On Thursday, December 11, 2025, the Indian table tennis duo of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale faced their second consecutive loss in the 2025 WTT Finals in Hong Kong. In the Group 1 clash of the mixed doubles event, the duo lost by 2-3 to the host team and world No. 5 pair of Wong Chun Ting-Doo Hoi Kem.
In the decider match, Shah and Chitale got the lead at 4-1 lead but things turned over with the opponents taking the win after scoring ten points in a row, resulting in 4-11. Earlier in the opening two games, the world No. 9 pair of Shah and Chitale conceded by scores of 7-11 and 3-11, respectively.
As they both thought that they could lose in straight games, they made an exceptional comeback through backhand play and smart serves and went on to win the next two matches by scores of 11-4 and 12-10, forcing their opponent to go into the decider.
So far, Shah and Chatale have lost both their Group 1 matches, because of which they currently sit at the bottom of the ranking table. However, only the top two teams from the table will qualify for the semi-finals. The Indian mixed doubles duo of Chitale-Shah have their only chance to win their final match scheduled against China’s Lin Shidong and Kuai Man. If they win, they have a chance to stay in the tournament.
In addition to that, they will also need the Chinese pair of Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha to defeat Wong and Doo in their final match.
Indian duo loss in opening match
On the opening day of the 2025 WTT Finals, Shah and Chitale suffered a disappointing loss to the reigning Olympic and World Champions duo of Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of China. On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, they lost by sets of 7-11, 6-11, 8-11 in a 22-minute game.
Chitale and Shah have created history as India’s first mixed doubles pair to ever qualify for the WTT Finals, and they succeeded in the 2025 edition.
The match saw a dominant start from the Indian pair, who played well against the aggressive game of their Chinese opponent until half-time. The momentum got lost somehow, and the opponent then took over to get a comfortable win in the first round.
Later in the second game, both pairs were at par but eventually lost it by five consecutive points. In the third game, the Indian pair then somehow took the lead with three points and went on to score 8-5, but then they suffered a straight game defeat, and the Chinese pair added five more points.
