Indian women showed an outstanding performance as they defeated Thailand in Table Tennis to qualify for the Asian Games 2026 quarterfinalsMeanwhile, the men’s side disappointed fans after defeat against South Korea.
Published: September 22, 2026, 4:11 PM IST
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India women’s defeat Thailand in Table Tennis to qualify for quarterfinals
Day 3 of the Asian Games 2026 is going on, where the Indian athletes are showcasing exceptional performance with the aim of adding more medals to the account.
However, the Indian women’s team showed an amazing performance in Table TennisThis brilliance delivered by them helped to gain the momentum and defeat Thailand to qualify for the quarterfinals of the table tennis competition at the Asian Games 2026.
On the other hand, Indian men’s team disappoint the fans as they suffered a lost against South Korea in the round of 16 on the same day.
The women’s team showed an impressive performance in the match, which helped them to register the victory 3-2On the other hand, Indian men’s team suffered 0-3 lossSo far, the men’s team lost their two matches at the group stage, where the first defeat came against Ireland.
Speaking about the women’s clash, Sreeja Akula delivered a brilliant performance in the first match as she won 3-2 (11-7, 11-1, 9-11, 6-11, 12-10).
The second match also went to the fifth gameYashaswini Ghorpade beat Suthasini Sawettabut 3-2 (11-5, 5-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9)However, Diya Chitale lost to Jinnipa Sawettabut 2-3 (7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 7-11, 11-13)After three matches, India were still leading 2-1.
Ghorpade then gave India another boost in the fourth matchShe beat Paranang 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-9) to put India in a strong positionSreeja then finished the job in the fifth matchShe came back after losing the first game and beat Suthasini 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8).
The Indian men’s team, however, had a difficult day and were knocked out of the tournament.
Harmeet Desai started well against South Korea’s Jang Woo-jin and won the first game 11-8But Jang won the next three games to take the match 3-1 (11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 9-11).
Manush Shah also had a tough match against Oh JungsungHe lost the first game 4-11 but won the next twoOh then won the last two games and took the match 3-2 (4-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-13, 6-11).
Manav Thakkar also could not give India a comebackHe lost the first game 10-12 and went down 1-3 against An Jaeh-yun (10-12, 6-11, 11-7, 10-12).
