Olympics 2024 Table Tennis: India lose to Germany 1-3 in quarters- Highlights
The Indian women's team lost out to Germany 1-3 in the quarter-finals of the women's team event at the Paris Olympics.
The Indian women's table tennis team will take on Germany in the quarterfinals of the table tennis women's team event at the Paris Olympics.
The Indian team comprises Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, and Archana Kamath and beat Romania 3-2 in the round of 16 with wins from Manika Batra in both of her singles matches and the doubles pair of Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath winning their match as well.
The German team will comprise Shan Xiaona, Yuan Wan, and Annett Kauffman. They defeated the USA 3-2 in their round of 16 tie.
As it happened:
GERMANY INTO THE SEMI-FINALS!
What a performance from Germany!
The undoubted hero of this contest is 19-year-old Annett Kaufmann.
Ranked no.100 in the WTT rankings, she won both her singles games against the much higher-placed Manika Batra (#25) and Sreeja Akula (#22).
India's table tennis journey at the Paris Olympics comes to an end with this defeat.
Final score: India 1-3 Germany
Three match points for Kaufmann and team Germany!
Kaufmann is just four points away from taking Germany into the semifinals of the Paris Olympics.
After a slight setback, Kaufmann is back racking up the points and is now up by three!
Better from the Indian. Much more composed and now, she holds the momentum.
Kaufmann continues the dominance in game three!
Outstanding from Kaufmann!
She takes the second game as well and has looked unstoppable in this match.
Kaufmann and Germany are just one game away from booking a spot in the semi-finals.
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