CWG 2022 Day 4 Table Tennis: India men’s team reach finals

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 The defending Champions India produced a gritty performance as they defeated Nigeria in the 2nd semi-finals of the Men’s table tennis event played at National Exhibition Centre on Monday.

Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan gave India a perfect start as they defeated Abiodun and Omotayo in the men’s doubles. The Indian pairing looked in decent shape after a cautious start before winning the first game at 11-6.

The second game saw the Indian pair dominating right from the word go putting pressure on the Nigerian pair. Despite Nigerian effort, Desai and Sathiyan took 2nd game at 11-7. It was a closely fought third game before the Indian pair showed their class to win it by 11-7.

Achanta Sharath Kamal produced a remarkable performance as he defeated the experienced Aruna Quadri in the men’s singles. The experienced Indian started the first game on a decent note before the Nigerian player showed his class to lead 9-7. Sharath Kamal showed his class to win the first game at 11-9.

The second game was an evenly contested affair with both players taking alternate points till 4-4. Quadri made a strong comeback into the match putting pressure on Sharath before winning it by 11-9.

It was a closely fought third game as Sharath took a lead before Quadri equaled the score at 5-5. The match looked even at 8-8 before the experienced Achanta took 3 points in succession to take it 11-8.

It was another superb display of table tennis by both Sharath and Quadri. The Indian took a slender lead before the Nigerian great showed his class. The match ebbed and flowed with the scores level at 9-9. Both players never gave up before Sharath Kamal produced a sensational display to upset Aruna Quadri by 15-13 in the fourth to give India a 2-0 lead in the tie.

Sathiyan Gnanasekran took on Olajide Omotayo in the second singles match. The Indian began the first game on a solid note with aggressive shots. It was a closely fought game as Sathiyan held his nerves to win the first game at 11-8.

The Nigerian looked solid in the 2nd game putting enough pressure on Sathiyan and won the second game easily at 11-4.

Sathiyan upped his pace during the 3rd game after a 4-4 scoreline. The Indian produced a stunning comeback to take the third game at 11-6.

The fourth game saw both players fighting for each point. From 6-6 onwards, Sathiyan showed his class to dominate his opponent. Despite the Nigerian taking a timeout, the Indian showed nerves to win it by 11-8 to win the tie 3-0.

With this win, the defending Champions India will take on Singapore in the finals to be played on 2nd August 2022.

 







Indian men's team beat Nigeria to reach the finals of the Men's TT event 

 

 

 

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