Ayhika Mukherjee
Indian table tennis player
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Ayhika Mukherjee (born 10 June 1997) is an Indian table tennis player from West Bengal.[4][5][6] She was part of the Indian team for the 2018 Asian Games and 2022 Asian Games.[7][8][9][10] She, along with Sutirtha Mukherjee, won the bronze medal for India in women's doubles table tennis in the Asian Games.[11][12]
- Puneri Paltan
(2019, 2024) - Dabang Delhi
(2023) - RP-SG Mavericks
(2018)
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| Born | 10 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 84 (5 November 2024)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 94 (15 July 2025)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
In the 2014 Slovak Junior Open, she won a gold medal in Singles and in team event.[13]
Awards
- She was conferred the Arjuna Award for 2023.[14][15]
