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1. Who became the first Indian table tennis player to reach the top eight at the WTT Champions Montpellier 2024 tournament in France?
Manika Batra achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Indian table tennis player to reach the quarterfinals of the WTT Champions Montpellier 2024 tournament. Ranked 30th globally, Batra showed exceptional skill, defeating higher-ranked opponents, including world No. 14 Bernadette Szocs of Romania and Lily Zhang of the USA. Although she lost to China's Qian Tianyi in the quarterfinals, her impressive performance marked a significant breakthrough for Indian table tennis.