Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis LIVE Day 2, July 25 — Sathiyan and Manika to start the day — Updates, score, results, blog
Final Score: 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 10-12, 6-11
This is the first time Sathiyan has lost to the lower-ranked Hong Kong player who played an inspired match of table tennis at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Shock defeat for Sathiyan
Despite putting on a brave performance and a dominating few games, Sathiyan succumbs to the pressure from his World No. 95 opponent.
Siu-Hang causes a massive upset here as Sathiyan Gnanasekaran loses.
Siu-hang is just 2 points away from clinching the match now.
Sathiyan needs to buck up!
The World No. 95 player is showing remarkable style now. He leads 8-6!
Another BIG point from Sathiyan and he bridges the gap at 6-7!
Siu-Hang once again grabs the lead at 7-5.
Sathiyan making a comeback after the timeout.
Sathiyan gets a BIG point now! Still lags behind at 5-3.
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