Shock exit for Manika in national Table Tennis Championship

Fourth seed Harmeet Desai and second seed Yashaswini Ghorpade also suffered shock exits from the men’s and women’s singles events.

Desai, who received a first-round bye in the 256-player men’s draw, bowed out in the Round of 128 after losing 9-11 11-1 9-11 10-12 to qualifier Rusikesh Jagtap.