Asian Games: Singapore table tennis teams stopped by India again

HANGZHOU – It was fine margins as the Indian hoodoo continued for Singapore’s table tennis teams on Friday. They were beaten by their South Asian counterparts in the men and women’s team group-stage matches to find themselves at a disadvantage going into the knockout rounds.

Singapore’s Wong Xin Ru in action against India’s Sreeja Akula at the 19th Asian Games on Sept 22, 2023. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG National women’s coach Jing Junhong said: “Of course, it is a pity not to have won, but I’m pleased, and not disappointed, because our players performed well today. In the cavernous 6,000-capacity, nine-table arena, a pocket of fans chanted the name of Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-ting, while trademark shouts of “cholei” from Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto filled the air.

Later in the day, Singapore’s men, who had beaten Tajikistan 3-0 earlier, took on the Indians. World No. 65 Izaac Quek got off to a flying start but eventually fell 3-1 to 107th-ranked Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.

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