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Asian Table Tennis Championships - Men's team in semifinal action - LIVE blog, Scores, Results, Updates
Packed day at the Asian TT Championships as Sharath Kamal, G. Sathiyan, Sutirtha Mukherjee will be in action. Follow LIVE.
Indian table tennis stars will fight for glory at the ongoing Asian Table Tennis Championships in Doha as the Men's Team will try to upgrade their bronze medal as they take on a strong Korean side. All hopes rest on veteran paddlers Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran to deliver.
The Women's Team comprising Sutirtha Mukherjee, Ayhika Mukherjee, Archana Kamath and Sreeja Akula, also have clashes lined up against Thailand for Positions 5-6 and also a clash against Kazakhstan in the 1st Division Winner face-off, later in the day.
There will also be a Mixed Doubles clash featuring Manav Thakkar and Archana Kamath while Sutirtha Mukherjee will open her Individual bid against Ali Maha of Qatar.
Follow all updates LIVE here:
Live Updates
- 1 Oct 2021 6:09 AM GMT
Swift and quick start to the match - points are kept short
Woo-jin finds edges as Sathiyan has an early pressure on him. The spin is dangerous here from the Korean who leads at 4-2 in Game 1.
- 1 Oct 2021 6:04 AM GMT
Men's Semifinals - Match 1: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran vs Jang Woo-jin
Hefty task ahead for G. Sathiyan as he is the first one to head out in this semi-final clash at the Asian Table Tennis Championships!
The World No. 37 player will clash with Korea's Jang Woo-jin, ranked World No. 11!
- 1 Oct 2021 5:58 AM GMT
Knocking on the doors of history!
India have have assured their first medal in the Asian Table Tennis Championships since 1976 after beating Iran in the quarterfinals.
— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) September 30, 2021
🇮🇳 3 - 1 🇮🇷#TableTennis 🏓 pic.twitter.com/4r1SXXwS6E - 1 Oct 2021 5:52 AM GMT
Table tennis is booming for India and Sharath Kamal is of course, at the helm!
First time in my long career, India is playing the Semi-finals of the #AsianChampionships. Really happy and proud to have achieved this milestone, and, pretty sure that this is just the beginning! 🇮🇳🏓 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/l6dxru5w5q
— Sharath Kamal OLY (@sharathkamal1) September 30, 2021 - 1 Oct 2021 5:52 AM GMT
A very good morning and welcome to an action-packed day of table tennis!
Indian paddlers have their plates full today as they go out in the hunt for glory. The Men's Team, led by Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan have already secured a bronze and they will try to better the colour as they take on Korea in the first semi-final!
