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Manush Shah, Ryu Hanna Crowned Champions at WTT Feeder Series 2026 in Vadodara

Top seed Manush Shah staged a remarkable comeback from two games down to defeat Payas Jain and win the men's singles title. Korea's Ryu Hanna dominated her final against qualifier Anusha Kutumbale to secure the women's singles crown. Ryu Hanna also won the women's doubles title with partner Yoo Yerin, defeating the Indian pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee. Payas Jain, despite his singles loss, won both the men's doubles and mixed doubles events.

Key Points: WTT Feeder Series 2026: Manush Shah, Ryu Hanna Win Singles Titles

  • Manush Shah's comeback win
  • Ryu Hanna's dominant victory
  • Ryu Hanna wins double crown
  • Payas Jain claims two doubles titles
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WTT Feeder Series 2026: Manush Shah, Ryu Hanna win men's and women's singles titles

Manush Shah and Korea's Ryu Hanna clinch singles titles at the WTT Feeder Series 2026 in Vadodara. Full results and highlights inside.

"Manush looked in trouble when he lost the opening two games... but kept his nerves to make a comeback. - WTT Release"

Vadodara, January 12

Top seed and local favourite Manush Shah and the Korea Republic's Ryu Hanna registered contrasting victories to clinch the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the WTT Feeder Series 2026, presented by Sports Authority of Gujarat, at the SAMA Indoor Sports Complex here on Sunday.

The inaugural edition of the WTT Feeder Series in Vadodara, presented by the Sports Authority of Gujarat, was hosted by the Table Tennis Association of Baroda and implemented by UTT, according to a WTT release.

Manush looked in trouble when he lost the opening two games in the final against Payas Jain, but kept his nerves to make a comeback and win 7-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 to clinch the men's singles crown.

The women's singles final turned out to be a lop-sided affair as Ryu ended the dream run of qualifier Anusha 11-6, 11-6, 11-5.

The Korean bagged a double crown as she teamed up with Yoo Yerin to beat India's top doubles combination of Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee 4-11, 11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 11-9.

Though Payas Jain missed out on the men's singles title, the Delhi-based player will still take home two trophies from Vadodara.

He first teamed up with Syndrela Das to upset second seeds Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade 6-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-6 in the mixed doubles final.

Jain and Ankur Bhattacharjee then combined to beat Aakash Pal and Mudit Dani 12-10, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8 in the men's doubles final.

Results (final):

Men's Singles: 1-Manush Shah bt 7-Payas Jain 7-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8

Men's Doubles: 1- Ankur Bhattacharjee/Payas Jain bt 2-Aakash Pal/Mudit Dani 12-10, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8

Women's Singles: Ryu Hanna bt Anusha Kutumbale 11-6, 11-6, 11-5Women's doubles: 1-Yoo Yerin/Ryu Hanna (KOR) bt 7-Sutirtha Mukherjee/Ayhika Mukherjee 4-11, 11-9, 11-9, 4-11, 11-9

Mixed Doubles: Payas Jain/Syndrela Das bt 2-Harmeet Desai/Yashaswini Ghorpade 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-6.

- ANI

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Priya S
So proud of all our players! Payas Jain may have lost the singles final, but winning both the men's and mixed doubles titles is no small feat. The future of Indian TT looks bright with such depth in talent. Anusha Kutumbale also did well to reach the final as a qualifier!
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Rohit P
Ryu Hanna was just too strong. Our women's doubles pair of Sutirtha and Ayhika put up a great fight in a 5-setter, but the Korean experience prevailed. We need more such high-level tournaments in India to give our players this exposure. Well done to the organizers!
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Sarah B
Great to see international table tennis coming to Vadodara! The Sports Authority of Gujarat is doing good work. However, I wish the coverage was better. These feeder series events deserve more live streaming and media attention to build the sport's profile.
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Vikram M
Manush showing why he's the top seed! Local boy makes good. 🏓 The fightback after being 0-2 down is the stuff of champions. Payas Jain will learn from this and come back stronger. Onwards and upwards for Indian TT!
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Karthik V
A double for Payas and a double for Ryu Hanna! Interesting results. The level of competition seems very high. Heartbreaking for our women's doubles pair to lose such a close final. Need to work on closing out these big matches against top international opponents.

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