Table Tennis
Asian Table Tennis Championships - Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Sutirtha Mukherjee in action - LIVE blog, Scores, Updates, Results
Exciting table tennis action on the cards as Indian paddlers are on the quest for more glory. Follow LIVE.
After a historic bronze medal win by the Men's Team at the ongoing 2021 Asian Table Tennis Championships in Doha, it is time for the Indian paddlers to hunt for more glory as the Doubles and Individual events are due to take place today. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sharath Kamal will join forces for doubles, as will Manav Thakkar and Harmeet Desai. The women's half will see Sutirtha Mukherjee pairing up with Ayhika Mukherjee and the fiery duo of Archana Kamath and Sreeja Akula will also open their bid. Other than these ties, there will be individual matches as well featuring these players, as more medals lie in the horizon.
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Live Updates
- 2 Oct 2021 7:39 AM GMT
Sutirtha/Ayhika breeze through Set 1!
Up against Kazakhstan, Sutirtha Mukherjee/Ayhika Mukherjee do not take much time to breeze away in Set 1 to win 11-2.
- 2 Oct 2021 7:20 AM GMT
Beautiful win by Desai/Thakkar! Onwards and upwards we go!
The Indian pair seal the match in 16 minutes, no sweat broken! Onwards we go - great start to the day, boys!
- 2 Oct 2021 7:15 AM GMT
Desai/Thakkar are in cruise control in Set 3 as well!
The Indian pair are playing seamlessly today and in perfect tandem. The opponents are being unable to chip in as Desai/Thakkar move closer to sealing the match, as they lead 7-4 in the third set!
- 2 Oct 2021 7:08 AM GMT
Into Set 2 we head! Desai/Thakkar are on fire!
The Indians have a comprehensive clutch in this match as they are being able to take a lead with the Indonesians in the second game as well!
Desai/Thakkar leads 5-3!
- 2 Oct 2021 7:06 AM GMT
India wins 11-4!
No sweat again by Indian doubles players as they sweep the first set.
- 2 Oct 2021 7:05 AM GMT
India leads 9-4 already!
Brilliant breakthrough for the Indians who have gotten the better of their opponents in this set.