Divyanshi gears up for Jr World Championships
New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- The past three months have been quite a ride for Divyanshi Bhowmick. This July, the 14-year-old table tennis player became the first Indian in 36 years to win the U-15 girls' singles continental title, beating China's Zhu Qihi 4-2 (13-11, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8) in the final of the Asian Youth Championships in Tashkent.
The title capped a stunning run for Divyanshi who beat Chinese opponents in the quarter and semi-final, marking a rare, if not unprecedented, occasion of an Indian paddler thoroughly dominating the Chinese.
Coming into the event, Divyanshi had beaten Qihi, the finalist, once before while Yang Huize and Liu Ziling, the quarter and semi-finalists, got the better of her in their past meetings. But th...
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