scores of 12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9 in Group 2. Sampada Bhiwandikar made a comeback from a 1-2 set deficit, defeating the young Naisha Rewaskar with scores of 11-8, 8-11, 11-13, 11-5, 12-10 in Group 3.
In Group 5, rising star Tanishka Kalbhairav beat Yashini Sivasankar 11-7, 12-10, 11-6, while Senhora D’Souza fell to Aafrien Murad 7-11, 11-13, 7-11 in Group 6.
Mixed Doubles Update
Earlier, Dhairya Parmar and Anusha Kutumbale overcame Rajiv Sahu and Pranati Ramesh 11-5, 5-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8 in the first round of mixed doubles qualifying. They are set to compete against the second seeds, Abhinandh Pradhivadhi and Nithya Mani.