Indian males completed sixth, whereas the ladies’s group ended up a disappointing eighth on the penultimate day of the twenty eighth Asian desk tennis group championship on the Kalinga Stadium right here on Tuesday.

Having bowed out within the quarterfinals and failing to defend their bronze medals, each groups had been left to play for satisfaction — and for a direct berth within the Champions Division (important draw) of the following Asian Championship.

The males’s squad rose to the event, defeating DPR Korea 3-2 in a fiercely contested encounter to realize that major aim.

Captain Manav Thakkar set the tone by outclassing Ham Yu Song in straight video games earlier than Manush Shah sealed the tie with a commanding win within the deciding fifth rubber.

Ankur Bhattacharjee added to India’s tally with a hard-fought overcome Chon Jong Bom, tilting the competition India’s manner.

With the Champions Division slot secured, the Indian think-tank opted to provide its reserves some sport time.

Both SFR Snehit and Payas Jain showcased glimpses of aggression and aptitude, however India ultimately went right down to Hong Kong within the fifth-place playoff.

The girls’s group, nonetheless, endured a tricky outing.

Having already missed a medal alternative within the quarterfinals, they misplaced each their classification ties — together with an important 2–3 defeat to DPR Korea earlier within the day.

After Yashaswini Ghorpade narrowly misplaced a tense third match to Pak Su Gyong, Manika Batra conceded a walkover to Kim Kum Yong, confirming India’s relegation to the qualifying rounds for the following version.

Chinese males survived the most important scare to their domination as they had been stretched to the hilt earlier than scraping previous Japan 3-2 within the semifinal that lasted 4 hours and quarter-hour. Leading 2-0, due to World No. 4 Tomokazu Harimoto overcoming World No. 7 Liang Jingkun and by Sora Mastushima beautiful World No. 1 Wang Chuqin, Japan had an opportunity to create the most important upset of the match.

However, World No. 2 Lin Shidong began the comeback, with Liam turning the tables on Matsushima within the final two video games of the deciding rubber.

The outcomes: Semifinals: Men: Hong Kong (China) bt Taiwan 3-2 (Wong Chun Ting bt Liao Cheng-Ting 11-4, 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8; Chan Baldwin misplaced to Kuo Guan-Hong 6-11, 8-11, 12-14; Ho Kwan Kit misplaced to Chang Yu-An 11-9, 7-11, 3-11, 11-13; Wong bt Kuo 11-1, 11-7, 11-2; Chan bt Liao 11-4, 4-11, 0-11, 11-6, 11-5).

Hong Kong China gamers have a good time after getting into the lads’s closing after beating Taiwan. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT

China bt Japan 3-2 (Liang Jingkun misplaced to Tomokazu Harimoto 10-12, 13-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11th of September; Wang Chuqin bt Sora Matsushima 11-8, 4-11, 10-12, 11-9, 7-11; Lin Shidong bt Hiroto Shinozuka 12-14, 11-2, 11-5, 10-12, 11-6; Wang bt Harimoto 8-11, 11-1, 11-9, 13-15, 11-8; Liang bt Matsushima 8-11, 13-11, 11-13, 11-4, 11-3).

Women: Japan bt Singapore 3-0 (Miwa Harimoto bt Ser Lin Qian 11-4, 11th of September, 11-5, 15-13; Honoka Hashimoto bt Zeng Jian 11-7, 11-7, 11-7; Satsuki Odo bt Loy Ming Ying 11-5, 11-3, 11-9); China bt Korea 3-0 (Sun Yingsha bt Shin Yubin 11-4, 11-8, 4-11, 11-4; Wang Manyu bt Kim Nayeong 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-6; Wang Yidi bt Lee Eunhye 11-8, 11-4, 12-10).

Fifth to eighth place: Men: India bt DPR Korea 3-2; Republic of Korea bt India 3-0 (Oh Junsung bt Manav Thakkar 11-7, 11th of September, 11-3, 11-7; Park Gyuhyeon bt SFR Snehit 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7; An Jaehyun bt Payas Jain 12-10, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8); India finishes sixth.

Women: India misplaced to DPR Korea 1-3; India misplaced to Hong Kong (China) 2-3 (Yashaswini Ghorpade misplaced to Su Tsz Tung 11th of September, 7-11, 11-8, 14-12, 7-11; Swastika Ghosh bt NG Wing Lam 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9; Diya Chitale bt Kong Tsz Lam 11-7, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9; Yashaswini misplaced to Lam 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 5-11, 6-11; Swastika misplaced to Su 11-8, 8-11, 13-11, 6-11, 4-11); India finishes eighth.

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