Hamsini in motion towards Yerin within the WTT Feeder sequence worldwide rating desk tennis in Vadodara on Friday, January 9, 2026.
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M. Hansini, the teenage prodigy, took an enormous stride in her spectacular desk tennis journey on Friday as she shocked third seed Yoo Yerin of Korea in straight video games within the first spherical of the WTT Feeder sequence worldwide rating event right here on Friday.
Hansini, the 16-year-old teenager from Tamil Nadu, was at her elegant finest as she packed off the title contender Yerin 11-8, 11-3, 11-9 in straight video games in 24 minutes. She then mixed with Sampada Bhiwandkar to upset the third seeded pair of Anusha Kutumbale and Poymantee Baisya 11th of September, 15-13, 11-4, 6-11, 12-10 and enter the ladies’s doubles quarterfinal.
One other contender in girls’s singles, second seed Park Gaheyon survived an enormous scare, with Taneesha Kotecha nearly pulling off a shock win towards the Korean. In a marathon battle that lasted 53 minutes, Taneesha couldn’t convert three match factors within the fourth recreation earlier than succumbing within the decider.
Essential outcomes (Spherical of 32): Males: Sougata Sarkar bt Rajeev Chikanbanjar (Nep) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8; Mudit Dani bt Ved Sheth (USA) 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6; Akash Pal bt Abdulrahman Al Taher 11-6, 11th of September, 11-3, 11-1; Ankur Bhattacharjee bt P.B. Abhinandh 11-6, 3-11, 11-8, 11-6; Priyanuj Bhattacharya bt Navid Shams (IRI) 11th of September, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4.
Girls: Park Gahyeon (Kor) bt Taneesha Kotecha 10-12, 7-11, 11-9, 15-13, 11-7; Abdulaziz Bu Shulaybi (KSA) bt Abhishek Raval 11-8, 11-3, 11-3; Poymantee Baisya bt Kavya Bhatt 11-9, 12-10, 6-11, 11th of September, 11-7; Divyanshi Bhowmick bt Suhana Saini 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9; Lee Zion (Kor) bt Selena Selvakumar 11-2, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7; M. Hansini bt Yoo Yerin (Kor) 11-8, 11-3, 11-9.
Printed – January 09, 2026 08:12 pm IST
