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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 7:11 AM GMT
A forehand seals the deal for the Koreans in the first game!
The Koreans are very unruffled in this game as they win it 4-11, Desai/Thakkar are yet to find the right strategy to tame the Koreans!
- 4 Oct 2021 7:08 AM GMT
The Korean pair are super agile and keep amping up the pace!
Points are kept short as the Korean pair play rapidly and with precision to lead 8-3! A huge shift in momentum has taken place!
- 4 Oct 2021 7:07 AM GMT
Strong start to Desai/Thakkar!
Desai/Thakkar look for quick edges as they lead 2-1 in the opening game!
- 4 Oct 2021 7:05 AM GMT
Harmeet Desai had already predicted healthy chances of India medalling at Asian TT!
"Yes, we have quite a balanced team and also we have a combination of youth and seniors. So, I think going to the championship will be a very good chance for us to win a medal for the very first time. So, I think we have a pretty good team to upset anybody on a given day. I think that we have done that in the recent past and this time also if we can play well on a particular day we can definitely do it." - Harmeet Desai
Read more about what Harmeet Desai had to say here!
- 4 Oct 2021 6:58 AM GMT
Up first - Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar have a Korean challenge to ace!
To start things off, it will be the World No. 45 pair of Harmeet Desai/Manav Thakkar who will take on the Korean duo of Jang Woojin/Lim Jonghoon, ranked World No. 26 in this heated semi-final clash!
- 4 Oct 2021 6:52 AM GMT
Before Sharath and Sathiyan confirmed the medal, it was Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar who stole the show!
Medal CONFIRMED for India! ✌️
— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) October 3, 2021
Manav Thakkar and Harmeet Desai defeat Noshad Alamiyan and Nima Alamian to reach the Men's Doubles Semifinal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships and confirm another medal.
🇮🇳 3-0 🇮🇷
(12-10, 11-5 ,11-6)#TableTennis🏓| #AsianChampionships - 4 Oct 2021 6:52 AM GMT
India has been on a beautiful streak at the Asian Table Tennis Championships!
The fact that table tennis is on the rise in India can directly be inferred from the raging success that the men's and women's teams have achieved at the ongoing tournament. While the women's team finished on an all-time high 5th position, the Men's Team secured the bronze with two more bronze medals confirmed in the Men's Doubles!