CHENGDU: The Indian men's table tennis team was crashed out from the ITTF World Team Championships Finals 2022 in the round of 16 on Thursday, when they lost 0-3 to the top-seeded team and hosts, China.
National Games 2022 winner Harmeet Desai lost the first game to the world No 1 Fan Zhendong 0-3 (2-11, 9-11, 5-11) despite looking good in the second game. India’s top-ranked men’s player Sathiyan Gnanasekaran tried pulling back the momentum against world No 2 Ma Long in the second match.
However, after losing the opening game closely, he couldn’t recover and lost 0-3 (12-14, 5-11, 0- 11). Later, playing his first match in the tournament, Manush Shah was up against world No. 11 Wang Chuqin in the third rubber. He too lost his match 0-3 (4-11, 5-11, 6-11) in straight games. The Indian men’s table tennis team had advanced to the round of 16 winning three of their four matches in the group stages, including a memorable win over second seeds Germany.
Later, playing his first match in the tournament, Manush Shah was up against world No. 11 Wang Chuqin in the third rubber. He too lost his match 0-3 (4-11, 5-11, 6-11) in straight games.
The Indian men's table tennis team had advanced to the round of 16 winning three of their four matches in the group stages, including a memorable win over second seeds Germany.
Earlier, the Indian women's team crashed out of the world championships after losing 0-3 to Chinese Taipei in the round of 16 on Wednesday.
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