Sreeja Akula Shines on opening day of Asian Cup

Shenzhen, Feb 20, 2025, By news on air18

In Table Tennis, Sreeja Akula started the day for India on a positive note as she claimed a straight game on the opening day of the Asian Cup Tournament in Shenzhen, China yesterday. Sreeja defeated Qatar’s Aia Mohamed 3-0 in her women’s singles group match. The young Indian completely dominated the match and Aia had no answers to Sreeja’s aggressive play and only managed 16 points from the match.

Today, Sreeja will face world No. 1 Sun Yingsha of China in the second group match.

Ayhika Mukherjee and Yashaswini Ghodpade, had a tough start in the women’s singles category, suffering straight-game defeats against their respective opponents.

Meanwhile, India did not experience any victory in the men’s singles department as all three paddlers, Achanta Sharath Kamal, Manav Thakkar, and Harmeet Desai, faced defeats in their respective matches.