Top Indian paddlers Manika Batra and Achanta Sharath Kamal lost their respective pre-quarterfinal matches as the country's challenge in the singles events of the WTT Contender ended in Zagreb on Saturday.
Batra and Sharath lost by identical 0-3 margins against their higher-ranked opponents.
While Batra lost to World No.11 Shin Yubin of Korea 11-13, 5-11, 14-16, Sharath was shown the door by World No.16 Lin Shidong of China 6-11, 7-11, 5-11.
Later in the day, the Indian women's doubles pair of Diya Chitale and Sreeja Akula will take on Korean combination of Jihee Jeon and Shin Yubin in the semi-finals.
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