Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyanji hoisted the Indian flag at the Asian Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday after beating their lower-ranked rivals in the Round of 32.
However, it was the end of the roads for both Sanil Shetty and Manav Thakkar in singles as they lost their respective matches.
Four-time Olympic legend Sharath defeated Tajikistan’s Sokhiri Dzhalil 3-0 in straight games to win 11-6, 11-3, 11-4. While Sathiyan lost a game but was dismissed 3-1 (11-2, 11-6, 7-11, 11-9) to Qatar’s Ahmed Khalil Al-Mohandi.
Meanwhile, Sanil Shetty lost to Shunsuke Togami of Japan in a tough match, losing 2-3 after coming back twice from a game to finish with 7-11, 11-9, 13-11, 9-11. did. 9-11 scoreline. Thakkar defeated Kirill Gerasimenko of Kazakhstan 1-3 (10-12, 5-11, 11-8, 13-11).
India also suffered a setback in the women’s singles as Ayika Mukherjee, Akula Sreeja and Archana Kamath ended their campaign with defeats in the round of 32.
Earlier, Olympian Sutirtha Mukherjee defeated Batmunkh Bolor-Erdin of Mongolia in straight games (11-6, 11-4, 11-4) to reach the 32nd round in women’s singles.
In men’s doubles, the pair of Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan made little work of Qatar in the opening match of the day and advanced to the round of 16 in men’s doubles.
Sharath and Sathiyan were then extended to five sets in the pre-quarters by the Kazakh pair of Alan Kurmangliyev and Kirill Gerasimenko. The Indians, however, registered a hard-fought 3-2 (11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7) win.
The second Indian men’s team featuring Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar also advanced to the last eight with wins over Saudi Arabian and Indonesian pairs.
Meanwhile, women’s pair of Sutirth Mukherjee and Ayika Mukherjee defeated Chen Soo-Yu and Lee Yu-Jun of Chinese Taipei 3-1 (11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-) to reach the quarter-finals. Made. 9). They had earlier defeated Kazakhstan in the round of 32.
Result (round of 32)
Men’s singles: Sanil Shetty lost to Shunsuke Togami (JPN) 2-3 (7-11, 11-9, 13-11, 9-11, 9-11); Manav Thakkar lost to Kirill Gerasimenko (Kaz) 1-3 (10-12, 5-11, 11-8, 13-11); Achanta Sharath Kamal beat Jokhiri Dzhalil (TJK) 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-4); Sathiyan Ji defeated Ahmed Khaleel Al-Mohandi (QTR) 3-1 (11-2, 11-6, 7-11, 11-9).
Women’s singles: Ahika Mukherjee lost to Sakar Shibata (JPN) 0-3 (6-11. 5-11, 3-11); lost to Akula Sreeja Du Hoi Kem (Hong Kong) 0-3 (8-11, 10-12, 4-11); Archana Kamath lost to Shin Yu-bin (Cor) 0-3 (3-11, 12-14, 6-11).
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