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Pang Yew En Koen: The young Indian duo of Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah sailed into the men’s doubles quarterfinals of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa 2024 with a comfortable victory over Pang Yew En Koen and Avatar Quek Izaac of Indonesia at the Peddem Indoor Stadium on Thursday.

The Indian pair from Gujarat dominated their Indonesian opponents 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 in front of a cheering crowd in the round-of-16 match.

Meanwhile, paddlers from Maharashtra Taneesha Kotecha and Sayali Wani brought further cheer to the Indian camp by entering the last-eight stage in the women’s doubles event. They saw off a strong challenge from Christina Kallberg and Filippa Bergand of Sweden to notch up an 11-9, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7 victory.