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Asian Table Tennis Championships: Sharath Kamal/G. Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai/Manav Thakkar in semi-final action - LIVE Blog, Scores, Updates, Results
Contesting the Men's Doubles semi-finals, Sharath/Sathiyan and Desai/Thakkar will try to better their bronze. Follow LIVE.
Having shone greatly at the Doha event, the Indian table tennis stars are eager to cap off their most successful outing in recent years at the 2021 Asian Table Tennis Championships on a high. Having already clinched bronze in the Men's Team event, the men's side led by veterans Sharath Kamal, seasoned paddlers Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar are making the most of China's absence from the biennial tournament and have already confirmed two more bronze medals in the Men's Doubles. Contesting the semi-finals, the pairs of Sharath Kamal/G. Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai/Manav Thakkar will try to better the colour of their medal!
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- 4 Oct 2021 7:43 AM GMT
Forehand attack from Manav Thakkar!
Quite some style from the Indians here who are very much in the groove as they led briefly.
The Koreans keep up with them however at 6 ALL. Let's go!
- 4 Oct 2021 7:39 AM GMT
Into the decider, we keep level again
Thakkar/Desai are being strong here and have stepped up their game considerably against the World No. 26 pair from Korea.
It is 4 ALL!
- 4 Oct 2021 7:35 AM GMT
What a turnaround from the Indians!
Manav Thakkar and Harmeet Desai have turned things around greatly here as they pocket Game 4, 11-9! Stunning performance by the Indian duo.
We will head to a final game now!! The fight for the gold medal match is very much ON!
- 4 Oct 2021 7:31 AM GMT
Indian pair with a 3 point cushion lead!
Desai is coming in with his topspin attacks and the Indian pair leads 8-5 in the fourth game!