A packed house at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium witnessed 18-year-old Oh Jun-sung victory over French youngster Thibault Poret in a seven-game Men’s Singles thriller to win the title at WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 Presented By IndianOil on Sunday.
In Women’s Singles, 16-year-old Miwa Harimoto, an Olympic medallist at Paris 2024, defeated her compatriot Honoka Hashimoto 4-2 to win her first crown at this level.
Earlier in the day, Manav Thakkar’s historic run came to an end in the penultimate round, leaving him as the sole Indian male player to have reached a WTT Star Contender semifinal. South Korea’s Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin, meanwhile, won the Mixed Doubles title with a straight-games victory.
WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 was organised by Stupa Sports Analytics and Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) under the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). The event boasted a $275,000 prize purse and presented 600 ranking points to the winners.
Played across six days, WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 featured 158 paddlers from across the globe, delivering high-octane matches and unforgettable moments throughout the event.
Full Results (Main Draw, Day 4)
Men’s Singles (Semifinals)
Oh Jun-sung (KOR) [12] Vs. Flavien Coton (FRA) 3-0: 11-4, 12-10, 11-7
Thibault Poret (FRA) Vs. Manav Thakkar (IND) 3-1: 12-10, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7
(Final, Best of 7)
Oh Jun-sung (KOR) [12] Vs. Thibault Poret (FRA) 4-3: 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 9-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-7
Women’s Singles (Semifinals)
Miwa Harimoto (JPN) [2] Vs. Shin Yu-bin (KOR) [4] 3-0: 11-8, 11-4, 12-10
Honoka Hashimoto (JPN) [13] Vs. Kim Nayeong (KOR) 3-0: 11-6, 11-2, 11-2
(Final, Best of 7)
Miwa Harimoto (JPN) [2] Vs. Honoka Hashimoto (JPN) [13] 4-2: 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7
Mixed Doubles (Final)
Lim Jong-hoon (KOR)/Shin Yu-bin (KOR) [2] Vs. Maharu Yoshimura (JPN)/Satsuki Odo (JPN) [Q] 3-0: 11-8, 11-5, 11-4
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