Table Tennis HIGHLIGHTS Asian Games 2023: Indian men’s team beat Tajikistan 3-0, women’s go past Nepal 3-0 to advance to next round

Asian Games 2023: Catch all the updates and highlights from India’s table tennis matches today at the Hangzhou Games.

Updated : Sep 23, 2023 11:35 IST

India’s Harmeet Desai  in action.
India’s Harmeet Desai  in action. | Photo Credit: FARUQUI AM/The Hindu
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India’s Harmeet Desai  in action. | Photo Credit: FARUQUI AM/The Hindu

Follow Sportstar’s coverage of Table Tennis at the Asian Games 2023 on September 23.

  • September 23, 2023 11:35
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Final result

    Manav bt Mahmudov 11-8, 11-5, 11-8

    Shah bt Sultonov 13-11, 11-7, 11-5

    Desai bt Ismoilzada 11-1, 11-3, 11-5

  • September 23, 2023 11:30
    Men’s Group F Standing

    1. India - 3 wins in 3 matches

    2. Singapore - 2 wins in 3 matches

    3. Yemen - 1 win in 3 matches

    4. Tajikistan - 3 losses in 3 matches

  • September 23, 2023 10:26
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match; Harmeet wins 3-0; IND 3-0 TJK

    Manav had six match points and he gets a super easy win of 11-5 as another Indian gets a straight-game win.

    FINAL SCORE: 11-1, 11-3, 11-5

  • September 23, 2023 10:24
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Belligrent Harmeet looks in a hurry as he leads 5-1 in the third game and India is just minutes away to confirm its position in the round of 16 officially.

  • September 23, 2023 10:21
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    No change of fortunes for the young Tajikistani as he loses the second game but with lesser margin. Harmeet names the second game 11-3.

  • September 23, 2023 10:19
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Ibrokhim’s shot goes out of bounds as he gifts a point to the Indian to start the second game.

  • September 23, 2023 10:18
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    And within a swoosh it is game for Harmeet, who wins it 11-1.

  • September 23, 2023 10:16
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Harmeet makes it a 6-0 game before Ibrokhim finally gets a point off the Indian’s error.

  • September 23, 2023 10:15
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Harmeet gets off the mark with three consecutive points.

  • September 23, 2023 10:14
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match - Harmeet lock horns with Ismoilzoda

    Harmeet Rajul Desai (IND) vs Ibrokhim Ismoilzoda (TJK)

  • September 23, 2023 10:12
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match - Manus wins 3-0; IND 2-0 TJK

    Manush seals the deal for India in the second match winning in straight games. he wins the third game 11-5.

    FINAL SCORE: 13-11, 11-7, 11-5

  • September 23, 2023 10:11
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Manush is not in any mood to give chance to his opponent as he leads 9-5.

  • September 23, 2023 10:09
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Sultonov’s shot caught by net and after an unlucky start, the Tajikistani’s finally took a point only after conceding first three points to Manush. 1-3.

  • September 23, 2023 10:07
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Clinical finish in the end by Manush to win the second game 11-7.

  • September 23, 2023 10:06
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Manush made a huge comeback to take back four points and now the Indian is enjoying a two-point lead 7-5.

  • September 23, 2023 10:04
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Manush’s shot goes out of bounds before his shot goes into the net as Sultonov makes it two point lead for himself - 3-5.

  • September 23, 2023 10:02
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Manush drops back-to-back points after getting a two-nil lead. Sultonov gets into the lead quickly to make it 3-2 in the second game.

  • September 23, 2023 10:00
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    He misses to convert the game point but manages to comeback again and finish the tighty-contest first game with 13-11.

  • September 23, 2023 09:59
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Sultonov gets a game point but he wastes with an error. Manush pounced and take two points to give him a game point.

  • September 23, 2023 09:58
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    A brilliant return from Manush before forcing an error from Sultonov to restore parity at nine-all.

  • September 23, 2023 09:57
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Sultonov doubles the lead and he manages to maintain the lead further to make it a 9-7 game.

  • September 23, 2023 09:54
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Make it 4-4 before Sultonov gets into the lead.

  • September 23, 2023 09:54
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    A neck-and-neck start to the game as Manush gets off the mark with a point before the Tajikistani takes back a point. The game moved further with scoreline reading two-all and then three-all.

  • September 23, 2023 09:53
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match - Manush vs Sultonov

    India’s Manush Utpalbhai Shah goes in front of Ubaydullo Sultonov. Can he continue India’s dominace and win in straight sets? Let’s see.

  • September 23, 2023 09:49
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match - Manav wins 3-0; IND 1-0 TJK

    A comprehensive win at the end as the world no. 86 Manav wins in straight games.

