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Indian Duo Wins U-19 Boys Doubles Title at WTT Youth Star Contender Bangkok 2025.

Sports | Dated: 09 May 2025

In May 2025, Indian table tennis players Ankur Bhattacharjee and Abhinandh Pradhavadhi won the U-19 Boys' Doubles title at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Star Contender Bangkok 2025, held at Fashion Island, Bangkok, Thailand. They defeated South Korea's Lee Jungmok and Choi Jiwook 3-1 in the final.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Earlier, they secured a 3-1 victory over Australia's Won Bae and India’s Priyanuj Bhattacharyya in the opening round, and made a remarkable comeback from 0-2 to defeat Japan’s Kazuki Yoshiyama and Iran’s Benyamin Faraji 3-2 in the quarter-finals.
  • - In the U-19 Girls' Doubles category, India’s Syndrela Das and Divyanshi Bhowmick secured the silver medal, falling to Thailand’s Wirakarn Tayapitak and Phatsaraphon Wonglakhon in the final.
  • - Divyanshi Bhowmick also won silver in the U-15 Girls' Singles, after a 1-3 loss to China’s Liu Ziling in the final.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) In the U-15 Girls' Doubles, the Indian duo of Riana Bhootia and Ananya Muralidharan also bagged a silver medal, contributing to India’s strong showing at the event.
  • (ii) In the U-19 Boys' Singles, Ankur Bhattacharjee reached the quarter-finals, defeating South Korea's Lee Seungsoo 3-0 before losing to Japan’s Kazuki Yoshiyama 0-3.
  • (iii) The total prize pool for the WTT Youth Star Contender Bangkok 2025 was USD 15,000.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, the WTT Youth Star Contender Bangkok 2025 was held in which country?

Correct Answer: Thailand

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