WTA125Ks - Mumbai (Oct 29th), Taipei (Nov 11th)

[IndiaSports]

Ankita made the main draw while Karman is playing qualies at WTA 125K in Taipei.

At WTA 125K Taipei OEC Open, Taipei

[Q1] (2) Karman Kaur Thandi (IND,198) d. (WC) Kwan Yau NG (HKG,841) 64 64

Next,

[Q2] (2) Karman Kaur Thandi (IND,198) vs. (6) Yuxuan Zhang (CHN,213)

Karman is 1-1 against Zhang both matches being played this year.

[RD1] Ankita Raina (IND,192) vs. (5) Nao Hibino (JPN,119).

Also, Ankita and Karman playing doubles together, dint see that coming.

[RD1] Raina/Thandi vs Cabrera/Ruse(AUS/ROM).

[IndiaSports]

Karman had a poor 2-6,2-6 loss.
There is lucky loser spot. How does it work in WTA?
The highest ranked loser or do they select one player randomly?

[meyyis]

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,192) l. (5) Nao Hibino (JPN,119) : 6-7, 1-6

[vparam]

Karman had a poor 2-6,2-6 loss.
There is lucky loser spot. How does it work in WTA?
The highest ranked loser or do they select one player randomly?

Not sure but Karman did not get selected so they obviously didn't select the highest remaining player who lost in the final round of qualies. Much be random or possibly Karman did not sign in for a LL spot.

[meyyis]

Ankita and Karman had an easy straight sets win in their R1 against an Alternate TPE pair.
In the Quarters, they are scheduled to face a TPE Wild Card pair, who took out the Top seeds Hibino and Kalashnikova in straight sets.

Earlier Prarthana along with her partner Choi lost in the first round in straight sets.

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND) / Karman Kaur Thandi (IND) d. (Alt) Joanna Garland (TPE)/ Hua Chen Lee (TPE) : 6-3, 6-3
[QF] Ankita Raina (IND) / Karman Kaur Thandi (IND) vs (WC) Ya-Hseun Lee (TPE) / En Liang (TPE)

[vparam]

How does the woman Karman defeated in the first round of qualifying get a LL spot ahead of any of the final round losers?

[bujilover]

How does the woman Karman defeated in the first round of qualifying get a LL spot ahead of any of the final round losers?

That’s very strange, other than Karman, there is also a few more that’s alive in the doubles draw that lost in the final q round.

[IndiaSports]

Wow...
Dont know how is this allowed. This is the same girl who robbed a wild card at the Mumbai event as well.

[PKBasu]

That is truly, wildly ludicrous!! How can someone who lost in Q1 (i.e., before the final qualifying round) get a LL spot??

[jaydeep]

Ankita and Karman scored an excellent comeback win over the local pair after losing the first set ... In the semis, they r facing the 3rd seeds Doi and Kvinic.

At $125K Taipei OEC Open 2018, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei

[QF] Ankita Raina (IND)/ Karman Kaur Thandi (IND) bt (WC) Ya-Hseun Lee (TPE)/ En Liang (TPE) 46 64 10-8

[SF] Ankita Raina (IND)/ Karman Kaur Thandi (IND) vs (3) Misaki Doi (JPN)/ Danka Kovinic (MNE)

[IndiaSports]

At $125K Taipei OEC Open 2018, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei

[SF] Ankita Raina (IND)/ Karman Kaur Thandi (IND) bt (3) Misaki Doi (JPN)/ Danka Kovinic (MNE) 6-7(2), 6-4, 10-8

Excellent win this one and first WTA final for either of them.
So, glad to see both of them playing together and getting along so well.

[jaydeep]

Really good win, so a strong doubles pair for our regional Fed Cup ... In the final, they r facing the 4th seeds Russian pair.

At $125K Taipei OEC Open 2018, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei

[F] Ankita Raina (IND)/ Karman Kaur Thandi (IND) vs (4) Olga Doroshina (RUS)/ Natela Dzalamdze (RUS)

[IndiaSports]

Wooow
Karman and Ankita win their first WTA doubles title.
Their opponents retired.
If not wrong, Sania was the only Indian women to win a WTA title. These two join her.

[jaydeep]

Yes, terrific result for Karman and Ankita ... Super happy for them ...

At $125K Taipei OEC Open 2018, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei

Doubles Final
Ankita Raina (IND)/ Karman Kaur Thandi (IND) bt (4) Olga Doroshina (RUS)/ Natela Dzalamdze (RUS) 63 57 ret.

[Omkara]

Surprised to see a $125k tournament being called a wta tournament whereas a $150k tournament in Bangalore is being called a Challenger.

Maybe because wta doesn't organise Challengers.