Singles winners at the just concluded WTT Contender Lagos Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov and India’s Sreeja Akula have risen in Week 26 of the 2024 ITTF Ranking released by the world table tennis ruling body.
Ovtcharov who ranked 19th before the tournament rose to 14 in the Men’s ranking while Akula displaced Manika Batra as the highest-ranked female Indian player in the world after she climbed up by 19 steps to be rated 24th in the world.
Like the German, Akula prevailed against Ding Yijie of China 4-1 to set history becoming the first Indian to win the WTT Series singles crown. A delighted Akula after her Lagos triumph said: “I’m very happy to win my first WTT Contender title. The first one is always special, and I’m happy to win two titles here in Lagos. I think the Indians have been doing well for the last few years, and our table tennis has been growing fast.
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