Table Tennis
Olympics 2024 Table Tennis: India lose to Germany 1-3 in quarters- Highlights
The Indian women's team lost out to Germany 1-3 in the quarter-finals of the women's team event at the Paris Olympics.
The Indian women's table tennis team will take on Germany in the quarterfinals of the table tennis women's team event at the Paris Olympics.
The Indian team comprises Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, and Archana Kamath and beat Romania 3-2 in the round of 16 with wins from Manika Batra in both of her singles matches and the doubles pair of Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath winning their match as well.
The German team will comprise Shan Xiaona, Yuan Wan, and Annett Kauffman. They defeated the USA 3-2 in their round of 16 tie.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 7 Aug 2024 8:47 AM GMT
Game 1, India (Manika) 9-6 Germany (Kaufmann)
Very good counter topspin to return Kaufmann's topspin, from Manika Batra!
- 7 Aug 2024 8:46 AM GMT
Game 1, India (Manika) 8-4 Germany (Kaufmann)
Manika builds on her lead and goes four up on the German!
- 7 Aug 2024 8:45 AM GMT
Game 1, India (Manika) 6-4 Germany (Kaufmann)
Manika is maintaining her two-point lead over the German for now. This is a good start from the Indian!
- 7 Aug 2024 8:44 AM GMT
Game 1, India (Manika) 4-3 Germany (Kaufmann)
Kaufmann comes back strongly, reducing the deficit to one.
- 7 Aug 2024 8:43 AM GMT
Game 1, India (Manika) 3-1 Germany (Kaufmann)
Manika takes an early lead in the first game of this singles match!
- 7 Aug 2024 8:40 AM GMT
Manika faces Kaufmann!
In the first singles match of this tie, Manika Batra will take on Annett Kaufmann.
- 7 Aug 2024 8:39 AM GMT
Game 4, India (Sreeja/Archana) 6-11 Germany (Shan/Yuan) India 0-1 Germany (team)
Germany takes the doubles match 3-1!
They started brilliantly winning the first game convincingly but India won the second game and looked stronger, only for the Germans to come back in some style and win game three.
They carried the momentum and wrapped up the game in the fourth game.
They now take a 1-0 lead in the tie.
Over to the singles now.
- 7 Aug 2024 8:37 AM GMT
Game 4, India (Sreeja/Archana) 6-10 Germany (Shan/Yuan)
Four match points for Germany!
- 7 Aug 2024 8:37 AM GMT
Game 4, India (Sreeja/Archana) 5-9 Germany (Shan/Yuan)
Germany are just two points away from taking the first match and a 1-0 lead in this quarterfinal tie!
