Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran registers win over world No. 6 Jorgic Darko

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Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran entered the men's singles round of 16 in the WTT Contender after registering an upset 3-1 win over world No. 6 and reigning European champion Jorgic Darko in Zagreb, Croatia. A courageous Sathiyan beat second-seeded Slovenian player Darko 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 12-10 in their round of 32 clash.

"Went all guns blazing as I secured a massive win tonight taking down the World Rank 6 and current European cup champion Jorgic Darko (SLO) 3-1 in the Men Singles Round of 32 here in WTT Contender Zagreb 2022," Sathiyan tweeted on Thursday.

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The Indian will now face Chinese player Chen Yuanyu in the last 16. Notably, this is Sathiyan's second win over a player ranked inside the top 10 in the world.

Prior to this Sathiyan had beaten former World No 5 Tomakazu Harimoto of Japan during the 2019 Asian Championships. The 29-year old is also the part of the Indian table tennis squad for the upcoming 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, which is to start on July 28.

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