Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 8 Table Tennis LIVE: Defending champ Manika Batra crashes out — Scores, Updates, Blog
A packed day of Indian table tennis action awaits us as Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra, G. Sathiyan will lead the charge across events at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. Follow LIVE.

Manika Batra. (File photo)
Welcome to the live blog of table tennis from Day 8 of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022!
It's set to be a packed day of table tennis action with back-to-back matches lined up as Indian paddlers Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, and Manika Batra, among others, will lead the charge across events.
Follow all table tennis action live:
Live Updates
- 5 Aug 2022 10:29 AM GMT
Sreeja Akula is being made to work hard!
Sreeja Akula is being made to work hard here but she fights well, she wins the fifth game against Carey, 11-4!
So far, Carey leads 3-2 in this match.
We are into the sixth game!

- 5 Aug 2022 10:24 AM GMT
And it's another loss for Reeth here!
Well-fought from Reeth as she even takes off a game from WR 16 Feng but she loses the clash, 4-1

- 5 Aug 2022 10:21 AM GMT
Manika Batra sails into the quarters easily!
Manika Batra gets the job done in 4-0 as she has made it to the quarterfinals of the women's singles!
- 5 Aug 2022 10:04 AM GMT
Sreeja Akula, the National Champion, is being made to go the distance!
Sreeja Akula has to dig deep in her match here. For now, she leads 5-1 in the third game as her shots are falling perfectly on the table.

- 5 Aug 2022 10:02 AM GMT
In the Reeth Tennison match, things are not working for the Indian paddler!
Reeth is struggling against Feng as she continues her blatant attack.
So far, Feng has made light work of Reeth and leads with 2 games, 11-2, 11-4.
In the third game, Reeth tries to stay closer on the board and trails at 4-5
- 5 Aug 2022 10:00 AM GMT
Defending champion Manika Batra makes a great start to her match!
Manika Batra wins the first game against her lower-ranked Australian opponent, 4-11!
- 5 Aug 2022 9:57 AM GMT
Sonalben Patel loses in the para-table tennis semis clash!
A chance at an all-Indian final in para table tennis is shot as Sonalben Patel goes down fighting against Ifechukwude Christiana IKPEOYI, 3-1 (8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7)
She will also feature in the bronze medal clash!
- 5 Aug 2022 9:53 AM GMT
In the Sreeja Akula match, it's a close fight against the player from Wales
Sreeja Akula is being made to work hard here as she trails at 10-8 in the opening game

