Table Tennis
Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis LIVE Day 2, July 25 — Sathiyan and Manika to start the day — Updates, score, results, blog
It is Day 2 of the thrilling performances by the Indian paddlers at the Table Tennis arena. Can Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra smoothly sail into the third round?
Sathiyan and Manika to lead India's campaign at World Team Table Tennis Championships 2022
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Table Tennis on Day 2 of the Tokyo Olympics.
Indian Table Tennis stars Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran will be looking to continue creating history in their second round matches of the Women's Singles and Men's Singles event at the Tokyo Olympics. Will Sathiyan and Manika be able to successfully make a mark and advance to third rounds?
Order of play:
Men's Singles: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran v Lam Siu Hang - Round 2
Women's Singles: Manika Batra v Margaryta Pesotska - Round 2
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Live Updates
- 25 July 2021 6:09 AM GMT
Final Score: 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 10-12, 6-11
This is the first time Sathiyan has lost to the lower-ranked Hong Kong player who played an inspired match of table tennis at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
- 25 July 2021 6:07 AM GMT
Shock defeat for Sathiyan
Despite putting on a brave performance and a dominating few games, Sathiyan succumbs to the pressure from his World No. 95 opponent.
- 25 July 2021 6:05 AM GMT
Sathiyan needs to buck up!
The World No. 95 player is showing remarkable style now. He leads 8-6!
