Table Tennis Highlights, Asian Games 2023: Manav/ Manush progress to R-32 in Men’s doubles; Sathiyan,Manika and Sreeja, Harmeet qualify for R-16 in Mixed doubles

Men’s Doubles:

Manav /Manush (IND) bt Napat/Sitisak (THA)- 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 7-11, 12-10 in Round of 64

Mixed Doubles:

Manika/Sathiyan (IND) bt Napat/Suthasini (THA) - 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 in Round of 32

Sreeja/ Harmeet(IND) bt Cheong/ Seak (MAC) - 12-10, 11-7, 11-7 in Round of 16

It finishes 11-7 in Game 3 and India beats Macau to seal another spot in the Mixed Doubles Round of 32.

Sreeja Akula/ Harmeet Desai (IND) bt Chi Cheng Cheong/ Hui Li Seak (MAC) - 12-10, 11-7, 11-7

Macau manages to break the streak but India is just two points away from sealing the match.

Seven in a row as Sreeja and Harmeet take full control of Game 3.

Make that five in a row as Sreeja and Harmeet race to a two point lead.

Now three points in a row for Sreeja and Harmeet as they level the scores.

India starts on the right note in Game 3. But Macau is on a roll as it wins four in a row to take the advantage in Game 3.

Sreeja Akula and Harmeet Desai seal the second game and are now one game away from the Round of 16.

India recovers after a tense period to increase the gap to two points.

Macau close down the gap again. It is down to one point now.

Macau with two points to reduce the gap to two.

Three points in a row for Sreeja and Harmeet as they build up a lead in game 2.

Even start to the second game as both manage a point each.

Sreeja and Harmeet recover after a fumble to win the last two points and seal the first game.

We are at deuce in Game 1. First to twelve wins.

Excellent comeback from Macau as it levels the score against India despite trailing by 3 points.

Macau manages to bring the gap down to two.

India takes the initiative with a flurry of points which gives it a three point lead in game 1.

Good comeback from the MAC pair to level the score as Sreeja Harmeet let the lead slip.

India start on the front foot with two quick points.

Harmeet Desai/ Sreeja Akula (IND) vs Chi Cheng Cheong/ Hui Li Seak (MAC) - 4:25 PM IST

Suthasini misses her forehand and India secure qualification to the Round of 16.

Manika/Sathiyan (IND) bt Napat/Suthasini (THA) - 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8

Three points in a row for Thailand. Reduces the deficit to two. Time out called.

Good return from Napat to reduce the deficit. Excellent backhand into the corner from Napat. Napat finds the net to hand India a game point.

Thailand finally pull one back thanks to a pacy forehand from Napat which forces Manika to retreat.

Another excellent forehand down the middle from Sathiyan. Manika does brilliantly well to reach that. Indians on a roll here.

Suthasini on the back foot there and misses her forehand. Three point lead for India.

The pace in Sathiyan’s forehand forces Napat to go long. India get the first point. Manika misses her backhand to give Thailand its first point.

Dominant performance from the Indians in this game. Two long rallies going India’s way as well. Still a few errors to iron out before game 4.

The Indians with a comfortable advantage. Suthasini misses her forehand to give India game point.

Thailand gets one back with Manika’s shot into the net. Unbelievable rally!! Sathiyan and Manika defend and defend and pounces on a forehand to increase the lead.

Manika with a pacy shot down the middle to increase the lead. Three in a row for the Indians.

Manika hits her backhand into the net to give Thailand the lead. What a rally! Kept going till Napat missed his backhand. India leads.

Napat misses his shot and India level the match at one apiece.

Napat misses his backhand. Luck goes India’s way as Sathiyan’s forehand is deflected by the net. Game point India.

Manika misses her forehand as Thailand close in. Extra pace and spin on Sathiyan’s backhand catches Napat out.

Error from Sathiyan this time. Napat too finds the net with his backhand. Excellent forehand down the line from Manika.

Napat with a stunning cross forehand to win the point and take the lead in game 2. Suthasini finds the net and we are level.

Sathiyan’s backhand down the middle too much for Napat as India get the first point. Suthasini gets one back for Thailand.

A couple of errors from the Indian pair towards the end as Thailand wins the final two points to seal game 1.

Game point for India after Suthasini misses her forehand. But Sathiyan misses and we are level again.

Manika misses an easy forehand and we are level on points again.

