Ayhika Mukherjee

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Ayhika Mukherjee
Born (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27)
Naihati, West Bengal, India
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Table tennis career
Playing style Right-handed shakehand
Highest ranking84 (5 November 2024) [2]
Current ranking84 (5 November 2024)
Club
Medal record
Women's table tennis Table tennis pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Astana Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 AstanaDoubles
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu / Pokhara Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Kathmandu / Pokhara Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Kathmandu / Pokhara Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Kathmandu / Pokhara Mixed doubles

Ayhika Mukherjee (born 10 June 1997) is an Indian table tennis player from West Bengal. [3] [4] [5] She was part of the Indian team for the 2018 Asian Games and 2022 Asian Games. [6] [7] [8] [9] She, along with Sutirtha Mukherjee, won the bronze medal for India in women's doubles table tennis in the Asian Games. [10] [11]

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Awards

Gold Medal in Singles + Team at the Slovak Junior Open 2014. [12]

She was conferred the Arjuna Award for 2023. [13] [14]

Career

Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee advanced to women's doubles final at the WTT Contender Muscat in 2022. The pair won their first WTT title at the WTT Contender Tunis 2023 by defeating South Korea's Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee in the semifinal before a victory against Miyuu Kihara and Miwa Harimoto of Japan in the final. In the 2022 Asian Games, they defeated the Chinese Champions Chen Meng and Wang Yidi in the quarter finals, won a historical Bronze medal for India before losing to North Korea's Cha Su-yong and Pak Su-gyong.

She also won against the World no. 1 from China, Sun Yingsha, in the World Table Tennis Team Championships 2024. At 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships, Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee won Bronze medal by defeating South Korea's Lee Eun-hye and Kim Nayeong in the Quarterfinals. She was also a part of the women's team that clinched first ever Bronze medal in the same tournament.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ranking History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "List of Participants at the Guatelama Junior & Cadet Open" (PDF). ittf.com. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2012.
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