The mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals at the AAI 52nd Institutional Table Tennis Championships in Indore saw PSPB, RBI, Railways and Tamil Nadu pairs advance. Matches featured thrillers, straight-game wins and deciders, underlining the competitive depth at Abhay Prashal
Nikhat’s impressive run ended in the semifinal clash against Swastika Ghosh of Airport Authority of India, where she lost 5-11, 6-11, 7-11, 8-11. Earlier in the quarterfinals, she defeated Poymantee Baisya of West Bengal 5-11, 13-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9.
Maharashtra duo of Diya and Swastika registered convincing 11-5, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8 victory against the local favourite Fadwa Garci and Maram Zoghlami in the last-8 match in Tunis and secured at least a bronze medal
