The highest-ranked player in the tournament, Calderano made a positive start to the men\u2019s singles quarterfinal match against Sweden's Anton Kallberg and won the first game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kallberg clinched the second game in a bid to make a comeback in the match. However, the Brazilian paddler looked in complete control in the rest of the games and won the contest by 3-1 (11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4) to move into the semis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The top seed in the women\u2019s singles Yubin of Korea Republic, on the other hand, faced tough competition from her compatriot Jeon Jihee in the first game before comfortably winning the match by 3-0 (14-12, 11-8, 11-5).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, young Indian paddler Sreeja\u2019s impressive run in the tournament came to an end with a 3-1 (11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 11-4) defeat against the World No. 18 Cheng I-ching of Chinese Taipei in the women\u2019s singles quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the women\u2019s singles Last-16 matches, India\u2019s top-ranked singles paddler Manika (WR 38) went down fighting 1-3 (11-9, 11-13, 7-11, 9-11) against World No. 13 Xiaoxin Yang of Monaco. Archana Kamath also lost to Korea Republic's Jeon Jihee by 1-3 (11-13, 11-9, 6-11, 4-11).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The World No. 8 Felix Lebrun of France registered a comfortable 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 12-10) victory against World No. 14 Quadri Aruna of Nigeria, while six-time Olympics medallist Dimitrij Ovtcharov (WR12) of Germany beat compatriot Dang Qiu 3-2 (6-11, 3-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4) in a tight contest to enter the men\u2019s singles semis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Korea Republic pair Lim Jonghoon and An Jaehyun won the men\u2019s doubles title after beating Patrick Franziska and Dang Qiu 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-7) in straight games in the final. The women\u2019s doubles title went to Jeon Jihee and Shin Yubin of the Korea Republic, who defeated compatriots Choi Hyojoo and Joo Cheonhui by 3-1 (11-4, 11-4, 15-17, 11-6) in the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wtt-star-contender-goa-indias-sreeja-loses-world-no-7-calderano-top-seed-shin-yubin-in-semis.jpg", "alt_img": "WTT Star Contender Goa: India\u2019s Sreeja loses; World No. 7 Calderano, top-seed Shin Yubin in semis", "alt_title": "WTT Star Contender Goa: India\u2019s Sreeja loses; World No. 7 Calderano, top-seed Shin Yubin in semis", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "WTT Star Contender Goa: India\u2019s Sreeja Loses; World No. 7 Calderano, Top-seed Shin Yubin In Semis On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "WTT Star Contender Goa: India\u2019s Sreeja Loses; World No. 7 Calderano, Top-seed Shin Yubin In Semis, WTT Star Contender Goa: The World No.7 Hugo Calderano and World No.8 Shin Yubin continued their sparkling form to reach.", "seo_keywords": "World No, Shin Yubin, WTT Star Contender Goa, The World No, Hugo Calderano, World Table Tennis, Star Contender Goa, Sreeja Akula, Peddem Indoor Stadium, Anton Kallberg, Korea Republic, Jeon Jihee, Chinese Taipei, Xiaoxin Yang, Archana Kamath, Felix", "tag": "", "tagging": "World No, Shin Yubin, WTT Star Contender Goa, The World No, Hugo Calderano, World Table Tennis, Star Contender Goa, Sreeja Akula, Peddem Indoor Stadium, Anton Kallberg, Korea Republic, Jeon Jihee, Chinese Taipei, Xiaoxin Yang, Archana Kamath", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "wtt-star-contender-goa-indias-sreeja-loses-world-no-7-calderano-top-seed-shin-yubin-in-semis", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "902", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-01-27 23:26:02", "updated": "2024-01-27 23:26:02", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "World No, Shin Yubin, WTT Star Contender Goa, The World No, Hugo Calderano, World Table Tennis, Star Contender Goa, Sreeja Akula, Peddem Indoor Stadium, Anton Kallberg, Korea Republic, Jeon Jihee, Chinese Taipei, Xiaoxin Yang, Archana Kamath, Felix", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-01-27 23:26:02", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "others", "cnmid": "858007", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/wtt-star-contender-goa-indias-sreeja-loses-world-no-7-calderano-top-seed-shin-yubin-in-semis-12664" }