The Indian paddlers have been in exceptional form throughout the competition, not dropping a single game en route to the gold medal match.
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After a dominant performance in the semi-final against Nigeria, the Indian men’s table tennis team has made it through to the final of the event where they will face Singapore. The Indian paddlers have been in exceptional form throughout the competition, not dropping a single game en route to the gold medal match. The team has already secured a medal, what remains to be seen is whether that will be gold or silver. However, things will not be easy as Singapore boasts of some of the most prolific table tennis players in the world today.
Against Nigeria, India recorded a perfect 3-0 victory in the semi-final. The doubles pair of Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran defeated Bode Abiodun and Olajide Omotayo 3-0. Gnanasekaran would then face Omotayo in singles action and won 3-1. India’s third victor was Sharath Kamal who beat Quadri Aruna 3-1.
Sharath Kamal, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty, Manush Shah (Reserve)
The Indian Men’s Table Tennis team will take on Singapore on Tuesday, August 2, in the final of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The match is scheduled to start from 6 pm IST.
The Commonwealth Games return to England as Birmingham plays host to the event after London in 1934 and Manchester in 2002. This edition is expected have 72 nations and around 6,600 athletes from all around the world. India will be sending a 322-member squad for Commonwealth Games. Table Tennis has been part of the Commonwealth Games as an optional sport since 2002 and the Indian team is fielding a strong team for the event.
This includes the Men’s and Women’s table tennis teams, where Manika Batra created history in 2018 winning Gold in Australia. She became the the first Indian woman table tennis player to win an individual gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. In the men’s category, Sharath Kamal won the bronze medal. The Indian table tennis contingent finished the edition with a total of eight medals.
| Country | Channel/Streaming service |
|---|---|
| Australia | Seven Network |
| Brunei | RTB |
| Canada | CBC |
| India | DD Sports, Sony Pictures Sports Network, SonyLIV |
| Malaysia | Astro, RTM |
| New Zealand | Sky NZ |
| Singapore | Mediacorp |
| United Kingdom | BBC |
| Wales | S4C |
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