Indian girls’s desk tennis group will face Thailand within the spherical of 16. Picture: SAI media
Indian males’s and girls’s desk tennis groups progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the Asian Video games 2023 by topping their respective teams. On Saturday, the boys’s and girls’s groups registered complete 3-0 victory over Nepal and Tajikistan respectively in Group F matches.
Indian girls topped the group with two wins in as many matches, and they’re going to face Thailand within the spherical of 16.
The lads additionally emulated their girls counterparts whereas blanking Tajikistan to prime Group F with an all-win document.
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Indian girls, who had on Friday crushed Singapore, began the match towards Nepal on a successful notice with Diya Chitale brushing apart Sikka Shreshta 11-1, 11-6, 11-8.
Ayhika Mukherjee doubled India’s lead with a 11-3, 11-7, 11-2 victory over Nabita Shreshta.
Sutirtha Mukherjee then sealed it in India’s favour when she outclassed Evana Thapa 11-1, 11-5, 11-2.
Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula have been rested for this spherical.
The Indian males, who had earlier defeated Yemen and Singapore, have been equally dominant towards the Tajik aspect regardless of veterans G Sathiyan and A Sharath Kamal not taking part in.
Manav Thakar gave them an excellent begin whereas beating Afzalkhon Mahmudov 11-8, 11-5, 11-8.
Manush Shah maintained the tempo with a 13-11, 11-7, 11-5 victory over Ubaydullo Sultonov as India took a 2-0 lead.
Harmeet Desai utilized ending touches with a simple 11-1, 11-3, 11-5 win over Ibrokhim Ismoilzoda.