In a battle that stretched to the fullest, Sreeja and Diya lost the first game, but fought back to win the next two to snatch a 2-1 lead.
Batra-Sathiyan won 3-0 (11-8 11-3 11-8) in the quarterfinal match that lasted a little over 21 minutes.
Wang's win confirmed the singles sweep as the men's singles was an all-Chinese affair with world No. 7 Liang Jingkun beating 17-year-old Lin Shidong 4-2 (11-6 9-11 10-12 12-10 12-10 11-9) in the best-of-seven final.
The pair also became the first Indians to win a Contender title this year.
The Indian mixed doubles pair of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra eased into the quarterfinals with a commanding 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-6) win over Algerian pair of Abdelbasset Chaichi and Malissa Nasri.
The men's and women's singles table tennis final lineups were also drawn up on the day with powerhouses China taking three of the four spots available. It is all set for the final day on Sunday, which will see the men's and...
The Indian duo won 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11) in a challenging final, having beaten the Korean duo of Shin Yubin and Jeon Jihi 3-2 in a hard-fought last-four clash.
While Sutirtha lost in straight games, Manika was able to take one game before losing 6-11 3-11 11-9 11-7.
Manika beat world No. 14 Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico 3-1. The scoreline read 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8 in the Indian star's favour.
Spectators will be in for a huge treat with the who's who of the table tennis world set to exhibit their mastery during the week-long tournament to be played...
The top tier WTT Star Contender Goa 2023 will be staged at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor stadium, located at the Goa University Campus in Panaji.
G Sathiyan and Manika Batra lost to top-seeded Chinese Taipei pair of Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching in the mixed doubles final.
G Sathiyan defeated 140th ranked Peng Yew En Koen of Chinese Taipei. He will be up against South Korean Lim Jonghoon in his men’s singles Round of 32 tie.