    FINAL SCORE: 11-8, 11-5, 11-8

  • September 23, 2023 09:48
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Manav forces Mahmudov to make errors to give himself three match points. 7-10.

  • September 23, 2023 09:47
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Another set of points traded as the scoreline reads seven-all.

  • September 23, 2023 09:46
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    The Tajikistani backs it up and puts himself in the lead for the first time in the match. He makes it a 6-4 scoreline before the Indian took back two points in a row.

  • September 23, 2023 09:45
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    A mini-comeback from Mahmudov to restore parity at three-all.

  • September 23, 2023 09:45
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Mahmudov makes an error to gift first point to Manav Thakkar in the third game. Manav quickly doubles the lead before missing the forehand smash. 2-1 now.

  • September 23, 2023 09:43
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    After dropping three quick points, Thakkar slows things down by finishing the second game with a 11-5 win.

  • September 23, 2023 09:42
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Much-better start for Thakkar in the second game. He shows his skill while keeping his calm to get a six point lead with scoreline of 7-1 at the moment.

  • September 23, 2023 09:38
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Manav holds off Mahmudov by taking three points in the end to seal the first game 11-8.

  • September 23, 2023 09:38
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Thakkar off to a nervy start as he only leads just by a point as scoreline reads 8-7 at the moment.

  • September 23, 2023 09:37
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Manav dops a point after taking two consecutive points - 7-5. A shaky start for the Indian.

  • September 23, 2023 09:35
    IND vs TJK Men’s Team Match

    Manav takes an early leads of 3-2 against Mahmudov.

  • September 23, 2023 09:31
    Game On! Manav up against Afzalkhon

    The first matchup is between India’s Manav Vikash Thakkar and Tajikistan’s Afzalkhon Mahmudov.

  • September 23, 2023 09:15
    Men’s match - IND vs TJK Start List

    1. Manav Vikash Thakkar (IND) vs Afzalkhon Mahmudov (TJK)

    2. Manush Utpalbhai Shah (IND) vs Ubaydullo Sultonov (TJK)

    3. Harmeet Rajul Desai (IND) vs Ibrokhim Ismoilzoda (TJK)

    4. Manush Utpalbhai Shah (IND) vs Afzalkhon Mahmudov (TJK)

    5. Manav Vikash Thakkar (IND) vs Ubaydullo Sultonov (TJK)

  • September 23, 2023 09:08
    Up next: IND vs TJK

    Indian men’s team will face Tajikistan in the last Group F match at 9:30 AM IST.

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  • September 23, 2023 08:24
    India advances to the next round

    The women’s team is through to the next round after topping group f, winning both of their matches against Singapore and Nepal.

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  • September 23, 2023 08:23
    Indian Women’s Team Group F

    India - 2 wins in 2 matches

    Singapore - 1 win in 2 matches

    Nepal - 2 losses in 2 matches

  • September 23, 2023 08:18
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match - Sutirtha wins 3-0; IND 3-0 NEP

    Here we go, India makes it to the next round as Sutirtha wins 11-2 in the third game to hand Evana Thapa Magar a 3-0 loss.

    Final Score: 11-1, 11-5, 11-2

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  • September 23, 2023 08:14
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    Sutirtha wins the second game 11-5 and India is just a game away from making it to the next round!

  • September 23, 2023 08:13
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    Sutirtha takes three and drops as many points in the next one minute, nonetheless, the Indian enjoys an 8-4 lead in the second game till now.

  • September 23, 2023 08:11
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    A similar story follows in the second game as well. Sutirtha takes a 5-1 lead in the first 2 minutes.

  • September 23, 2023 08:10
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    Evana Thapa managed to take just a point as the Indian cleaned up an 11-1 first-game win.

  • September 23, 2023 08:09
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    A clinical start from Sutirtha who started off with a 3-0 lead and extended it to 8-0 within a flash.

  • September 23, 2023 08:07
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match - Sutirtha Mukherjee vs Evana Thapa Magar

    Sutirtha Mukherjee will face Evana Thapa Magar in the third match and will eye to wrap things quickly for India.

  • September 23, 2023 08:04
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match - Ayhika wins 3-0; IND 2-0 NEP

    Make it 11-2 as Ayhika finishes on high to win three easy games and give India a 2-0 lead over Nepal in the match.

    Final Score: 11-3, 11-7, 11-2

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  • September 23, 2023 08:02
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    No chance was given by Ayhika in the third game as she dominated to lead 9-2 within the first three minutes.

  • September 23, 2023 07:57
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    A clean finish at the end by Ayhika Mukherjee to win 11-7 and take a 2-0 lead in the second match.

  • September 23, 2023 07:56
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    Ayhika quickly takes back two points to lead 7-5.

  • September 23, 2023 07:56
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    Much better from Nabita who brings the score to five-all in the second game.

