On Thursday, February 5, the Indian women’s doubles pair of Syndrela Das and Divyanshi Bhowmick secured their spot in the finals match of the 2026 WTT Feeder in Cappadocia, Turkey. The young duo of Das and Bhowmick defeated Romania’s pair of Elena Zaharia and Ioana Singeorzan by sets of 11-3, 11-3, 6-11, 11-7. The match lasted for 25 minutes, with the Indians dominating the opening two sets but slipped up in the third, and regained back the form in the fourth and final game.
With the win, Das and Bhowmick will next face top seeded pair of NG Wing Lam and Wong Hoi Tung of Hong Kong in the clash of finals scheduled on Friday, February 6. The Indian pair’s campaign in the WTT feeder Cappadocia start was an interesting one as they made their entry into the tournament in the main draw event as wild cards.
Besides the doubles event, Bhowmick had lost her contention from the women’s singles after losing the match to Japan’s Rin Mende in the pre-quarterfinals. The Indian got defeated by the Japanese opponent in straight games by sets of 3-11, 9-11, 7-11.
Ahead of the semi-finals victory, the Indian duo of Syndrela and Divyanshi had an impressive quarter-final performance. The wild card entrants had edged past the South Korean pair of Park Gahyeon and Yoo Yerin, winning the match by 3-1 and by sets of 11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5. The victory provided them with a much-needed start for their campaign ahead. Playing against the fast-paced Korean opponents, the Indian women’s double duo displayed tactical gameplay with clarity while following the opponent’s pace and counterattacking in control.
Last year in October, Syndrela and Diyvanshi created history by reaching the No. 1 spot in the ITTF U-19 Girl’s Doubles World Rankings. The Indian duo made it to the top spot of the global standings with 3910 points, followed by Chinese Taipei’s Wu Jia-En and Wu Ying-Syuan with 3195 points in second place, while France’s Leana Hochart and Nina Guo Zheng take the third spot with 3170 points.
Earlier this year, at the 2nd WTT Youth Contender 2026 held at SAMA Indoor Sports Complex in Vadodara, Syndrela paired with Sarthak Arya for the mixed doubles event. In the U-19 category, the pair won the title after defeating the top-seeded duo of Abhinandh Pradhivadhi and Ananya Muralidharan in straight sets by 11-3, 11-9, 11-3.
