India continue their strong performance in the Asian Table Tennis Championship as after the success of the Indian Women's Team, the Men's Team also assured a medal in the Asian Table Tennis Championship. This will be the third consecutive occasion for the men's team where they have secured a medal in the Asian Table Tennis Championships. They won bronze twice in the last two editions of the competitions. This time they would look to change the colour of the medal. India defeated hosts Uzbekistan 3-2 in the quarterfinal to achieve the spot in the semifinal.  Three consecutive medals in a highly competitive region of Asia in Table Tennis sure shows the progress Indian men's table tennis team has made under the guidance of experienced Achanta Sharath Kamal. With more paddlers coming up he will be in a good place to pass on the baton to the likes of Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah before retirement. India Women's Table Tennis Team Wins Historic Bronze Medal in Asian Table Tennis Championship 2024; Ayhika Mukherjee, Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee Lose 1-3 Against Japan in Semifinal Clash.

India Men's Table Tennis Team Assures Medal As They Qualify For Semifinal

Manav Thakkar started the quarterfinal on a positive note as he defeated world number 41 Kirill Gerassimenko in a dominant 3-0 scoreline to give India the lead. As it seemed like India will ride on the momentum, Harmeet Desai shockingly lost 3-0 to Alan Kurmangaliyev as Uzbekistan came back into the tie. India were in the backfoot when Achanta Sharath Kamal showed his experience and brough India back in the tie by defeating Aidos Kenzhigulov 3-0. With the match tightly poised, Harmeet Desai returned again to face Kirill Gerassimenko and in a closely fought encounter, Harmeet secured a victory by the margin of 3-2 and helped India secure the win in the tie 3-1.

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