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    WTT Star Contender Chennai: Snehit, Nithya Mani upset higher-ranked opponents to reach singles PQF
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    WTT Star Contender Chennai: Snehit, Nithya Mani Upset Higher-ranked Opponents To Reach Singles PQF

    By IANS News February 13, 2026 • 21:50 PM View: 721
    WTT Star Contender Chennai: Snehit Suravajjula saved six match points in the decider to upset Japanese 13th seed Mizuki Oikawa, while qualifier Nithya Mani packed off 14th seed Minhyung Jee of Australia to reach the men’s and women's singles pre-quarterfinals in the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University in Chennai on Friday.

    Snehit first fought back from a 0-2 deficit to take the match in the decider and then displayed nerves of steel to convert his third match point to win 3-2 (9-11, 15-17, 11-4, 11-6, 18-16) in 52 minutes to set up a Round of 16 clash against top seed Oh Junsung in the event co-hosted by Ultimate Table Tennis, Sharath Kamal Academy, and Stupa Sports AI with the support of SDAT.

    Nithya, World No. 481, upset 14th seed Jee of Australia 3-2 (10-12, 12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7) in the second round clash. She will now face fourth seed Cheng I-Ching of Chinese Taipei, who defeated Ayhika Mukherjee 3-1 (11-9, 11-5, 11-13, 11-5).

    TAGS Snehit Suravajjula Nithya Mani WTT Star Contender Chennai Tamil Nadu Physical Education Sports University Mizuki Oikawa Minhyung Jee Oh Junsung Ultimate Table Tennis Sharath Kamal Academy Stupa Sports AI World No Chinese Taipei
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