Table Tennis
Asian Table Tennis C'ships: Manika advances to the round of 16, Sutirtha-Ayhika into quarterfinal - Highlights
As many as 15 Indian fixtures were in line on Day five of the Asian Championships at Astana on Friday.
Day five of the ongoing Asian Table Tennis Championships featured multiple Indian paddlers in the singles and doubles categories.
As many as 15 games were lined up on Friday, with the Indian table tennis players, continuing their good work from the team events.
As it happened:
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- 11 Oct 2024 4:21 PM GMT
Another good two-point lead for Ayhika, can she convert this time
Game 3: Ayhika Mukherjee (IND) 5-3 Mima Ito (JPN)
- 11 Oct 2024 4:18 PM GMT
Ayhika makes a serve error on the game point, and goes behind by two games
Game 2: Ayhika Mukherjee (IND) 10-12 Mima Ito (JPN)
- 11 Oct 2024 4:17 PM GMT
The second game goes into deuce as Ayhika misses a kill shot
Game 2: Ayhika Mukherjee (IND) 10-10 Mima Ito (JPN)
- 11 Oct 2024 4:15 PM GMT
Ayhika has a good start to the second game but loses her advantage
Game 2: Ayhika Mukherjee (IND) 7-8 Mima Ito (JPN)
- 11 Oct 2024 4:09 PM GMT
Ayhika has no answers to the aggressive play of Mima. She drops the opening game
Game 1: Ayhika Mukherjee (IND) 2-11 Mima Ito (JPN)
- 11 Oct 2024 2:50 PM GMT
Up Next: - Women's singles round of 32 matches at 9:30 PM IST
Diya Chitale (IND) vs Chen Xingtong (CHN) at 9:30 PM IST
Ayhika Mukherjee (IND) vs Mima Ito (JPN) at 9:30 PM IST
Manika Batra (IND) vs Cheng Hsein Tzu (TPE) - 9:30 PM IST
Sreeja Akula (ND) vs Kuai Man (CHN) at 10:00 PM IST
- 11 Oct 2024 2:46 PM GMT
Manav Thakkar and Harmeet Desai also advance to the round of 32
Manav Thakkar showed a brilliant comeback after losing the first two games against Jo Kum Gwang of North Korea to grab a hard-fought five-game (10-12, 5-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5) victory.
On the other hand, Harmeet Desai progressed to the third round of the men's singles category with a much easier four-game (11-9, 11-5, 5-11, 11-2) win over Rashed of Bahrain in the round of 64.
- 11 Oct 2024 2:05 PM GMT
Sharath Kamal suffered a hard-fought defeat in the second round
The veteran Indian player, Sharath Kamal lost his round of 64 match in a tightly contested five-game (11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 6-11) battle against Mohammed Alqassab of Saudi Arabia.
- 11 Oct 2024 1:35 PM GMT
Manush Utpal Shah progresses to the round of 32 with a comfortable win
Manush Utpal Shah registered a commanding straight-game (11-9, 11-6, 11-8) victory against Ahmed Korani of Qatar in the round of 64 clash.
- 11 Oct 2024 12:56 PM GMT
Manika Progress to round of 32, Sutirtha exits
Manika faced a tough challenge against the young Philippines paddler, Kheith Cruz but she survived and won the match in tight four games, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 14-12.
On the other hand, Sutirtha Mukherjee conceded a straight game (8-11, 5-11, 6-11) defeat to the North Korean paddler, Kum Yong Kim.
