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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 styleRight-handed shakehand
Highest ranking84 (5 November 2024)[2]
Current ranking84 (5 November 2024)
Club
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Astana Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Astana Doubles
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu / Pokhara Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu / Pokhara Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu / Pokhara Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 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]

Awards

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

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

Career

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "MUKHERJEE Ayhika". hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  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.
  4. ^ "Entries at the 2013 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships" (PDF). ittf.com. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Ayhika Mukherjee". ultimatetabletennis.in. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Table Tennis federation announces India squad for Asian Games". The Times of India. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Asian Games 2018: Here's the list of Indian squads". Mumbai Mirror. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Ultimate Table Tennis 2018: Ayhika Mukherjee shines in RP-SG Mavericks' win over Maharashtra United". First Post. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Asian Games 2023: Sutirtha-Ayhika create history, reach women's double table tennis semis". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  10. ^ Desk, TOI Sports (2 October 2023). "Asian Games: Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee clinch bronze in table tennis women's doubles — Asian Games 2023 News". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Swaminathan, Swaroop (2 October 2023). "Unshakeable bond behind table tennis duo Ayhika-Sutirtha's bronze". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Ayhika Mukherjee : India Table Tennis Player Profile and Equipment". pingpongsport.com. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Arjuna Awards 2023: President Murmu confers India's 2nd highest sports honour to cricketer Shami, archer Ojas Pravin Deotale". The Economic Times. 9 January 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Full list of Arjuna Awards Winners 2023". India Today. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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