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Commonwealth TT Championships: Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan reach doubles quarters

CUTTACK: On a day mixed emotion for the Indians, Achanta Sharath Kamal found an able partner in G Sathyan as the Indian duo entered the quarters of the men's doubles of the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here on Saturday. They beat Malaysia's Javen Choong and Shen Oi Wong 11-9, 7-11,11-8, 7-11,11-4.

However, compatriots Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty, placed fifth in the seeding, bowed out after from the roundof-16 after suffering an upset at the hands of Singapore's Yu En Keon Pang and Shao Han Josh Chua 11-6, 8-11,4-11, 8-11.

In the women's doubles, Madhurika Patkar and Archana Kamathas beat Cyprus' Louiza Kourea and Foteini Meletie 12-10,11-8,11-9 to enter the quarterfinals.


Ousted from the singles discipline, Sahasrabudhe teamed up with Sinha Roy to ease past Malaysia's Alice Li Sian Chang and Xin Ni Lee 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-4. Sreeja, too, overcame her singles exit to pair up with Mousumi Paul and enter the last eight by beating Wales' Charlotte Carey and Anna Hursey 11-6, 2-11, 11-4, 4-11,11-8.
Meanwhile in the mixed-doubles event, Sathyan paired up with Kamath to beat Cyprus' Louiza Kourea and Marios Yiangou 11-6, 11-5, 11-4 to enter the last-eight stage.
The men's and women's singles qualifiers threw up a few surprises.
Under lights at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, India's Krittwika Sinha Roy started on a tentative footing in the women's singles qualifier as she lost her first two games. However, the 2019 senior national runner-up stormed back to down Nigeria's Edem Offiong 3-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6. Placed in Group I, Roy later eased past Sri Lanka's Bimandi Bandara 8-11,12-10,11-3,11-7 to enter the main draw.
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References

  1. ^ Sharath Kamal (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
  2. ^ Sathyan (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
  3. ^ Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)


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