  • September 23, 2023 07:53
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    6 minutes and the first game is done. Ayhika won 11-3 as India continues to dominate a much lower-ranked Nepal

  • September 23, 2023 07:52
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    She takes four back-to-back points and extends her lead to 6 points as the scoreline reads 9-3 at the moment.

  • September 23, 2023 07:51
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    Ayhika starts off with a 2-1 lead and converts it to a 5-3 scoreline in the first game of the second match.

  • September 23, 2023 07:47
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match - Ayhika Mukherjee vs Nabita Shrestha

    Ayhika Mukherjee will be up against Nabita Shrestha in the second match.

  • September 23, 2023 07:46
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match - Diya wins 3-0; IND 1-0 NEP

    It took Diya Chitale only 13 minutes to wrap up the first game as she won 3-0 to give India an early lead in the match.

    Final Score: 11-1, 11-6, 11-8

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  • September 23, 2023 07:42
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    Sikka Shrestha is not able to put any pressure on the Indian as Diya leads comfortably 5-2 in the third game.

  • September 23, 2023 07:39
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    And with no time, Diya Parag wins the second game 11-6.

  • September 23, 2023 07:38
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    The Indian paddler is making inroads, leading 7-2 at the moment in the game 2.

  • September 23, 2023 07:36
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match

    Diya Parag takes no time to win the first game, thrashing Sikka Shrestha by 11-1.

  • September 23, 2023 07:32
    Match starts

    The first match begins as Diya Parag Chitale of India goes up against Sikka Shrestha of Nepal.

  • September 23, 2023 07:30
    Indian Women’s team

    Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Sutirtha Murkherjee, Ayhika Mukherjee, Diya Chitale

  • September 23, 2023 07:11
    India’s group for women’s team event

    Group F: India, Singapore, Nepal

  • September 23, 2023 07:08
    IND vs NEP Women’s Team Match - Start list

    1. Diya Parag Chitale (IND) vs Sikka Shrestha (NEP)

    2. Ayhika Mukherjee (IND) vs Nabita Shrestha (NEP)

    3. Sutirtha Mukherjee (IND) vs Evana Thapa Magar (NEP)

    4. Diya Parag Chitale (IND) vs Nabita Shrestha (NEP)

    5. Ayhika Mukherjee (IND) vs Sikka Suwal Shrestha (NEP)

  • September 23, 2023 07:03
    Up next - India women’s vs Nepal women’s

    The women’s team will face Nepal in the Group F match and a win would take them to the next round.

  • September 23, 2023 07:00
    WHO ARE THE INDIANS IN ACTION AT THE ASIAN GAMES TODAY - SEPTEMBER 23?
    Here are all the events in which Indians will be participating on September 23 in Hangzhou:

    SAILING

    8:30 AM IST ONWARDS - Men’s Skiff - 49er: KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar

    8:30 AM IST ONWARDS - Mixed Dinghy - 470: Sudhanshu Shekhar-Preeti Kongara

    8:30 AM IST ONWARDS - Boy’s Dinghy - ILCA4: Adhvait Menon

    8:34 AM IST ONWARDS - Men’s Windsurfing - iQFoil-Jerome Kumar Savarimuthu

    8:40 AM IST ONWARDS - Women’s Skiff - 49erFX: Harshita Tomar-Shital Verma

    8:40 AM IST ONWARDS - Girl’s Dinghy - ILCA4: Neha Thakur

    11:30 AM IST ONWARDS - Women’s Single Dinghy - ILCA6: Nethra Kumanan

    11:30 AM IST ONWARDS - Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17: Siddeshwar Indar Doiphode and Ramya Saravanan

    11:30 AM IST ONWARDS - Men’s Windsurfer - RS-X: Eabad Ali

    11:34 AM IST ONWARDS - Men’s Kite - IKA Formula Kite: Chitresh Tatha

    11:40 AM IST ONWARDS - Men’s Dinghy - ILCA7: Vishnu Saravanan

    11:40 AM IST ONWARDS - Women’s Windsurfer - RS-X: Ishwariya Ganesh

    TABLE TENNIS

    7:30 AM IST - Women’s Preliminary - Group F - India vs Nepal

    9:30 AM IST - Men’s Preliminary - Group F - India vs Tajikistan

  • September 23, 2023 06:53
    WHERE TO WATCH THE ASIAN GAMES EVENTS LIVE?

    The Asian Games events will be streaming live on SonyLIV. It will also be broadcast live on the Sony Sports Network.

  • September 23, 2023 06:47
    Welcome

    Hello and Welcome to Sportstar’s Live coverage of Table Tennis at the Asian Games 2023 on September 23. Stay tuned as we bring you all the updates as it unfolds at Hangzhou.

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