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Commonwealth Games 2022 Table Tennis Day 1 LIVE: Men's and women's team enter quarters — Scores, Results, Updates, Blog
A packed day for the Indian table tennis team as both the men's and women's team will begin their campaign at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. Follow LIVE.
G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai (Source: ITTF World)
Having put on a spectacular show at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, the Indian table tennis contingent will be looking to recreate their heroics from the previous edition at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 as they began their team matches today.
There will be four team matches today - two each for men's and women's.
The Indian women's team took on South Africa and registered a solid 3-0 victory. Up against Fiji Islands, the women's team did a clean sweep 3-0 to enter the quarterfinals!
The Indian men's team also took on Barbados and dominated them 3-0. Up against Singapore, the men faced stiffer competition but won 3-0 to storm into quarters!
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Live Updates
- 29 July 2022 2:32 PM IST
Manika takes a 4-point cushion lead now, good serves!
Manika Batra takes a swift 8-4 lead and dominates here!
- 29 July 2022 2:29 PM IST
Solid forehand from Kalam as she takes a 2-1 lead
Manika is yet to settle into this match and early into it, she adjusts.
The South African leads 2-1
- 29 July 2022 2:28 PM IST
It's Manika Batra up next in women's singles action!
Top Indian women's table tennis star Manika Batra is up next as she is taking on Musfiquh Kalam, ranked World No. 200.
This should be an easy match-up for Manika who has been a 4-time medallist at the Commonwealth Games.
- 29 July 2022 2:24 PM IST
And it's a win in the first women's team match! Reeth and Sreeja win!
A stunning show from Reeth and Sreeja as they win 3-0 to give India a 1-0 lead in the tie against South Africa!
- 29 July 2022 2:22 PM IST
Into Game 3, the South Africans take a time out!
The Indians lead 7-3 as Reeth and Sreeja race away with this match
- 29 July 2022 2:17 PM IST
A mirror score for India as we take Game 2 as well 11-7!
Sreeja and Reeth have the momentum on their side and keep the pressure on the South African duo to win 11-7.
India now leads 2-0 in the women's doubles.
- 29 July 2022 2:15 PM IST
It's a tighter Game 2, South Africans on the attack!
The South Africans had taken a brief 2-point lead but the Indians push back, with some solid placements from Sreeja Akula, and we are tied at 6 ALL in game 2.
- 29 July 2022 2:12 PM IST
And India takes Game 1 in 11-7!
Smart play from Reeth and Sreeja as they make light work of the South African pair to take the first game, 11-7
