Young Ankur Bhattacharjee Impresses at China Smash 2025

Published on 29 September 2025 2 minutes 2 minutes

India’s Eighteen-year-old prodigy Ankur Bhattacharjee, produced an eye-catching performance at the China Smash 2025 where he delivered one of his best performance till now. India’s rising star and current World No. 147 is a player to watch for sure.

Despite starting in the qualifying rounds, Bhattacharjee showed grit and attacking flair to reach the main draw of the Men’s Singles event beating player like Lam Siu Hang of Hong Kong & China’s Zhou Kai on home ground.

Path to the Main Draw for Ankur

Round	Opponent	Result	Game Scores
Qualifying Round 1	LAM Siu Hang 🇭🇰	✅ 3–2	8–11, 11–9, 11–8, 9–11, 11–6
Qualifying Round 2	Eugene Wang 🇨🇦	✅ 3–1	9–11, 11–3, 11–7, 11–5
Qualifying Round 3	Zhou Kai 🇨🇳	✅ 3–2	12–14, 11–6, 9–11, 11–8, 13–11
Main Draw – Round of 64	Nicholas Lum 🇦🇺	❌ 2–3	11–3, 9–11, 10–12, 11–6, 8–11

Tournament Key Things about Ankur

Though Ankur lost in a close game in the main draw, let’s look at some of the key things about Ankur in the event.

Big Match Temperament: Ankur held his nerve in two five-game thrillers against Lam Siu Hang and Zhou Kai, demonstrating composure at young age.
Aggressive Forehand Play: His quick-fire forehand loops consistently pressured higher-ranked opponents.
Learning Experience: The narrow 2–3 defeat to Australia’s Nicholas Lum in the Round of 64 will fuel Bhattacharjee’s push for future WTT events.

Ankur Bhattacharjee’s run in Beijing also shows India’s growing depth in men’s table tennis. Watch out for more breakthrough performance from Ankur in future if he keeps on working hard to reach higher rankings.

WTT China Smash 2025 is presented by Beijing Shijingshan Culture & Tourism Group, held at Shougang Park, Beijing (25 Sep – 5 Oct 2025).

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