Manush Shah reaches men's and mixed doubles finals at WTT Contender Foz do Iguacu
Shah, along with Manav Thakkar, defeated Chinese Taipei's Huang Yan-Cheng and Kuo Guan-Hong 3-2 (5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5) in the men's doubles semifinals.
The top-seeded Indian duo had earlier taken down Frenchmen Florian Bourrassaud and Lilian Bardet 3-2 (11-6, 2-11, 6-11, 11-3, 11-6) in the quarterfinals, and Japanese qualifiers Satoshi Aida and Mizuki Oikawa 3-1 (11-8, 3-11, 11-8, 11-6) in the round of 16.
Shah-Thakkar pair, who finished as runner-up at a WTT Contender event in Skopje in June, will face the second-seeded German duo of Benedikt Duda and Dang Qiu in Saturday's final.
In mixed doubles, Shah and Diya Chitale progressed to their second final, having won the title in Tunis earlier this year. The top seeds, who got a bye in the round of 16, beat Chileans Nicolas Burgos and Paulina Vega 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-7) in the semifinals after defeating Gustavo Gomez and Daniela Ortega 3-1 (11-6, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6) in the quarterfinals.
Shah-Chitale pair will be up against Japanese qualifiers Aida and Honoka Hashimoto in Sunday's summit clash.
Shah, Harmeet Desai and Manika Batra were the only Indians who stayed in contention in singles. Duda, Korea's Oh Junsung and Kim Nayeong will be their respective opponents in the round of 16.
RESULTS Men's Singles
Round of 32: Manush Shah bt. [16] Liao Cheng-Ting (TPE) 3-2 (11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6); Harmeet Desai bt. [15] Kay Stumper (GER) 3-2 (11-3, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9); Kuo Guan-Hong (TPE) bt. [11] Manav Thakkar 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7)
Round of 64: Manush Shah bt. Kim Taehyun (MLT) 3-1 (13-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-6); Harmeet Desai bt. [Q] Allan Sarmento (BRA) 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-8); Nicolas Burgos (CHI) bt. [Q] Payas Jain 3-1 (11-8, 12-10, 12-14, 11-8); Guilherme Teodoro bt. Snehit Suravajjula 3-2 (7-11, 12-10, 11-6, 8-11, 11-3) Women's Singles
Round of 32: [12] Manika Batra bt. Diya Chitale 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 15-13); [3] Cheng I-Ching (TPE) bt. [WC] Swastika Ghosh 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-4); [11] Hitomi Sato (JPN) bt. Yashaswini Ghorpade 3-0 (15-13, 11-8, 11-6); [7] Kim Nayeong (KOR) bt. Ayhika Mukherjee 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-9)
Round of 64: Diya Chitale bt. Zhiying Zeng (CHI) 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-4); Ayhika Mukherjee bt. Beatriz Fiore (BRA) 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-4); Yashaswini Ghorpade bt. Ana Codina (ARG) 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 12-10); [WC] Swastika Ghosh bt. Karina Shiray (BRA) 3-1 (11-3, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8) Men's Doubles
Semifinal: [1] Manush Shah/Manav Thakkar bt. Huang Yan-Cheng/Kuo Guan-Hong (TPE) 3-2 (5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5)
Quarterfinal: [1] Manush Shah/Manav Thakkar bt. Florian Bourrassaud/Lilian Bardet (FRA) 3-2 (11-6, 2-11, 6-11, 11-3, 11-6); Huang Yan-Cheng/Kuo Guan-Hong (TPE) bt. Harmeet Desai/Snehit Suravajjula 3-2 (11-8, 5-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8); [2] Benedikt Duda/Dang Qiu (GER) bt. Payas Jain/Ankur Bhattacharjee 3-0 (12-10, 11-5, 11-7)
Round of 16: [1] Manush Shah/Manav Thakkar bt. [Q] Satoshi Aida/Mizuki Oikawa (JPN) 3-1 (11-8, 3-11, 11-8, 11-6); Harmeet Desai/Snehit Suravajjula bt. [3] Santiago Lorenzo (ARG)/Hwan Bae (AUS) 3-2 (11-3, 9-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8); Payas Jain/Ankur Bhattacharjee bt. [Q] Yukiya Uda/Ryoichi Yoshiyama 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-6) Women's Doubles
Quarterfinal: Joo Cheonhui/Lee Eunhye (KOR) bt. [Q] Manika Batra/Swastika Ghosh 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 12-10)
Round of 16: [Q] Manika Batra/Swastika Ghosh bt. Diya Chitale/Yashaswini Ghorpade 3-1 (12-10, 11-8, 3-11, 11-9) Mixed Doubles
Semifinal: [1] Manush Shah/Diya Chitale bt. [4] Nicolas Burgos/Paulina Vega (CHI) 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-7)
Quarterfinal: [1] Manush Shah/Diya Chitale bt. Gustavo Gomez/Daniela Ortega (CHI) 3-1 (11-6, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6), [Q] Satoshi Aida/Honoka Hashimoto (JPN) bt. [Q] Manav Thakkar/Swastika Ghosh 3-1 (9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-5)
Round of 16: [Q] Manav Thakkar/Swastika Ghosh bt. [3] Guilherme Teodoro/Giulia Takahashi (BRA) 3-2 (11-8, 5-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8); Oh Junsung (KOR)/Miyu Nagasaki (JPN) bt. Harmeet Desai/Yashaswini Ghorpade 3-1 (11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-2)
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