Asian TT Championships: India win three medals, including women's doubles bronze (Indian Table Tennis Photo)

Asian TT Championships: India win three medals, including women's doubles bronze

India's table tennis team concluded their campaign at the Asian Championships with three medals. The women's doubles team made history by securing a bronze, marking India's first-ever medal in this category at the event.

by · India Today

In Short

  • India won three medals at the Asian Table Tennis Championships
  • Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah bowed out in the pre-quarterfinals
  • Ayhika and Sutirtha won a historic bronze in women's doubles

India wrapped up their campaign at the Asian Table Tennis Championships with three medals, including a historic bronze in the women's doubles, after Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee's dream run ended in the semifinals on Sunday.

The world No. 15 pair, who stunned the reigning world champions from China en route to a bronze at the Asian Games last year, fell to Japan's Miwa Harimoto and Miyuu Kihara, 4-11, 9-11, 8-11 in under 30 minutes in their last-four clash.

Before that, the Indian duo had defeated South Korea's Kim Nayeong and Lee Eunhye in the quarterfinals to secure India's first-ever women's doubles medal at the Asian meet.

The Indian women's team had earlier clinched a historic bronze in the team event.

The trio of Manika Batra, Ayhika Mukherjee, and Sutirtha Mukherjee secured the country's first-ever medal on the women's team category since the competition began in 1972, though they eventually lost 1-3 to Japan in the semifinals.

In the men's category, India secured another bronze, their third straight in the tournament, after the team of Achanta Sharath Kamal, Manav Thakkar, and Harmeet Desai fell 0-3 to Chinese Taipei in the semifinals.

In men's singles, Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah bowed out in the pre-quarterfinals.

World No. 60 Thakkar, who had earlier shocked world No. 14 Jang Woojin of South Korea, was defeated by Hong Kong's Baldwin Chan, 4-11, 4-11, 8-11.

Meanwhile, Manush put up a tough fight against Lin Yun-Ju of Chinese Taipei and took two games before narrowly losing 8-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 12-14.