Sathiyan beats Sharath, one step away from Tokyo Olympics.

FINAL SCORE: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran vs Sharath Kamal — 11-9, 15-13, 5-11, 7-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-8.

It was looking as if Sharath will go on to win this game but Sathiyan turned things around to take the last two games and win 4-3.

He wins this crucial encounter when it mattered the most. If Sathiyan wins against Rameez Muhammad in the third round, he is going to Tokyo Olympics. However, however if he loses Sharath will still have a chance if he wins the second round against Rameez.

The winner of this group will qualify today for the Olympics. and the runner-up will be on the reserves list. In that case, the second-best player has to wait for the ITTF Olympic Qualification Ranking lists which will be out in April.

We will back at 5 PM IST with live coverage when Sharath Kamal will play against Rameez Muhammad. Till then follow The Bridge.