CHENNAI: The Indian Women’s Team will play their first preliminary round matches against Singapore in Group F at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium on Friday. The 10-member Indian table tennis squad, led by Manika Batra will play two matches against Singapore respectively.
The Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium will stage all the table tennis matches at the 19th Asian Games.
The 10-member Indian table tennis squad, led by Manika Batra will start its campaign at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Friday.
Table Tennis will be the focus of unmatched fervour and excitement during the Asian Games in 2023.
Fans from all around Asia are eagerly anticipating the challenging matches and will be rooting for their favourite athletes.
To this day, India has secured only two bronze medals in this sport at the continental level.
Table Tennis squad:
Women’s team: Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Ayhika Mukherjee and Diya Chitale.
Reserves: Archana Kamath, Reeth Rishya.
Match Begins!
Match 1:
Zeng Jian gets Singapore off to a winning start in the Women's Team Preliminary Group F game against India with her 7-11,11-2,11-7,12-10 win over Mukherjee Ayhika
MATCH 2:
Zhou takes over Manika scoring 11-9 in 9 minutes in set 2.
Match 2:
Manika takes lead and wins the 3rd game 11-7 in 8 minutes
Match 2:
Manika marks her first victory against Zhou in 2nd match. (11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-3 in 35 minutes)
Match 3 :
Wong secures a win in second game in 13 minutes against Sreeja; (14-12)
Match 3:
Sreeja strikes back against Wong to clinch second game; (11-9 in 10 minutes)
Match 3:
Wong gives a solid comeback to India as she secures 11-8 in 9 minutes.
Match 3:
Sreeja wins the 4th game in 10 minutes against Wong; (11-9)
Match 3:
Sreeja clinches the game 11-7 in 10 minutes against Wong in game 5.
Sreeja strikes high for India to lead Wong Xin Ru; (12-14,11-9,8-11,11-9,11-7)
Match 4:
Singapore's Zeng takes lead in game 1 against Manika; (11-3)
Match 4:
Manika strikes back against Zeng to clinch second game; (11-3)
Match 4:
Zeng takes lead in the 3rd game against Manika; (12-10)
Match 4:
Manika strikes back in the 4th game; (12-10)
Match 4:
Singapore takes a lead over India, as Zeng defeats Manika 3-2 ; (11-3, 3-11, 12-10, 10-12, 12-10)
Match 5:
Ayhika takes a early lead in game 1 against Singapore's Jingyi; (11-7)
Match 5:
Ayhika solidifies her lead in game 2; (11-8)
Match 5:
Jingyi pulls one back, stretches the match to game 4; (11-9)
Match 5:
IND outclasses SGP
Ayhika rescues India from the jaws of defeat as she came back in game 4(11-5) taking the match and India to 3-2
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