https://www.scmp.com/rss/519377/feed The latest news on Manika Batra, Indian table tennis player and Olympian, including competition news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem are looking to swap their guaranteed mixed doubles bronze medals for another colour after reaching the semi-finals at the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban. The duo were set to face top seeds Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of China in the early hours of Friday (Hong Kong time) for a place in the final. With no third-place match, they have already at least matched their bronze finishes at the 2015 and 2017 editions of the championships. Should they... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221770/world-table-tennis-championships-hong-kong-assured-mixed-doubles-bronze-eye-upgrade-against-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221770/world-table-tennis-championships-hong-kong-assured-mixed-doubles-bronze-eye-upgrade-against-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 May 2023 05:44:45 +0000 Hong Kong table tennis pair Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem have been handed what their coach called a “decent” mixed doubles draw for the World Table Tennis Championships, which start in Durban on Saturday. The No 6 seeds will not face a pairing from China, Japan, South Korea or Taiwan before the semi-finals, if they make it that far. “The draw for them is decent, although those playing in the World Championships are all top players, so there are no easy games,” said Hong Kong’s men’s team coach... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221134/world-table-tennis-championships-hong-kong-medal-hopefuls-wong-chun-ting-and-doo-hoi-kem-handed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221134/world-table-tennis-championships-hong-kong-medal-hopefuls-wong-chun-ting-and-doo-hoi-kem-handed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 May 2023 08:06:45 +0000 Hong Kong’s table tennis players crashed out of the WTT 2022 Star Contender Doha tournament on Tuesday, after losing all five matches. Lee Ho-ching came closest to progressing at the Lusail Sports Arena in Qatar’s capital, and put up a strong fight in the women’s singles round of 16 match, before losing to her Chinese rival Zhang Rui in four close games. Despite starting in the qualifiers, Zhang, who is not among her nation’s top players, still proved too strong for her opponent, who was a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3172298/hong-kongs-table-tennis-squad-crash-out-wtt-star-contender-doha?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3172298/hong-kongs-table-tennis-squad-crash-out-wtt-star-contender-doha?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:04:20 +0000