Sharath Kamal Show will continue to win straight games

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]March 28 (ANI): Five-time Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal rolled back the years with a Straight games victory over Tens Seed Nicholas Lum at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star-Gederder Chennai 2025 on Friday.
Sharath led three more Indians to the round of 16 after Manav Thakkar and Snehit Suravajula came out of men's singles, while Krittwika Roy was on his way to ladies' snunks, according to a press release from WTT.
WTT starter Chennai 2025 presented by Indianoil is organized by Stupa Sports Analytics and Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) under the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). The event has 600 ranking points for winners and a USD 275,000 prize pass, with top global paddlers in action.
Sharath played an opponent of 23 years younger in Heren Singles, showed unparalleled humor and vision by using Lum's agility and momentum against him, eventually taking the first two games by identical 11-8 scoring lines. Destroying finishers unleashed both his forehand and backhand, Sharath opened a five-point lead in the third game before he finished Lum with a sparkling Down-Line Backhand-Smash.
The 42-year-old will play his usual men's doubles partner SNEHIT in the round of 16 on Saturday, after the young person came from two games for a remarkable comeback victory against the seventh seed Yukiya UDA from Japan in Podium.
Earlier in the day, Manav Thakkar kept his hope for silverware alive with a confident victory against eleventh seed Finn Luu in men's singles. Thakkar and Luu exchanged early matches, but the first got the upper hand in the third game and retained his lead until the end of a 3-1 victory. In Singles for Women, the Indian Yoker Sign Krittwika gave an exciting victory over the tenth seed Sreeja Akula in the round of 32, emerging triumphant in a five-game battle with 3-2 to book her place in the next round.
Elsewhere, gentlemen and ladies singles' top seeds Tomokazu Harimoto, Hugo Calderano, Hina Hayata and Miwa Harimoto all went on to the round of 16. Harimoto conquered Maharu Yoshimura in a hard-fed meeting, while Calderano fought against Ho Kwan Kit 3-1. Hina Hayata sent Li Yu-Jhun 3-0 and Miwa Harimoto earned a simple victory over Yeh Yi-Tian.
The men's dubbles semi-finals at WTT-Star Gedener Chennai 2025 saw top seeds Tomokazu Harimoto and Sora Matsushima Edge along Wong Chun Ting and Chan Baldwin in a five-match thriller, who won 3-2. In the meantime, the Lim Jong-Hoon of Korea Republic and a Jae-Hyun in India's Wildcard-Duo Sharath and SNE hit 3-1. In women's doubles, Miwa Harimoto and Miyuu Kiyuu Kihara Top seeds Satsuki Odo and Sakura Yokoi with 3-0, while Shin Yu-Bin van Korea and Ryu Hanna came up with a 3-0 win over Joo Cheonhui and Miyu.
The tournament will continue with the main table on Saturday in all five categories, with the final planned for men's doubles and women's doubles.
Full results (main draw, day 2)
Men's singles (Tour of 32)
Manav Thakkar (IND) vs. Finn Luu (AUS) [11] 3-1: 11-4, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8
Achanta Shaath Kamal (IND) vs. Nichols Lum (AUS) [10] 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 11-9
Omar Assar (one) [5] Vs. Kwan Man Ho (HKG) [Q] 3-1: 4-11, 11-7, 11-3, 12-10
Other Bertelsmeier (Ger) versus a Jae-Hyun (choir) [6] 3-1: 13-11, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10
Flavien Cotton (FRA) vs. Alvaro Robles (ESP) [9] 3-1: 11-1, 11-3, 6-11, 13-11
Tomislav Pucar (CRO) [15] Vs. Yuta Tanaka (JPN) 3-1: 11-8, 12-10, 10-12, 11-8
Sora Matsushima (JPN) [8] Vs. Payas Jain (IND) [Q] 3-1: 11-5, 11-1, 10-12, 11-7
Feng yi-hsin (tpe) vs. Quadri Aruna (NIG) [4] 3-0: 13-11, 11-8, 11-8
Jonathan Groth (den) [3] Vs. Hardet Desai (IND) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 12-10
Thibault Poret (FRA) vs. Hwan Bae (AUS) [14] 3-0: 18-16, 11-7, 11-7
SNEHIT Suravajjula (IND) [WC] Vs. Yukiya UDA (JPN) [7] 8-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10
Lim Jong-Hoon (Kor) [16] Vs. Manush Shah (IND) [WC] 3-0: 11-9, 11-8, 11-7
Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) [1] Vs. Maharu Yoshimura (JPN) 3-2: 11-3, 11-3, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9
