Anusha Kutumbale kept up her streak of stunning higher seeds at the WTT Feeder Series 2026, presented by the Sports Authority of Gujarat, held at Vadodara's SAMA Indoor Sports Complex on Saturday.
The 17-year-old
talent secured a spot in the women's singles semifinals with a solid 11-9, 8-11, 11-3, 11-7 win over fourth seed Yashaswini Ghorpade in just 32 minutes. This came after her earlier upset of sixth seed Lee Zion, and she'll now take on Olympian Sutirtha Mukherjee, who knocked out top seed Yang Ha Eun of Korea Republic 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8.
The other women's singles semifinal pits Korea Republic's Ryu Hanna against eighth seed Syndrela Das. In women's doubles, Sutirtha and her sister Ayhika Mukherjee advanced to the final by beating Korea Republic's Park Gahyeon and Lee Zion 11-8, 11-3, 11-9; they'll face top seeds Yoo Yerin and Ryu Hanna.
On the men's side, top seed Manush Shah powered into the semifinals with a 12-10, 11-5, 4-11, 11-8 victory over Priyanuj Bhattacharyya, the U-19 winner of the recent WTT Youth Contender 2026. Shah meets third seed Snehit Suravajjula next, while fifth seed Akash Pal takes on seventh seed Payas Jain in the other semifinal. Pal and Jain will also clash in the men's doubles final after Pal/Mudit Dani edged wild cards Ronit Bhanja/Oishik Ghosh 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8, and Jain/Ankur Bhattacharjee outlasted Harmeet Desai/Snehit Suravajjula 9-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-8, 11-5.
Harmeet Desai stays in contention for the mixed doubles title, partnering Yashaswini Ghorpade to a 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 win over Raegan Albuquerque/Suhana Saini. They'll face Payas Jain and Syndrela Das, who defeated Ankur Bhattacharjee/Taneesha Kotecha 11-6, 11-8, 12-10.
The event, the first WTT Feeder Series in Vadodara, is hosted by the Table Tennis Association of Baroda and run by Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT).
WTT Feeder Vadodara 2026 Key Results
Women's Singles Quarterfinals:
Anusha Kutumbale def. Yashaswini Ghorpade 11-9, 8-11, 11-3, 11-7
Sutirtha Mukherjee def. Yang Ha Eun (1) 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8
Men's Doubles Semifinals:
Akash Pal/Mudit Dani def. Ronit Bhanja/Oishik Ghosh (WC) 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8
Payas Jain/Ankur Bhattacharjee def. Harmeet Desai/Snehit Suravajjula 9-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-8, 11-5
Mixed Doubles Semifinals:
Harmeet Desai/Yashaswini Ghorpade def. Raegan Albuquerque/Suhana Saini 11-9, 11-7, 11-8
Payas Jain/Syndrela Das def. Ankur Bhattacharjee/Taneesha Kotecha 11-6, 11-8, 12-10
WTT Feeder Event Vadodara January 11 Matches
Women's Singles Semifinals: Anusha Kutumbale vs. Sutirtha Mukherjee; Ryu Hanna vs. Syndrela Das (8)
Men's Singles Semifinals: Manush Shah vs. Snehit Suravajjula (3); Akash Pal (5) vs. Payas Jain (7)
Men's Doubles Final: Akash Pal/Mudit Dani vs. Payas Jain/Ankur Bhattacharjee
Women's Doubles Final: Ayhika Mukherjee/Sutirtha Mukherjee vs. Yoo Yerin/Ryu Hanna (1)
Mixed Doubles Final: Harmeet Desai/Yashaswini Ghorpade vs. Payas Jain/Syndrela Das
Men's Singles Final: TBD
Women's Singles Final: TBD
