Ghosh-Sathiyan set up clash with top seeds in final

The Indian pair of Soumyajit Ghosh and G Sathiyan defeated compatriots Anothony Amalraj and Sanil Shetty to enter the men's doubles final of the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Asarel Bulgaria Open at Panagyurishte today.
Ghosh-Sathiyan posted a comfortable 11-3 12-10 11-8 win over Amalraj and Shetty.
The Indian duo will take on top-seeded Japanese duo of Jin Uda and Maharu Yoshimura in the final tomorrow.
The Japanese had a tough time against Hungarians Nandor Ecseki and AdamSzudi before they eked out a 11-9 5-11 11-4 8- 11 11-6 victory in their semi-final match.
Ghosh and Sathiyan had earlier battled hard against Taipei's Lin un Ju and Yang Heng-Wei in the quarterfinals, which the Indians won 3-2.

Meanwhile, Manika Batra and Mouna Das lost to a Sweden- Hungary combination of Matilda Ekholm and Georgina Pota 4-11 11-8 12-14 12-14 in tough women's doubles semifinal match to bow out of the tournament.
Manav Thakkar, too, had to be satisfied with a bronze after losing his Under-21 men's singles semifinal match to Tomas Polansky of Czech Republic 8-11 6-11 11-5 8-11.