Liao Cheng-Ting (TPE) vs. Won Chin Ting (HKG) [13] 3-2: 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 5-11, 11-8
Oh Junsung (Cor) [12] Vs. Chan Baldwin (HKG) 3-1: 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 14-12
Hugo Calderano (BH) [2] Vs. HO KWAN -KIT [Q] 3-1: 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9
Singles for Women (Tour of 32)
Friends Kihara (IND) [7] Vs. Kavya Bhatt (IND) [Q] 3-0: 11-3, 11-9, 11-5
Lee Eun-Hye (Kor) [16] Vs. Debora Vivarelli (Ita) 3-2: 12-10, 5-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9
Huang Yu-jie (TPE) vs. Manker Batra (IND) [9] 3-1: 11-7, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9
Joo Cheonhui (Kor) [11] Vs. Ayhika Mukherjee (IND) 3-0: 16-14, 11-4, 11-5
Satsuki Odo (JPN) [3] Vs. Zeng Jian (SGP) 3-2: 11-3, 4-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9

Kim Na-Yeong (Kor) vs. Do Hi Kem (HKG) [15] 3-2: 10-12, 11-7, 11-5, 3-11, 11-6
Shin Yu-Bin (KOR) [4] Vs. Divyanshi Bhowmick (IND) [Q] 3-1: 11-13, 11-4, 11-7, 12-10
Adriana Diaz (PUR) [6] Vs. Syndrela Das (IND) [Q] 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 11-6
Yuan Wan (Ger) vs. Cheng I-Ching (TPE) [5] 3-2: 11-8, 12-14, 6-11, 11-5, 12-10
Huang Yi-Hua (TPE) [12] Vs. Jee Minhyung (van) 3-0: 12-10, 11-2, 11-8
Krittwika Roy [WC] Vs. Sreja Akula (IND) [10] 3-2: 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 4-11, 11-7
Sugar Cane Harimoto (JPN) [2] Vs. Yeh Yi-Tian (TPE) 3-0: 11-9, 12-10, 11-8
Miyu Nagasaki (JPN) [8] Vs. Zhu Chengzhu (HKG) 3-1: 12-10, 11-3, 9-11, 11-3
Honoka Hashimoto (JPN) [13] Vs. Jieni Shao (Por) 3-0: 11-0, 11-3, 11-6
Sakura Yokoi (JPN) [14] Vs. DIYA Chital (IND) [WC] 3-0: 11-8, 11-9, 11-6
Hina Life (JPN) [1] Vs. Li Yu-Jhun (TPE) 3-0: 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
HOUSE UWBELS (Quarterfinals)
Wong Chun Ting (HKG)/Chan Baldwin (HKG) vs. Yiu Kwan To (HKG)/Han Kwan Kit (HKG) 3-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-5
Achaana Sharath Kamal (IND) / SNEHIT Suravajjula Airport (in) [WC] Vs. Manush Shah (IND)/Manav Thakkar (IND) [2] 3-2: 11-9, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 14-12
Lim Jong-Hoon (Kor)/An Jae-Hyun (Kor) [3] Vs. Esteban Dorr (van)/Thibault Poret (van) 3-0: 11-9, 11-6, 11-2
Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN)/Sora Matsushima (JPN) [1] Vs. Hwan Bae (Out) / Flavies Coton (Woman) [Q] 3-0: 11-9, 11-8, 11-8
(Semi -finals)
Lim Jong-Hoon (Kor)/An Jae-Hyun (Kor) [3] Vs. Achaana Sharath Kamal (IND) / SNEHIT Suravajjula Airport (in) [WC] 3-1: 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6
Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN)/Sora Matsushima (JPN) [1] The rest. Chung Jesus He says (Hy Methhas) (good) (Genesis 3: 1-11.18-18.18-18.1
Women's Doubles (quarterfinals)
Miwa Harimoto (JPN) / Miyuu Kihara (JPN) [3] Vs. DIYA Chitale (IND)/Yashaswini GHORPADE (IND) 3-0: 11-2, 11-3, 11-2
Satsuki Odo (JPN)/Sakura Yokoi (JPN) [1] Vs. Sreeja Akula (IND)/Swastika Ghosh (IND) [WC] 3-0: 11-3, 12-10, 11-8
Shin Yu-Bin (Kor)/Rya Hanna (Kor) [Q] Vs. Zhu Chengzhu (HKG)/NG WING LAM (HKG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-7, 11-3
Joo Cheonhui (Kor)/Miyu Nagasaki (JPN) [4] Vs. Barbora Balazova (SVK)/Jee Minhyung (AUS) 3-0: 11-6, 11-9, 11-9
(Semi -finals)
Shin Yu-Bin (Kor)/Ryu Hanna (Kor) [Q] Vs. Joo Cheonhui (Kor)/Miyu Nagasaki (JPN) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 13-11
Miwa Harimoto (JPN) / Miyuu Kihara (JPN) [3] Vs. Satsuki Odo (JPN)/Sakura Yokoi (JPN) [1] 3-0: 11-9, 11-9, 11-8
Mixed Doubles (quarterfinals)
Wong Chun Ting (HKG)/Doo Hi Kem (HKG) [1] Vs. Hwan Bae (Aus)/Barbora Balazova (SVK) 3-0: 11-1, 11-7, 12-10
Maharu Yoshimura (JPN)/Satsuki Odo (JPN) [Q] Vs. Sora Matsushima (JPN)/Miwa Harimoto (JPN) 3-2: 2-11, 11-9, 11-4, 10-12, 11-5
Lim Jong-Hoon (Kor)/Shin Yu-Bin (Kor) [2] Vs. Chan Baldwin (HKG)/ZHU Chengzhu (HKG) [Q] 3-1: 12-10, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8
Manush Shah (IND)/DIYA Chital (IND) [4] Vs. Akash Pal (IND)/Poyantee Baisya (IND) [Q] 3-1: 13-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-5
(Semi -finals)
Lim Jong-Hoon (Kor)/Shin Yu-Bin (Kor) [2] Vs. Manush Shah (IND)/DIYA Chital (IND) [4] 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 11-3
Maharu Yoshimura (JPN)/Satsuki Odo (JPN) [Q] Vicur Wes Stove (HG_ru [1] 3-2: 11-4, 11-2, 6-11, 5-11, 11-7. (Years)