- G Sathiyan and Manika Batra outplayed home favourites NandorEcseki and Dora Madarasz 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-6 to clinch the mixed doubles title at World Table Tennis Tour Contender Budapest 2021.
- Sathiyan and Manika had stormed into the final with a 11-6,11-5,11-4 win over Aleksandr Khanin and Daria Trigolos of Belarus.
- The Indian pair stunned the World No. 7 and top seeded duo of BarboraBalazova and LubomirPistej from Slovakia 11-4, 3-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9 in the quarterfinals.
- Sathiyan and Manika began their journey at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018. Manika also paired with veteran Sharath Kamal at Jakarta Asian Games in the same year.
- Manika and Sathiyan have now teamed up again after three years with 2024 Paris Olympic Games and next year’s Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in mind.