Excellent forehand from Sathiyan. Manika follows it up with a spinning backhand to get India level again.

Napat finds the net and we are level on points again. Manika follows suit and Thailand take a slender lead.

Napat misses his backhand and Suthashini misses the forehand in the following point as India claw back.

Extra pace in the backhand from Suthashini and Thailand has a two point lead.

The Thai pair to serve first. Sathiyan misses the backhand and Thailand gets the first point. Even after first four points.

Sathiyan and Manika face opposition from Thailand in their Rd of 32 encounter. Moments away from start of play.

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/ Manika Batra (IND) vs Napat Thanmathikom/ Suthasini Sawettabut (THA) - GSP Gymnasium Table 1 - 3:50 PM IST

SILVER MEDAL ALERT! Anant Jeet Singh Naruka won a silver medal, giving India its 11th medal in shooting and 22nd overall meal.

Naruka finished his last round with 10/10 to finish his event with an impressive 56/60 although it was not enough for gold against Kuwait’s Abdullah Alrashidi who equalled the world record with a perfect 60/60 to finish first.

3:50 PM: Mixed Doubles Round of 32- Sathiyan G/ Manika Batra

4:25 PM: Mixed Doubles Round of 32- Harmeet/ Sreeja

Last minute hiccup from the Indian duo but Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah manage to seal Game 5 and win the contest.

Manav/Manush bt Napat/Sitisak - 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 7-11, 12-10

Thailand gets six points in a row to force deuce.

Another cross forehand from Napat to reduce the gap but Manush plays a wristy flick to increase the lead. Three points in a row and Match point for India.

Sikisat hits it into the net to hand the two point advantage back to India. Excellent forehand from Manav to extend the lead.

One point back for Thaliand. Manav’s forehand bounces out after hitting the net as Thailand reduce the deficit. Sikisat misses his forehand and India have a two point lead.

India get the first point in the deciding game after Sitisak’s backhand is long. Another two misses from the Thai players hands the advantage to India.

We’ll be heading to a deciding fifth game as Thailand bounce back to win Game 4.

Manav’s forehand is long and Thailand goes closer to securing the game.

Three points in a row as Manush is foxed by the spin on that one. Manush sends one down the line to hit it in between the two Thai men. Excellent return from Manav Thakkar to reduce the deficit.

Manush misses a forehand as Thailand eke out a slender lead. Another shot into the net and Thaliand lead by three.

Excellent forehand from Manav to make it 1-1. But Manush hits it into the net to hand the advantage to Thailand.

Sitisak missed the backhand to hand the third game to India. Quite a few errors from the Thailand pair this time.

Sitisak hits it into the net and India go closer to winning the game.

Three points in a row for Thailand to reduce the deficit.

India consolidating their lead in Game 3 with four points in a row. Outstanding reactions from the Thailand pair to take the rally long but the Indians manage to get the point.

Lovely backhand from the Indians in the last two shots to get a two point lead.

A lot more aggressive approach from Napat and Sitisak in the second game sees them equal the contest. Quite a few shots into the net from the Indians in this game.

Another shot into the net and its game point for Thailand. A brilliant forehand down the middle gets one back for India.

An excellent forehand down the middle from Manush reduces the deficit for India. But the Thai pair manage two points in a row to grab the initiative in the second game.

An error from the Indians gives Thailand the opening point but they roar back to win points in a row. But the Thailand pair have gone aggressive and have a three point lead.

A brilliant start to the contest from Manav and Manush as they seal the first game against the Thailand pair.

The Indian’s dominating the last few rallies to open up a solid lead. Game Point.

Quick response from the Thailand pair after India sped to a 5-3 lead but India claws its way back to make it 7-7.

Game starts evenly as both teams manage to race to 3-3 in the opening rallies.

The Indian proceedings in Table Tennis will get underway with Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah taking on Thailand’s Napat Thanmathikom and Sitisak Nuchchart in the men’s doubles round of 64. Match starts at 1:30 PM IST.

Women’s Team lost 2-3 to Thailand in the Round of 16

Men’s Team lost 0-3 to South Korea in the Quarterfinal

1:30 PM: Men’s Doubles Round of 64- Manav/ Manush

3:50 PM: Mixed Doubles Round of 32- Sathiyan G/ Manika Batra

4:25 PM: Mixed Doubles Round of 32- Harmeet/ Sreeja

Esha Singh clinches silver in women’s 25m pistol! India now has 21 medals in total.

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