India 2-3 Japan! Tharun loses to Koki Watanabe

India faced yet another 2-3 loss despite winning the first two matches as Tharun Manepalli faced a three-game defeat to Koki Watanabe in the final match of the tie.

Tharun started the match aggresively, winning the opening game with a big margin but after he couldn't continue the momentum, and lost the next two games.

Final Score: Tharun Mannepalli (IND) 21-12, 14-21, 11-21 Koki Watanabe (JPN)