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Asian Table Tennis Championships: Indian women's team tops group Stage - LIVE Blog,
Indian women's team led by Sutirtha Mukherjee topped the group stage at the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2021.
India women began their campaign at the 2021 Asian Table Tennis Championships in Doha with 3-0 wins over Jordan and Nepal and topped their group on Tuesday.
Indian men's team will directly play quarterfinals and take on Iran who will take the place of defending champions China who skipped the biennial meet.
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- 28 Sep 2021 2:35 PM GMT
India lead 2-0 in the tie against Jordan!
What a fantastic start for India as both Sutirtha Mukherjee and Archana Kamath register straight game wins!
Archana Kamath defeats Abo-Yaman in perfect style in 13 minutes, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3!
- 28 Sep 2021 2:33 PM GMT
Archana Kamath fires away towards the finish line!
Kamath has really grown as a player and her techniques have improved greatly. She leads 8-2 in the third game!
- 28 Sep 2021 2:31 PM GMT
Archana Kamath is in cruise control!
Kamath pockets Game 2 in style, winning 11-5! She has really got into the groove here.
- 28 Sep 2021 2:29 PM GMT
Kamath is conscious to not lose points on her serve and has her defense skills readied! She leads 9-5 in the second game.
- 28 Sep 2021 2:28 PM GMT
Archana tames Abo-Yaman, takes first game!
Archana Kamath manages to shift gears at the key moment and tames the challenge from Abo-Yaman and clinches the first game, 11-6! Onto the second!
- 28 Sep 2021 2:25 PM GMT
Abo-Yaman puts up a strong fight and has answers for Kamath's attacks!
It is 5 ALL on the board in the opening game!
- 28 Sep 2021 2:23 PM GMT
Archana Kamath is enjoying good momentum currently - let's see what she has in store!
Archana Kamath squares off against Abo-Yaman and takes a 4-2 lead in the opening game! Let's go!
- 28 Sep 2021 2:22 PM GMT
Sutirtha gets India off to a winning start!
And it's a clear win for India in the opening match of the tie against Jordan as Sutirtha Mukherjee hands a comprehensive loss to Bara Al-Wedian, 11-6, 11-6, 11-4! No sweat broken!
- 28 Sep 2021 2:18 PM GMT
Resistance from Al-Wedian now!
Sutirtha's lead is eyed by Al-Wedian who now closes in the gap! Mukherjee still leads 7-4 in the third game, her attacking skills looking in fine shape today!