Singapore, Australia, Malaysia and Wales are the four sides that have made it through to the semi-finals of the event.
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The table tennis women’s team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games has reached its semi-final stage, with teams from Singapore, Australia, Malaysia and Wales in the mix. The Aussies went up against Canada in the quarter-finals and emerged 3-0 victors. The doubles team of Minhyung Jee and Jian Fang Lay picked up the win for the land down under against Mo Zhang and Ching Nam Fu. In singles competition, Yangzi Liu beat Katherine Morin and Jing Fang Lay beat Ching Nam Fu. Singapore also picked up a 3-0 win against Guyana in the quarter-finals, thanks to wins by Tianwei Feng, Jian Zeng and the team of Jingyi Zhou and Jian Zeng.
India were one of the contenders for a place in the last four but after a back and forth match against Malaysia, the women in blue bid farewell. The score at the end of the contest was 3-2 in Malaysia’s favour. Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula got their scored one win each for the Indian side but the Malaysians proved to be stronger as a unit. It was a night of revelry for Wales who ousted hosts England by a score of 3-0. The match winners for the island nation were Charlotte Carey, Anna Hursey and the team of Chloe Anna Thomas Wu Zhang and Anna Hursey.
| Match | Date | Time |
| Singapore vs Australia | July 31 | 8:30 pm IST |
| Wales vs Malaysia | July 31 | 11pm IST |
| 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 |
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.
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