Asian Table Tennis Championships - Men's team in semifinal action - LIVE blog, Scores, Results, Updates

Swift and quick start to the match - points are kept short

Woo-jin finds edges as Sathiyan has an early pressure on him. The spin is dangerous here from the Korean who leads at 4-2 in Game 1.

Men's Semifinals - Match 1: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran vs Jang Woo-jin

Hefty task ahead for G. Sathiyan as he is the first one to head out in this semi-final clash at the Asian Table Tennis Championships! 

The World No. 37 player will clash with Korea's Jang Woo-jin, ranked World No. 11! 

Knocking on the doors of history!

India have have assured their first medal in the Asian Table Tennis Championships since 1976 after beating Iran in the quarterfinals.

🇮🇳 3 - 1 🇮🇷#TableTennis 🏓 pic.twitter.com/4r1SXXwS6E

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) September 30, 2021

Table tennis is booming for India and Sharath Kamal is of course, at the helm!

First time in my long career, India is playing the Semi-finals of the #AsianChampionships. Really happy and proud to have achieved this milestone, and, pretty sure that this is just the beginning! 🇮🇳🏓 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/l6dxru5w5q

— Sharath Kamal OLY (@sharathkamal1) September 30, 2021

A very good morning and welcome to an action-packed day of table tennis!

Indian paddlers have their plates full today as they go out in the hunt for glory. The Men's Team, led by Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan have already secured a bronze and they will try to better the colour as they take on Korea in the first semi-final!