Table Tennis
Asian Cup TT: Sreeja, Sharath, Manav go down - Highlights
Catch highlights of all the matches of Indian paddlers' at the ITTF Asian Cup in Shenzhen, China, on Friday.
On the final day of the group stage of the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup at the Universiade Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, on Friday, six Indian players were in action.
Sreeja Akula, Ayhika Mukherjee, and Yashaswini Ghorpade were aiming to return to winning ways after losing on the tournament's second day.
After Stage 1 of the competition, where 32 players have been divided into eight groups of four each, ended, the top two players from each group advanced to Stage 2, which will be a knock-out format.
As it happened:
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- 21 Feb 2025 1:00 PM GMT
That's it from our coverage of the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2025
After a disappointing day where all the Indian paddlers had to face a defeat, the Indian campaign at the Asian Cup has now ended.
None of the six players were able to move past the group stage and hence will leave the tournament empty-handed.
- 21 Feb 2025 12:45 PM GMT
Harmeet Desai also faces a close defeat in his final group match, ending his campaign
Despite winning the opening game in a dominating way, Harmeet Desai lost his final group match against Kao Cheng-Jui of Chinese Taipei.
He ended the tournament with one win in three group matches and had a fourth-place finish in the group, resulting in an early exit from the competition.
Final Score: Harmeet Desai (IND) 11-3, 9-11, 9-11, 9-11 Kao Cheng-Jui (TPE)
- 21 Feb 2025 12:30 PM GMT
Yashaswini Ghorpade faces her third successive loss at the group stage
Final Score: Yashaswini Ghorpade (IND) 3-11, 8-11, 7-11 Hina Hayata (JPN)
- 21 Feb 2025 11:30 AM GMT
Manav Thakkar faced a straight-game loss despite putting up a good comeback
With this loss, Manav's chances of making it to the knockout stage are ended.
Final Score: Manav Thakkar (IND) 10-12, 9-11, 11-13 Chen Yuanyu (CHN)
- 21 Feb 2025 11:28 AM GMT
Manav saves six match points before going down against Chen in the third game
Game-3: Manav Thakkar (IND) 11-13 Chen Yuanyu (CHN)
- 21 Feb 2025 11:18 AM GMT
Chen doubles his lead by edging out Manav in another close game
Game-2: Manav Thakkar (IND) 9-11 Chen Yuanyu (CHN)
- 21 Feb 2025 11:08 AM GMT
A beautiful forehand block from Chen gives him the early lead in the match
Game-1: Manav Thakkar (IND) 10-12 Chen Yuanyu (CHN)
- 21 Feb 2025 11:00 AM GMT
Ayhika Mukherjee ends winless in group stage, losing 0-3 to Satsuki
Ayhika Mukherjee had another straight-game loss at the tournament, ending her campaign without a win and finishing in the last position of her group.
Final Score: Ayhika Mukherjee (IND) 7-11, 4-11, 2-11 Satsuki Odo (JPN)
