India's men's table tennis team suffered a 0-3 defeat to Austria, resulting in their exit from the World Team Table Tennis Championships in the Round of 32.
Key Points
- India's men's table tennis team lost 0-3 to Austria in the World Team Table Tennis Championships.
- Manush Shah lost his opening match to Robert Gardos in a closely contested five-game battle.
- Manav Thakkar and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran were defeated in straight games by their Austrian opponents.
- The Indian team's campaign at the World Team Table Tennis Championships concludes after the round of 32 loss.
India's men's team bowed out of the World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals after suffering a 0-3 drubbing at the hands of Austria in the Round of 32 in London on Tuesday.
Manav Thakkar and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran surrendered meekly to their respective opponents while Manush Shah went down fighting in a tie that lasted an hour and 34 minutes.
Manush Shah was the first to take the field in the tie, against Robert Gardos. The Indian won the first game 11-6 but lost the next two 7-11 and 3-11 before clinching the fourth 11-8. But in the decider, the Indian lost 11-13. The first match lasted 46 minutes.
After India trailed 0-1, Thakkar and Gnanasekaran lost in quick time with identical 0-3 margins.
Thakkar suffered defeat to Daniel Habesohn 7-11, 5-11, 6-11 in just 10 minutes, while Sathiyan played a little longer before losing 5-11, 8-11, 9-11 to Andreas Levenko.
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