Manav Thakkar and Harmeet Desai, two young men from Gujarat, are in great shape and have advanced to the semifinals of the WTT Contender Muscat 2022 competition. Manav Thakkar and Harmeet Desai are only Indian paddlers still competing in the competition after their triumph in the quarterfinals.

Manika Batra, the top female paddler from India, upset World No. 29 Korean Shin Yubin in a competitive match to advance to the pre-quarterfinals at the WTT Contender Muscat, returning to her winning ways after a medal-less performance at Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, which recently concluded.