Manush, Diya Become First Indians to Reach WTT Grand Smash Semis
What Happened
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale became the first Indian mixed doubles pair to reach the semifinals of a WTT Grand Smash event after defeating Romania's Eduard Ionescu and Bernadette Szocs 3-0 (11-9, 13-11, 11-3) in the quarterfinals of the WTT China Smash in Beijing. The fifth-seeded Indian pair also avenged a straight-games loss to the same opponents last year.
Key Takeaways
The breakthrough marks a major milestone for Indian table tennis, with Manush and Diya becoming the country's first mixed doubles pair to reach the last four at a WTT Grand Smash.